Asmita Badi is a passionate poet, writer, and social activist who transforms life’s challenges into opportunities for growth. Through her powerful poetry and inclusive articles, she addresses social inequalities and challenges entrenched caste discrimination. A fearless voice of rebellion and hope, she stands at the forefront of movements advocating justice and equality.
Madhav Chaulagain is a writer, researcher, and social commentator from Jumla, Nepal. He is the author of the 2024 non-fiction book सपादलक्ष कर्णाली (Sapadalakshya Karnali), which presents a transformative vision for the Karnali region through historical, cultural, and socio-economic perspectives. With academic training in Anthropology, Rural Development, and Public Health, Chaulagain brings a multidisciplinary lens…
Mr. Gobinda Chhantyal is an indigenous rights’ advocate and civic activist. For over two decades, Mr. Chhantyal has been advocating and writing the issues of indigenous peoples and marginalized groups as well as relentlessly participating in the Indigenous Peoples’ and civic movement through his involvement in various platforms including in the capacity of the Vice-Chairperson…
Prof. Dr. Devi Nepal (born 18 Baisakh 2030 B.S. in Haldibari, Jhapa) is a prominent Nepali poet, critic, academic, and educator. With a Ph.D. in Dialectics in Progressive Nepali Narrative Poetry, she has served as Professor of Nepali at Valmiki Campus, Kathmandu, and as Head of the Literature Department (Children’s Literature & Folklore) at the…
Laxman Gamnage (born 29 Poush 2021 B.S. / January 12, 1965, in Menatar, Samchi, Bhutan) is a renowned Nepali writer known for his humorous and satirical poetry. The fourth child of Chidananda Bhattarai and Laxmi Bhattarai, he began dabbling in satire during his school days and started publishing his works around 2043 B.S. His writings…
Amar Neupane (born March 27, 1974, in Chitwan, Nepal) is a prominent Nepali writer and teacher known for his deep and emotive storytelling. He has authored acclaimed works such as Seto Dharti and Paniko Gham, earning prestigious honors including the Madan Puraskar and Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar. Active since 2009, Neupane’s writings explore human emotions, social…
Sri Shiv Balak Misra is an Indian geologist, author, and social worker from the Barabanki area of Uttar Pradesh, Shiva Balak Misra is renowned for his contributions to our understanding of the planet’s oldest life forms. The Ediacaran fossils, which are thought to be the earliest multicellular life on Earth, were discovered by Misra in…
Prof. Suresh Manandhar is a leading Nepali Artificial Intelligence (AI) scientist with more than 35 years of expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and multimodal understanding. He earned his Ph.D. in AI from the University of Edinburgh, UK, in 1994, and co-founded Lexicle (UK), which created the world’s first virtual character conversational dialogue system,…
Bibek Dhimal is a writer from Biratnagar, active in short story and poetry. His works have been published in leading Nepali literary platforms including Madhupark, Onlinekhabar, Naya Patrika, and Setopati. He was awarded the third prize in the Bahrakhari Story Competition 2081.
Since 2054 B.S. (1997 A.D.), Koirala has been active in both journalism and literature, with 25 years of experience in journalism. He worked for 20 years in various positions at Kantipur Publications’ Saptahik and Nari magazines. Koirala began his journalism career with the weekly newspaper Birat National Times, published from Biratnagar. He has published four…