Bharat Dutta Koirala, the winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award

Ramon Magsaysay Award

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia's Nobel...

 for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts

Communication Arts

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, is one of the most prominent senior journalists of Nepal with a professional career of over four decades. He started his career in journalism as the chief reporter of The Rising Nepal in 1965 and became editor of Gorkhapatra

Gorkhapatra

Gorkhapatra is the oldest national daily newspaper of Nepal. It is run by Gorkhapatra Sansthan.-External links:*...

and executive chairman and general manager of Gorkhapatra Corporation. He is also the founder of many organizations such as Nepal Press Institute, Nepal Forum for Environmental Journalist, Media Services International, and Radio Sagarmatha

Radio Sagarmatha

Radio Sagarmatha is one of the most popular FM radio stations of the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. The meaning of Sagarmatha is Mount Everest, which is the highest mountain in the world. It airs its programs in FM 102.4 MHz...

, the first independent private FM radio

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 station. Awarded the Knight International Press Fellowship Award by the International Center for Journalists in Washington, D.C. and the Ramon Magsaysay

Ramon Magsaysay

Ramón del Fierro Magsaysay was the third President of the Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1957. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.-Early life:Ramon F...

 Foundation in Manila, Philippines

Manila

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, he also pioneered the publication of a Nepalese Wall Newspaper

Wall newspaper

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, and is credited with introducing reporting on development of rural Nepal. Presently, he is the Secretary General of Nepal Press Institute, Chairman of Media Services International, and Chairman of Himal Association. He is a prominent media teacher in Nepal who produces many professional journalists.