Nepal, Feb. 26 -- UNESCO representative to Nepal, Jaco Du Toit, previously served as the chief of the Universal Access to Information and Digital Inclusion Section at UNESCO's Communication and Information Sector.

Before that, he was a programme specialist, providing support to the UNESCO Information for All Programme, and served as a regional adviser for UNESCO's Communication and Information Sector in Eastern, Southern, and North Africa.

In this conversation with the Post's Sanskriti Pokharel, Du Toit discusses discovering Nepal through literature and the role of artistic freedom.

Since arriving in Nepal, have you had the chance to read works by Nepali authors?

Yes, I have made a conscious effort to read literature connected to the ...