I was in 8th standard when my first essay was published in
'The Inspirer' which used to be one of the most popular youth magazines of
Nepal. 'The Inspirer' motivated and inspired me, and I started writing for them
on a regular basis. By the time I completed my secondary schooling, I had
already published over two dozen articles in The Inspirer and over a dozen
articles on other youth magazines.
In 2010, I completed my high school and then I started
working for Republica National Daily English Newspaper. Bylines started being
normal for me because every week I used to write and publish at least two or
three news pieces or feature articles. I did not have a specific beat, but most
of my news and articles were related to education, society, youth, and
technology. In addition to writing news and feature articles, I also practiced
a little bit of photojournalism in Republica. I was also responsible for
proofreading the 'Miscellaneous' page and assisting the graphics designer at
the end of the day. 'Football, drinking, and youth' was my first feature
article published in the Republica which was published during the
2010 Football WorldCup.
In 2012, I became the editor for "Sanchar Khabar,"
an in-house tabloid newsletter for Kathmandu University. Later that year, in
partnership with my friend Sandip Shrestha, I founded and published a
monthly English magazine titled "The Correspondent's Post."
Unfortunately, we faced a serious financial crisis. Thus we decided to shut it
down after publishing four issues of the magazine. During this period I wasn't
directly involved with any mainstream newspapers. However, time and again, I
was writing opinion articles for some of them.
In 2014, I became associated with The Himalayan Times, which
is also one of the leading National Daily English Newspapers in Nepal. At The
Himalayan Times, I was involved with a supplementary page titled TGIF (Thank
God it's Friday!). TGIF is a supplement published every Friday that
covers glamour news and happenings. In addition to TGIF, I also supported other
supplementary pages in the domain of travel, health, and technology. In
general, I practiced news/feature writing, glamour/stock photography,
and proofreading at The Himalayan Times.
I don't know if I should isolate web with print, but for
obvious reasons, I've contributed a number of websites and online journals.
In general, I am a media enthusiastic with interest in
almost every domain that falls under media and communications. Along with
writing and journalism, I also enjoy and have practiced audio-visual productions,
radio/TV program presentation and productions, and, media marketing and public
relations.
