Deepak Adhikari

Deepak Adhikari
Native name दीपक अधिकारी
Born (1975-04-04) April 4, 1975
Phidim , Nepal
Nationality Nepali
Alma mater Tribhuvan University (M.A.)
Occupation Journalist, author
Years active 2002 - Present
Spouse(s) Kabita Kafle
Website www.deepakadhikari.com

Deepak Adhikari is a Nepali freelance journalist based in Kathmandu. He worked with 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. He has extensively written on Nepal’s political transition, evolution of the Maoists and human rights issues surrounding the Maoist insurgency.[12]

Early life

Deepak was born in Phidim, an idyllic hamlet in Eastern Nepal. With a school teacher for a father who occasionally edited a weekly newspaper, Deepak at an early age grew an interest in journalism. He started journalism career in mid 1990s. In 1994 he joined Drishti Weekly as an intern in proof reading department who had given chance to report as well. However, a troubled newspaper industry forced him to leave Nepal and work in the UAE as a migrant worker at McDonalds between 1998 and 2002.[2][13] After four years, yet undiscouraged, he returned to his home country, where “there was nothing else to do” but write.[2]

Career

His first byline was about the election speech made by late prime-minister Man Mohan Adhikari that was appeared in Drishti. He joined Nepal Magazine as a staff writer in 2003. In 2009 he hit his first big break, writing a piece for TIME about Somali refugees in Kathmandu.[14] He had interviewed Neal Beidleman, Apa Sherpa, Prabal Gurung. After returning from the US in 2008 he joined Kantipur where he oversaw Koseli, the weekend supplement and started the Hello Shukarabar, the Friday youth supplement. In Hello Shukarabar he had a weekly restaurant review column.[15]

Awards and contribution

In 2008, he spent six months in the United States as an Alfred Friendly Press Fellow.[5] One of his most acclaimed works is the 10,000-word profile of Maoist chairman Prachanda which was published in February, 2013 in The Caravan.[16] 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.[17][18] He has also been awarded Access to Energy Journalism Fellowship.[19] He is one of 12 contributors on the book Garrisoned Minds.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Deepak Adhikari [deepakadhikari] - JOURNALISM". www.whohub.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  2. 1 2 3 RaRaPost. "Interview with Journalist Deepak Adhikari". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Deepak Adhikari / Kathmandu". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  4. ↑ "Deepak Adhikari". the Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  5. 1 2 "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. ↑ Deepak Adhikari Website. "About". Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  13. ↑ International Institute. "Uncertainties Hovering Over Nepalese Scribes' Jobs". Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  14. ↑ TIME. "Somali Refugees in Nepal: Stuck in the Waiting Room". Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  15. ↑ RaRaPost. "Interview with Journalist Deepak Adhikari". Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  16. ↑ "The Fierce One". The Caravan. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  17. ↑ Singh, Sanjeev. "Story on the endangered language Kusunda 2nd in VIA award". test.nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ REPUBLICA. "My Republica - Journalist Deepak Adhikari wins energy fellowship". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  20. ↑ "Book about lives of South Asia's women combatants launched". Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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