At the third 'Shangri La Samvad' of the Shangri La Literature Festival, writer duo Samrat Upadhyay and Praveen Adhikari had an in-depth discussion on the various dimensions of short story writing, craft, and method.

Professor and writer Upadhyay spoke openly about his writing process and principles. He said that in the writing process, it is important to be clear about what kind of story you want to tell.

When Adhikari asked whether he writes within the boundaries of a theme or discovers the theme while writing, Upadhyay's answer was, 'At least until the first draft, I don't think about the theme, I find it while writing. The story I tell is very important to me, so only after the first or second draft, I think about the theme and make a few changes. Theme is the second or third thing, the story is the first.'

In the second session 'Poetry-Recitation' after the dialogue between Upadhyay and Adhikari, 8 poets recited their poems. Poets Dr. Nawaraj Lamsal, Bhuvan Thapaliya, Harish Adhikari, Rajnimila, Rami Priya, Asmita Badi, Devvrat and Kripa Khanal created a grand and beautiful poetic atmosphere of poetry.

Poet Lamsal's 'Maun Bidromathi Vikas Zulusu', Bhuvan Thapaliya's 'Where Are the Roots', Harish Adhikari's 'Standing on the Border: 2015', and 'Oh My Eyes', Rajnimila's 'Nostalgia', Rami Priya's 'Chisole Chhapada Lageko Sahar', Devvrat's 'Timi Gaye Pini Hoonke Prem', Asmita Badi's 'Kabrako Rukh', and Kripa Khanal's 'Two Minutes' poems kept the audience emotional and mesmerized.