Kurseong, 19th February: Kalyan Chowk on Kaziman Pradhan Road in Salbari has been renamed after Sahitya Akademi Awardee Asit Rai.
Under the initiative of the Durga Nagar Welfare Society of Methibari, the Kalyan Chowk has been renamed as Asit Rai Smriti Chowk honouring well-renowned writer and novelist in the Nepali language Asit Rai from Darjeeling.
The inaugural ceremony was graced by Durga Nagar Welfare Society President Narad Chhetri, litterateur Jas Yanzon Pyasi and other distinguished guests including prominent writer Nar Bahadur Dahal, Gyanendra Khatiwada, Rajen Moktan.