Became Asia-Pacific Regional Editor of Inter Press Service
Kunda Dixit
Founding editor and publisher of Nepali Times; co-publisher at Himalmedia
Currently Founding Editor and Publisher, Nepali Times
About
Kunda Dixit has spent decades reporting on and analysing Nepal’s politics, conflict, and reconstruction. His early career included work at the BBC and Inter Press Service. In 2000, he founded Nepali Times, which he has edited continuously since.
He has written a trilogy, a set of three related books, of photobooks on Nepal’s civil war. He has also written a textbook on environmental journalism. Both are widely used in journalism education. He continues to teach media studies, in Kathmandu and abroad.
Quick facts
- Profession
- Journalist, Editor, Author, Educator
- Current role
- Founding Editor and Publisher, Nepali Times
- Nationality
- Nepal
- Status
- Alive
Current roles
Founding Editor and Publisher
Nepali Times · since 2000-06-28
Co-publisher
Himalmedia
Previous roles
Asia-Pacific Regional Editor
Inter Press Service · 1990–1996
Director
Panos Institute South Asia · 1997–2000
Reporter
BBC Radio (United Nations, New York)
Education
Columbia University
Master's, Journalism
Career & life timeline
- 1990
- 1997
Returned to Nepal to set up Panos South Asia
- 2000-06-28
Founded Nepali Times
Achievements
Founded Nepali Times, one of Nepal's leading English-language weekly newspapers
2000
Organizations & affiliations
- Nepali Times
- Himalmedia
- Centre for Investigative Journalism – Nepal
- Kathmandu University
Related people
Last updated: 2026-09-02