Deepak Adhikari

Deepak Adhikari is a Nepali freelance journalist based in Kathmandu. He has worked for AFP,[1] Kantipur Daily and Nepal Magazine[2] and has written for TIME,[3] The Guardian,[4] The Caravan,[5] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,[6] Anadolu Agency,[7] Al Jazeera English,[8] Outside Magazine,[9] The New York Times,[10] Himal Southasian,[11] among others.

Deepak Adhikari
दीपक अधिकारी
Born (1975-04-04) April 4, 1975
Phidim , Nepal
NationalityNepali
Alma materTribhuvan University (M.A.)
OccupationJournalist, author
Years active2002 - Present
Spouse(s)Kabita Kafle
Websitewww.deepakadhikari.com

Biography

In 2009, he wrote a piece for TIME about Somali refugees in Kathmandu.[12] In 2008, he spent six months in the United States as an Alfred Friendly Press Fellow.[5] He wrote a profile of Maoist chairman Prachanda which was published in February, 2013 in The Caravan.[13] The piece is among 12 profiles included in The Caravan Book of Profiles edited by Supriya Nair and published by Penguin Books.[14] In 2013, he won special recognition in the regional Indigenous Voices in Asia (IVA) award for his story on endangered language Kusunda on Human Right day.[15][16] He has also been awarded Access to Energy Journalism Fellowship.[17] He is one of 12 contributors on the book Garrisoned Minds.[18]

See also

References
  1. "Interview with Deepak Adhikari [deepakadhikari] - JOURNALISM". www.whohub.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  2. RaRaPost. "Interview with Journalist Deepak Adhikari". Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. "Deepak Adhikari / Kathmandu". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  4. "Deepak Adhikari". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  5. "We Want No Caesars: Nehru's Warning to Himself". The Caravan. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  6. "Saturday Diary: Far from Nepal, Pittsburgh felt like home". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  7. "20 Nepalese Journalists Who Work For International Media". THE GUNDRUK POST. 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  8. "Bleak outlook for Nepal's urban refugees". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  9. "Deepak Adhikari". Outside Online. 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  10. Adhikari, Deepak; Najar, Nida (2015-11-02). "One Dead as Protesters and Police Clash in Nepal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  11. "Bigger cages, longer chains - Himal Southasian". Himal Southasian. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  12. TIME. "Somali Refugees in Nepal: Stuck in the Waiting Room". Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  13. "The Fierce One". The Caravan. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  14. Amazon. "The Caravan Book of Profiles". ASIN B01N210P3T.
  15. Singh, Sanjeev. "Story on the endangered language Kusunda 2nd in VIA award". test.nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  16. "Indigenous Voices In Asia - Winners of the 2013 regional Indigenous Voices in Asia (IVA) awards announced on Human Rights Day". iva.aippnet.org. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  17. REPUBLICA. "My Republica - Journalist Deepak Adhikari wins energy fellowship". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  18. "Book about lives of South Asia's women combatants launched". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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