Hindi is getting established as a reputed language not only in India but across the world. Apart from movies and literature, blogging which has established itself as a form of new media is also helping in the spread of Hindi. As such, to provide a common stage for bloggers, 'Parikalpana Samay', Hindi monthly magazine published from Lucknow and ‘Parikalpana’ literary organization have been organizing International Blogger’s Conference for the last Seven years. 

The main objective of the conference is to create ground for development of blogging in the World, promote Hindi literature and Indian culture, and provide opportunities for language harmony and cultural study and tourism. 

Chief Editor of Parikalpana Samay and Organizer of ‘International Bloggers Conference’ Mr. Ravindra Prabhat said that after having successfully organized the conference in Delhi (India), Lucknow (India), Kathmandu (Nepal), Thimpu (Bhutan), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Bangkok (Thailand). this time the seventh International Blogger’s Conference will be organized from 23 Dec. 2016 to 1 January, 2017 in Auckland, Hamilton & Rotorua in New Zealand. 

This time the host of this conference will be NRI Mrs. Suman Kapoor. she is an activist, educationist, research scholar, entrepreneur, a hospitality professional, social critic and writer of New Zealand. She is not an activist, not even a protester but visionary who values and recognises diversity. She has led and served various NGO’s and is currently the Chairperson of GOPIO International Women Council. She is a creative high achiever with a deep involvement with philanthropic and linguistic areas and is always true catalyst for positive change both within New Zealand and globally. She is Formerly founding President of GOPIO Waikato Chapter and Life Member of GOPIO; Double postgraduate, an; Director Indian Cuisine in company at New Zealand; executive at National council of women, Waikato Graduate women, Multicultural council , interfaith council and Indian organizations; community advocate, serving various boards and committees, leading positions in New Zealand.

The host of this conference Mrs. Suman Kapoor Said that the Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi has emphasized on historical and cultural relation between India and the out side of world and sought to promote co-operation and harmony between the all countries. This blogger’s conference being organized in New Zealand is an effort in the same direction.

Mr. Ravindra Prabhat and Mrs. Suman Kapoor jointly said that on this occasion celebrities from the field of blogging, literature, social and cultural world will be felicitated.

During the conference more than bloggers will be awarded out of which some important ones are Mrs. Rekha Rajvanshi from Australia , Mr. Ravi Kant Mittal, Mrs. Seema Gupta and Ms. Sarjana Sharma from Delhi, Mrs. Dr. Urmila Shukla from Raipur in Chhatisgarh, Dr. Anita Srivastava, Dr. Archana Srivastava, Dr. Nirmala Singh Nirmal, Ratna Srivastava, Dr. O.P. Singh and Mrs. Kusum Verma from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh; Dr. Rama kant Kushwaha from Deoria, Uttar Pradesh; Dr. Vijay Pratap Srivastava from Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh and Mrs. Sampat Devi Murarka & Rajesh Murarka from Hyderabad in Telangana.

Mr. Prabhat said that during the conference, study of Hindi in global perspective especially in New Zealand, promotion of Hindi literature, various dimensions of blogging as new media and role of Social Media in changing times etc. will be discussed.

Kusum Verma Night in Auckland

After the conference in night of 25th Dec. 2016, Indian folk singer & dancer Kusum Verma will be performed on the stage.

Kusum Verma is a folk-singer, Poet, performer and danser from Uttar Pradesh, India. She sings Bhojpuri and Awadhi folk songs, and has received the Parikalpna Sur-Saraswati Award for her contribution to music. Kusum did not get any sort of formal training of classical music neither before nor after becoming a successful folk singer but She had an effective command over high and low notes. She is best known for her distinctive, melodious, powerful voice, complex and dark emotional expressions which led many critics to state her voice as the greatest and most distinctive they had ever heard. She is acclaimed as one of the greatest singers ever lived in central Uttar Pradesh and could sing high tenor notes with ease. She has performed national and international stages, like Kolkata, Delhi, Allahabad, lucknow, Mahoba, Gonda, Lakhimpur Kheeri and Kathmandu in Nepal, Thimpu & Paro in Bhutan, Kaindi & Colombo in Sri Lanka, Pataya & Bangkok in Thaighland etc.

Along with folk song she will be presented a Nritya Natika of 1 hr 10 minutes. Which is based on a Mahakavya PADMAVAT written by very famous writer MALIK MOHAMMED JAYASI . The title of the NrityaNatika is BARAHMASA.

The theme is the queen Nagmati of the king RatnaSen of chittod is so beautiful and always want approval & praise of her beauty from friends. But one day she heard the beauty of the queen Paďmawati of Singhaldweep by her parrot Heeramann . She told it to the Heeramann not to tell it to the king but one day Heeramann explained about the beauty of Padmini to the king, King immediately depart to Singhaldweep . Naagmati cursed Heeramann for that and start waiting for the arraival of her king back to home . Means all the twelve months. It is a recorded programme .

Art Exhibition in Hamilton

The next day, 26th September 2016 will be held Art Exhibition and International kavi sammelan in Hamilton. Exhibited Indian folk art and culture. These are traditional painting like ; TulsiChauk, Chhath Pooja,Karwa Chauth and Kohber etc.

Participation 
 
Few media persons will be participated in this conference like Ms. Sarjana Sharma, Ceative Head, kabir Communication, Mr. Ravi Kant Mittal, C.O.O. Sanskar TV and Mrs. Seema Gupta, News Editor Aj Tak.

Eight poets from india will be participated in Kavi Sammelan like Mr. Ravindra Prabhat from Lucknow, Dr. Urmila Shukla from Raipur, Dr. Ramakant Kushwaha from Deoria, Dr. Vijay Pratap Srivastava from Kushinagar, Dr. Nirmala Singh 'Nirmal' from Lucknow, Mrs. Sampat Devi Murarka from Hyderabad, Dr. Archana Srivastava from Lucknow, Mrs. Kusum Verma from Lucknow, Shri Ravi Kant Mittal from Delhi and Mrs. Ratna Srivastava (Announcer) etc.

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Thimpu (Bhutan, 16th Jan. 2015): Preview of Hindi blogging is not limited to India only, but is spreading fast in other countries also. Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, well known blogger from Uttar Pradesh and presently Director Postal Service, Allahabad Region, Mrs. Sampat Devi Murarka from Hydrabad, Telangana and Mr. Lalit Sharma from Raipur, Chattisgarh have been awarded with apex ‘Parikalpana SAARC Summit Awards’ during the four days long ‘International Bloggers Confrence’ held at Bhutan’s capital Thimpu and cultural capital Paro from 15 January to 18 January, 2015. Under this award all awardees were felicitated with rupees 25000/- cash prize, Commendation certificate, memento, and Aṅgavastra. Similarily, Hindi Blogger Sunita Prem Yadav, from Aurangabad, Maharastra was felicitated with Parikalpana SAARC Award. Under this award she was awarded with rupees five thousand cash prize, Commendation certificate, memento, and Aṅgavastra.

Writers from various Districts of Uttar Pradesh were awarded with various awards, such as Mr. Ram Bahadur Mishra, from Sultanpur with Parikalpana Sahitya Bhushan Award; Advocate Mr. Randheer Singh Suman and Dr. Vinay Das from Barabanki were respectively awarded with Parikalpana Social Media Awards and Parikalpana Katha Samman; Mrs. Kusum Verma from Lucknow with Parikalpana Lok Sankriti Award, Dr. Ashok Gulshan from Bahraich with Parikalpana Hindi Gaurav Award, Surya Prasad Sharma from Raebareilly with Parikalpana Sahitya Award and Om Prakash Jayant and Vishnu Sharma from Haidargarh were respectively awarded with Parikalpana Sahitya Shree Award and Parikalpana Srijan Shri Award and Vishambharnath Awasthi from Unnao with Parikalpana Citizen Award. Other than these about 30 bloggers from across the world including Prakash Hindustani from Indore, Girish Pankaj, Alpana Deshpandey, Aditi Deshpandey from Raipur, Sarjana Sharma and Nisha Singh from Delhi, Alok Bhardwaj from Mumbai, Dr. Shubhadra Pandey from Silchar were awarded with Parikalpana Awards for their contribution in various fields.

These awards were conferred by Mr. Foob Shring, General Secretary of Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. On this occasion vice General Secretary of Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Chandra Kshetri, Chairman of SAARC summits women;s wing and International School of Bhutan Mrs. Thinle Lamha, President of Language Sciences Department of Assam University, Silchar Mr. Nityanand Pandey, Director Postal Services of Allahabad Region Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav and Senior Hindi satirist Mr. Girish Pankaj were present as special guests. This information was provided by Chief Editor of Parikalpana Samay and organizer of ‘International Bloggers Conference’ Mr. Ravindra Prabhat.

During the conference study of Hindi in global perspective specially in SAARC countries, its propagation, various dimensions of blogging and role of social media in changing times were discussed. Chief Guest of the programme Mr. Foob Shring, General Secretary of Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that in this era of globalization, the literature, culture and environment of other countries can be spread through social media and blogging. Mentioning the recent Bhutan visit of Indian Prime Minister and President, he said that this conference is also an effort in the same direction. President of SAARC summit Women’s wing Mrs. Thinle Lham said that Women empowerment is being discussed all over the world today, but watching the presence of women bloggers from across the SAARC countries is a pleasant feeling.

Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, Director Postal Services, Allahabad Region said that blogging not only diminishes the distance between countries and languages but it also facilitates viewing of ideas of different people working in various fields in an integrated form. Discussing the social interests of blogging and social media, he said they have the potential to connect remote areas. Prof. Nityanand Pandey from Assam University, Silchar said that blogging has a very important role in enrichment of Hindi, and people across the world are connecting to Hindi through blogging. In his address, Senior Hindi satirist Mr. Girish Pankaj said that there’s a need to record Hindi blogging as books.

Organizer of the conference, Mr. Ravindra Prabhat said that the aim of organizing International Bloggers Conference in Bhutan is to bring Indian culture closer to Bhutanese culture and establish Hindi in Bhutanese global environment. He said that the main object of the conference is to promote blogging in South Asia, propagation of Hindi, promote language harmony and provide chance for cultural study and tourism.

On this occasion five books namely Sampat Devi Murarka’s Yatra Vritt third part; Kusum Verma’s Hriday Kanwal; Surya Prakash Sharma Nishihar’s Sangharshon Ka Khel; Vishnu Kumar Shrma’s Dohawali; Ashok Gulshan’s Kya kanhu kisase kanhu; and Parikalpana Samay’s monthly magazines January issue and Parikalpana Kosh Website were also launched. Exhibition of artworks of Alpana Deshpandey and Aditi Deshpandey of Raipur, Chattisgarh were also on display. Awadhi folklore by Kusum Verma of Lucknow was another attraction of the conference. Kavya Sandhya conducted by Dr. Ram Bahadur Mishra and open discussion were also organized, which was attended by more than a dozen bloggers from India and Bhutan. The programme were conducted by Smt. Sunita Prem Yadav of Aurangabad, Maharastra.

By Staff Reporter

Lucknow (SATNB): Mrs.Suman Kapoor (NewZealand) will be awarded 'Parikalpana SAARC Summit Award' during International Bloggers Conference to be held in Bhutan from January 15 to 18 , 2015 for her work in Hindi ( in Western Countries) & on blog. She will get a cash prize of Rs 5,000, commendation certificate, memento and angavastram.

Ravindra Prabhat, organizer of the conference, said on Saturday that Suman started community teaching & supporting mother tongue Hindi since she migrated to New Zealand 12 years back and has been operating few blogs on various issues.

Mrs. Kapoor had got a number of awards which includes Global- 'NRI (non resident Indian)Of the Year 2014 ( Philanthropy)' recently.She is initiating trustee of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan to be started soon in New Zealand.

In Bhutan, she will speaking about propagation of Hindi in Western Countries (focus on New Zealand), various dimensions of blogging as peace making media, social media in changing times.

During his recent visit to Bhutan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had highlighted historical and cultural relations between India and Bhutan and emphasized on cooperation. International Bloggers Conference is an step in that direction.

New Delhi, Nov 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned late on Thursday night after a three-day visit to Nepal. In Nepal, he held bilateral talks with the Nepali leadership during which some agreements were inked. He also attended the two-day 18th SAARC Summit that concluded Thursday. He attended a banquet dinner hosted by Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav before emplaning for New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on key strategic issues. Both India and Nepal agreed to sign 10 agreements, which includes a pact on USD 1 billion assistance to Nepal. A number of issues were discussed, that included defence and security. The meeting between Modi and Koirala lasted for nearly more than half hour. Speaking on the bilateral ties, Narendra Modi said, “When we trust each other, we can move forward very quickly.”

India and Nepal today signed the Motor Vehicle Agreement under which permit would be given to vehicles to ply on designated routes in each other’s country. They also inked three twin-city pacts between Kathmandu-Varanasi, Janakpur-Ayodhya and Lumbini-Bodh Gaya. The 10 agreements signed between the two countries include, MoU on training at Nepal Police Academy, MoU on Tourism, MoU Traditional Medicines and MoU on Youth Exchange. A MoU was also signed on a project development agreement over the 900 megawatt hydro-electric project on the Arun river in Nepal.

Courtsy By Indo-Asian News Service @indiacom

Kathmandu, August 31, 2014 (Press Trust of India): South Asian countries, including India, have endorsed a statute to develop an action plan for the next six years for working collaboratively to fight wildlife crimes.

The Second Annual Meeting of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) concluded in Kathmandu on Friday finalising and endorsing the SAWEN Statute and updated their collaborative roadmap for fighting wildlife crime in South Asia.

A statement released by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) here said: "Strengthening transboundary cooperation and collaboration for intra-country law enforcement initiatives through intelligence sharing on poaching and trade trends, along with exchanging knowledge and skill for fighting wildlife crime across South Asia was the unequivocal concern of the representatives of the South Asian countries.

"This push from the SAWEN member countries places the region firmly in the spotlight of a growing international commitment to dealing with increasingly organised illegal wildlife trade networks as part of a broader strategic approach to combat trans-national organised crime", the statement said.

The three day meeting was particularly successful in adopting the 'SAWEN statute' and beginning an intense process for developing an action plan for the next 6 years.

The statute clearly describes the vision, goal, objectives and the crucial role that SAWEN will play in combating wildlife crime in the region.

The statute, endorsed by member country delegates to the meeting, will now await the final endorsement from the governments of the eight South Asian countries, the statement said.

Various international donors including the World Bank, USAID and the US Department of State also took part in the meeting.

"Minimising illegal wildlife trade from South Asia is crucial to the conservation of wildlife in the region," said Megh Bahadur Pandey, Chief Enforcement Coordinator of SAWEN.

"Countries cannot fight highly organised and globalised wildlife crimes in isolation and need to collaborate and cooperate with other countries and partners," he added.

(With PTI & Business Standerd  Inputs)