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INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S WRITING RESIDENCY
Are you an indigenous woman writer or storyteller with a deep connection to land and nature?
If yes, we invite you to apply for “When the Land Remembers”, a writing residency that brings together indigenous women from across Nepal to reflect, remember, and reimagine their relationship with land, water, forest, and home.
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![Announcing our selected participants for this year's workshop!
We set out to select 10 participants, but the response we received was so overwhelming and the pool of applicants so incredible that we selected 13 amazing individuals.
Aakriti Thatal [@aakritisimage]
Adrija Samal [@vividserenity]
Karma Norbu Bhutia [@knorb07]
Nangme Lepcha [@dumthok_lee]
Neha Srinivasan [@hainaholau_]
Nimu Sherpa [@sherpa.nimu.1]
Pema Lamu Rumba [@pema_lamarumba]
Prashanti Pradhan [@nikprashpradhan]
Sanjima Jugjali Pun [@jugjali._]
Soham Bagchi [@droiddreams] &
Sneha Bhattacharya [@f.a.u.l.t.l.i.n.e]
Upendra Gurung
Zeeshan Hasan Akhtar [@topibechwa]
We're so excited to welcome these incredible minds who will be joining us to ideate, and create together.
Our workshop takes place at the beautiful Buddha Pada (@buddhapadainstitute) in Kalimpong 🏔️](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/724129226_18087737657377992_5355081198070354431_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=107&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=VPIf1NCzEsUQ7kNvwEkVDHE&_nc_oc=AdrnmIKvrnCsvlTlYIw460nSFSMJm9ANptqWW1kcxqePJctJS-qoHBGcFjLeXPicFnw&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=4g0SS7FOXuaIzpVPeBMGbw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQGa2--pPbbBmcNiOFsx2pmFRgOtEZMcEhkLx7v77plr6InPfa-oukAc3WlY21FcKHECyY1pZd5O&oh=00_Af_bBQa_e8you8eRiZLPW7Zdajy9Pb9Bg2Jv5-j7gYMc9Q&oe=6A3571E2)


![📣 We are calling for visual artists (photographers, filmmakers), writers, researchers or anyone who has been sitting with a story that wants to be both seen and read.
This is a month-long engagement held by The Pomelo(@thepomelo.co) and The Confluence Collective (@theconfluencecollective) in collaboration with Buddha Pada (@buddhapadainstitute) , designed to help you move from an idea to a publish-ready essay.
📍 In-person in Kalimpong | 23–26 June
💻 Two online sessions post the workshop
✍️ A dedicated session on pitching your essay
Applications open until 7 June.
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Image courtesy: @shivamdarnal
[Photo essay, Family photos, archive, portraits, images, visual artists, writers, Open Call, Eastern Himalaya, Visual Storytelling, The Confluence Collective, The Pomelo]](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/708557685_18085800047377992_5229391386332942693_n.heic?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=101&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=4enU7kkupzMQ7kNvwH4mG6e&_nc_oc=AdpzkBWoeYHfkmr0j78KrpqCHINRgtqUa2sUe_wyj8SGSdxeNsbkMxFVJvvM9-k_wQs&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=4g0SS7FOXuaIzpVPeBMGbw&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQHUgxE3n6UhZF1pEpk7X9tMXxEvwoQOxzodpUittWhV5DRvWeTmb1zfdcdfXmAV3IQBbn4tK6XF&oh=00_Af9CqVkcHnWqWpdKYykvt08ushkVcCg2ohNXGSSCocESfw&oe=6A358319)