Deepak Adhikari


Deepak Adhikari is a Nepali freelance journalist based in Kathmandu. He has worked for AFP, Kantipur Daily and Nepal Magazine and has written for TIME, The Guardian, The Caravan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Anadolu Agency, Al Jazeera English, Outside Magazine, The New York Times, Himal Southasian, among others.

Biography

In 2009, he wrote a piece for TIME about Somali refugees in Kathmandu. In 2008, he spent six months in the United States as an Alfred Friendly Press Fellow. He wrote a profile of Maoist chairman Prachanda which was published in February, 2013 in The Caravan. The piece is among 12 profiles included in The Caravan Book of Profiles edited by Supriya Nair and published by Penguin Books. In 2013, he won special recognition in the regional Indigenous Voices in Asia award for his story on endangered language Kusunda on Human Right day. He has also been awarded Access to Energy Journalism Fellowship. He is one of 12 contributors on the book Garrisoned Minds.