Nepal, Oct. 27 -- I was invited to present a paper at the Second China-South Asia Literature Forum on Trans-Himalayan Literary and Cultural Connectivity, held in Kathmandu, from 15-20 October 2019. I presented a paper on trans-Himalayan poetic culture. As a great lover of Chinese poetic classics and the epic culture of the Indic region, especially that represented by the great epics the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, I dwelt on the underlying strength of these poetic works and heritage. With the temptation of sharing the thoughts about the classical poetic traditions of China and South Asia that can be inspiring and energising in today's world dominated by the capital and profit-oriented culture, I am presenting some excerpts and gist abou...