{Editorial} Dear friends, Namaste! Planet Nepal festival ended Sunday, October 31 at Patan Durbar Square with 7000 people! In all it's an audience of nearly 15,000 people who attended Planet Nepal Festival: Concerts with Lo'Jo Trio, Tryo, Kutumba, Nirnaya Da'NSK, Bijaya Vaidya and Rock Sitar; exhibitions of Contemporary Art; performances; photo exhibitions; documentaries screenings and scientific panels. We thank all our partners, sponsors and volunteers of the French Alliance and Patan without whom this festival would never have happened. The festival was extended to KCAC for Contemporary Art Exhibition where Karl Knapp, Ashmina Ranjit, Rodolphe Huguet, NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati, Sujan Chitrakar, Sanjana Joshi, Om Khatri and students of Kathmandu University for Art and Design and Lalit Kala Academy presented their works created specially for Planet Nepal. We are very pleased to announce that for the first time, the French Alliance of Kathmandu will present an event in Paris, which is none other than Planet Nepal Paris! For the occasion Kutumba is invited for the first time in France and the photo exhibition "A Weathered People" by NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati and Prawin Adhikhari will be presented to The Maison des MĂŠtallos next November 20th and 21st. The French Alliance in Kathmandu is very pleased to offer the opportunity to great Nepali artists that we follow for a long time to be able to perform in France and thus give them international exposure! The Alliance also continues his daily life with the new session of French classes in December and special courses for professionals of trek. Our Bistrot is open Monday to Friday, also for a lunch in the sun in our garden or just a coffee and a croissant. Mira and Niranjan also welcomes you to the Library of the Alliance. You'll find French films, the French press and an incredible number of French books for all tastes and ages. Campus France office is open Monday to Friday for all your questions and study projects in France. The Alliance team is available Monday through Friday to answer your questions. Wishing you a wonderful season. Stay tuned! Elise Tassin Director
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