PRADEEP is a Kathmandu-based Nepali Journalist. He works as a correspondent/producer for BBC Nepali Service. Previously he was with Nepal Magazine, country's largest-selling news-magazine; serving first as a socio-political correspondent and later as the Digital Editor.
He covers a broad range of subjects― National Politics, Mountaineering, Foreign Affairs, Lifestyle, History, Migration, Energy, Environment, and Technology.
He has reported and published with The Washington Post, Asian Geographic, National Geographic, Pittsburg Post-Gazette, Buzzfeed News, and The Diplomat (See stories).
He is the recipient of Nepal Magazine's extraordinary performance award for the year 2072 (2015-16).
He has moderated Twitter chats during Indian Primer's Nepal visit (#ModiVisitsNepal) and the 18th SAARC Summit (#SAARC2014).
He is the recipient of Nepal Magazine's extraordinary performance award for the year 2072 (2015-16).
He has moderated Twitter chats during Indian Primer's Nepal visit (#ModiVisitsNepal) and the 18th SAARC Summit (#SAARC2014).
He has dispatched his stories from the geographically tough Everest Base Camp (5364m) to the 2015 Earthquake-affected remote villages.
His co-directed documentary on a 75-year old woman, who lost her sight when she was nine and had been living on her own― Looking The Un-eyed Way was highly appreciated (Click here to watch).
He graduated with a Master's degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from Tribhuvan University, Nepal where his core areas of interest were International Migration, Soft Power, Public, and Digital Diplomacy.
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| Ultralight Flight at Pokhara, Dec 2013 |
He was born and raised in Manigram, Rupandehi, a small town in Western Nepal.
He has served as an editor of USHA child magazine for three years (2060-2063 BS) and wrote the fortnightly Youth Column on Hello Shukrabar, a supplement in Kantipur, Nepal's largest selling daily (Sept 2009-Nov 2010).
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| Canyoning at BhoteKoshi, Aug 2012 |
He has covered stories such as the 3500 years old human cave settlement in Mustang, dispute between Nepal Government and international petroleum companies, Profile of New York based Nepali American fashion designer Prabal Gurung, Profile of Sherpa guide with the record of most Everest ascents- Kami Rita, Sri Lanka's post conflict situation, Refugees in Nepal (Bhutanese, Pakistani Ahamadi and Burmese Rohingyas), Helicopter Rescues in Himalayas, Nepal in China's Belt and Road Initiatives, among others.
Pradeep has traveled to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Norway, Malaysia, China, United Kingdom, and Turkey. He loves trekking and pushing himself for adventure sports. To name few, he has trekked Gokyo trail, Everest Base Camp trail, and did an ultralight flight in Pokhara and Canyoning in Bhotekosi.
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| On April 2015, at the Everest Base Camp, |
He has traveled a lot during his school years, changing a school almost every year, because of his father’s civil service.
There are lots of things that he does for fun― trekking, adventure sports, photography, blogging, watching movies, etc. are few to name. He speaks Nepali, English, Hindi, Bhojpuri and Urdu.
He loves receiving your emails pdp@pradeepbasyal.com.np OR (if it's fully official) pradeep.bashyal@bbc.co.uk.
Twitter: @pdpbasyal
He loves receiving your emails pdp@pradeepbasyal.com.np OR (if it's fully official) pradeep.bashyal@bbc.co.uk.
Twitter: @pdpbasyal
