A little touch of Nepal

Federation Square was unrecognisable as Nepal's flags, food and business stalls dominated the heart ofAustralia's most liveable city

111 a proud m o ment for the Nepali c o mmmiicy, the No n Reside nt Nepalese Associatio n Au stralia (Stace Coordin atin g Co uncil, Victor ia) o rgani sed a wee ke nd program featuring a series of busin ess and culmrnl events, r eAecting the theme 'Embrac e culture. E nr ich Li.fe' as part of t h e Nep al Festival 2014

A fl ag hoisting ceremony by Rudra Kumar epa~ Ambassad or of Nepal to Australi a, was followed by a colollfful p arade of community leaders an d pe rforming artists, w inding from the Stare Li brary of V ictoria to Federation Square.

A showcase of Nep ali talenc, there were stand out performances by local artists &om ac ros s V ic coria rep resenting the culmre, e rbnic icy, h eritage and diversity of Ne pal. Th ere was stro ng feeling that the Nepal Festival, uni que ly Ne p ali in spir it, will co ntinue to help foster cultural imegration. Organisers were thankful that th e wider MeJbourne community embraced the event so warm ly.

T he culmral sh owcase featu r ed artists in cluding l"vlilan Lama, Sabin Rai wid1 h is Elecrtix band, and Dibya Subba who rocked d 1e crowd with their so ngs, as well as traditio n al Nepali dance and a children's dance presentation.

T he Samrd ay program featured a tourism and invesrmem promotio n for l e pal wor ks h op and gal a dinner. The whole day workshop was hosted b y D r C handra D ee pak P okh arel.

" Th e ob jec tiv e was ro explore, advo cate and lobby for potentia l investment projects between e pal "Rn d Australia," said D r R aj u Ad hikaci , C hair o f the Workshop Committee.

Th e gala dinner was addressed by several distinguished guests .including Consul General o f Nepal to Vic toria C h andra Yonzo n.

The formal program of the