Prashant Aryal ( ne, प्रशान्त अर्याल) is a journalist based in Kathmandu, who was the editor-in-chief of

Kantipur Television Network Kantipur Television, popularly known as KTV, is a private television station based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The chairman and managing director is Kailash Sirohiya. Launched in July 2002, KTV is licensed for terrestrial and satellite transmission. Ka ...

. He was previously the Editor-in-Chief of

Nepal Magazine The ''Nepal Magazine'' is a weekly national magazine published by Kantipur Media Group in Kathmandu, which also publishes ''Kantipur'' and ''The Kathmandu Post''. The magazine focuses on national socio-political matters of Nepal, with satirical pi ...

in between 2008 and 2018. He is currently Editor-in-chief of Galaxy 4K TV.

Early life and career

He was born in Kailali and started his journalism career in 1993 with ''Suruchi weekly''. In August 2008, he was appointed as the Editor of Chief of Nepal Magazine succeeding

Sudheer Sharma Sudheer Sharma () is a Nepalese writer and journalist. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Nepal's largest selling daily Kantipur Kantipur (from kanti ''light'', pur ''city'') was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy of Nepal. The name of t ...

. He has worked with

Himal Khabarpatrika ''Himal Khabarpatrika'' ( ne, हिमाल खबरपत्रिका) is a Nepali language monthly news magazine published by Himalmedia Private Limited. It has developed a choice following of both the rural and urban intelligentsia, main ...

Kantipur Kantipur (from kanti ''light'', pur ''city'') was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy of Nepal. The name of the kingdom was derived from the Sanskrit name of its capital city, now known as Kathmandu. History The kingdom started after ...

and Pro Public among others in the past. He has BA in Journalism and MA in Sociology and Anthropology from

Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is ...

Awards

He is the recipient of Govinda Biyogi Journalism Award- 2017 and Lilaram-Kuntidevi Neupane Journalism Award-2014.

References

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