{"id":6433,"date":"2023-10-02T03:29:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T03:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/?p=6433"},"modified":"2023-10-02T03:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T03:36:35","slug":"nepal-inked-tattoo-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/2023\/10\/02\/nepal-inked-tattoo-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"NEPAL INKED TATTOO FESTIVAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6433\" class=\"elementor elementor-6433\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58579bc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58579bc7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d38021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22d38021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By Prashant Shrestha\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Mar 16, 2023<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea17d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ea17d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ca8e6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7ca8e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" width=\"662\" height=\"441\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 662 441'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-large size-large wp-image-6436\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253.jpg 800w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-561x374.jpg 561w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-265x177.jpg 265w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-531x354.jpg 531w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-608x405.jpg 608w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-758x505.jpg 758w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-144x96.jpg 144w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1253-313x209.jpg 313w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a2602 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19a2602\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae37a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bae37a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><span style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; background-color: yellow;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Rishab Khatri<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0is the Managing Director of JADS Tattoo Studio, Nepal Inked gathering (Tattoo Festival), and Nepal Inked magazine. The magazine is a yearly and produced in limited edition to be distributed among tattoo artists, participants and enthusiasts only and not for commercial purposes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Where did you get the inspiration to organize this festival?<\/strong><br \/>The main vision of this event was developed by a group of friends who were into events. John Maharjan along with Spandan Lama Mocktan from Eleven-11 and Nischal Bajracharya from Kgarira came together to build this IP. From 2013 onwards, JADS Tattoo, Eleven-11 and Kgarira has been organizing a tattoo festival every year. There are tattoo festivals all over the world. In Nepal too, there was Nepal Tattoo Convention. So, we also wanted to contribute to the scene and uplift the community. That\u2019s why we started to organize tattoo festivals. But ours is different from any other tattoo festival around because our festival is not commercial. Even if we make a profit, it goes to charity. The regular tattoo conventions are organized in big halls. They take money. In return for the payment, the artists get booths. We do charge the artists, but it is only the cost price. We provide basic set up for tattooing and give them adequate space. We give them T-shirts and to work, we provide them with tattoo supplies. There are no profits included. We even donate the money that we raise by selling the paintings as you have seen in the Painting Event before the Tattoo Festival. The charity is related to child education.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What is the specialty of this festival?<\/strong><br \/>Not just tattooing, we are here to uplift the art scene. We do it in outdoor settings, closer to nature. We take the artists to various places such as the local heritage sites to inspire them. This time we didn\u2019t do it. We organized it in the city itself to show that we\u2019re still active. It is just a get together. Usually, we take them to different temples and monasteries. We used to even take them trekking and for other adventure sports. It\u2019s not just limited to tattooing; it is like a vacation for them. In addition, we provide them the opportunity to paint and if anyone buys their paintings, we don\u2019t keep the money.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5ccff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b5ccff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e1eb0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62e1eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" width=\"556\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 556 800'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0724.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-large size-large wp-image-6437\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0724.jpg 556w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0724-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0724-265x381.jpg 265w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0724-531x764.jpg 531w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0724-364x524.jpg 364w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0724-33x48.jpg 33w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0724-67x96.jpg 67w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0724-313x450.jpg 313w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d86e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28d86e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0097283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0097283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">I find the theme of the tattoos quite dark. There are more demons, devils, and evil spirits. Why is that so?<\/strong><br \/>We don\u2019t set any themes. The individual artists choose what they want to paint or tattoo. We provided canvases, paintbrushes, and paints to the artists for the Painting Event. What they want to tattoo is up to them. But overall, I have found tattoos in general have darker themes. I guess because dark themes are selling more these days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What was the most memorable moment for you in this festival?<\/strong><br \/>The most memorable moment was to meet so many people who I know or would like to know. We even have after-parties where we have a lot of fun. In the six days, we get to spend time together; we stay in the same hotel and have breakfast together with like- minded folks. We all enjoy it together and there are no rules. We are all just having a good time. All that is very memorable to me and they become pleasant memories in the end.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf98d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"acf98d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e71bf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57e71bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" width=\"662\" height=\"441\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 662 441'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-large size-large wp-image-6438\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595.jpg 800w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-561x374.jpg 561w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-265x177.jpg 265w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-531x354.jpg 531w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-608x405.jpg 608w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-758x505.jpg 758w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-144x96.jpg 144w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1595-313x209.jpg 313w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a5c55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82a5c55\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746924c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"746924c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What do you think you have achieved through this event?<\/strong><br \/>To bring the community together, I feel that is an achievement. They might collaborate in some projects. So, it is really like a platform for tattoo artists and tattoo enthusiasts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Who is your targeted audience?<\/strong><br \/>We target those who are into art, and also those who are passionate about tattoos.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><br \/><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">How do you find them? Do you know all of them?<\/strong><br \/>No, we don\u2019t know all of them. Ours is one of the oldest tattoo studios- JADS Tattoos. The tattoo community in Nepal is still united. There is no tough competition between the studios. So, they come to us and we go to theirs. We release promotional posters and we get responses. Then we ask them for their portfolios and check the quality of their work. We don\u2019t take them all as we only take 50 artists. We keep getting their email and we keep checking their profiles on Instagram. For this festival, there have been only 30 artists registered because of the smaller space in this edition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What is the most challenging aspect while organizing this festival?<\/strong><br \/>It is better to do it in a remote area instead of a city. The customers who will definitely come will have a booking with the artist anyway. In a remote area, we get larger spaces. That will be a real festival instead of doing it in a city where people who come might be judgmental and we are cramped in a small space. In a remote area with like-minded people, we get to not only enjoy, but it is also a platform to meet other artists and tattoo enthusiasts. It is easier to manage as well because they understand the dynamics of the event.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b2b85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67b2b85\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4ed5f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb4ed5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" width=\"662\" height=\"441\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 662 441'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-large size-large wp-image-6439\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258.jpg 800w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-561x374.jpg 561w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-265x177.jpg 265w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-531x354.jpg 531w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-608x405.jpg 608w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-758x505.jpg 758w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-144x96.jpg 144w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1258-313x209.jpg 313w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42251a8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42251a8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c0bb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71c0bb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What are your plans for the future regarding this event?<\/strong><br>Right now, it is for six days. Next year, we are planning to extend it to ten days, maybe in Pokhara. It will be in an outdoor event and will have limited number of people who are into art. We will make it in this model itself. We will not have a profit making motive and as far as possible, just staying in the breakeven situation is enough for us.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What are your grievances?<\/strong><br>There are not many grievances. The event is running according to our expectations. Nothing was surprising to the management. We had thought the artists would coordinate themselves and they are doing exactly that.<\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">There is a stigma related to tattooing. What do you have to say about that?<\/strong><br>It is gradually changing. We don\u2019t allow kids under 18 to get a tattoo. There are many changes in the attitude of the society right now. But, yes, there are times when we get uncomfortable because of our tattoos. Some people look down upon us and feel it is their business to give us a piece of their mind, which is very annoying.&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: rgb(72, 72, 72); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What advice do you want to give our readers?<\/strong><br>Nepal Inked Tattoo gathering is held once a year. Our plan is to move throughout Nepal. It is a promotion of art too. If there are artists in some parts of Nepal from where it is difficult to travel to Kathmandu, we are trying to bring the festival close to their cities. If you are thinking of getting a tattoo during this festival, we will be posting the name of the tattoo artists who will be attending our event before the festival begins. You can choose from the list. 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