Bidhya Chapagain

Bidhya Chapagain
Born	May 24, 1983 Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Education	Tribhuwan University
Occupation(s)	TV Presenter Journalist
Notable credit	Herne Katha
Television	Herne Katha
Children	JunTara

Bidhya Chapagain (Nepali: विद्या चापागाई) is a Nepali journalist. She is also a presenter of Herne Katha,[1] a television web series started March 2018.

Career

She worked as a presenter for Sajha Sawal, a weekly social discussion and debate program in Nepal. "Sajha Sawal" became the most popular program, airing weekly on Kantipur Television at that time. She began presenting the show in July 2014 and quit in January 2018, co-founding Herne Katha. She has worked as a journalist for over a decade in radio, television, and newspaper media. Herne Katha was founded in collaboration with Kamal Kumar. Herne Katha has crossed over 1 million subscribers on YouTube. It has become one of the most popular documentaries in Nepal, focusing on the lives of unknown Nepali people.

Early life

Chapagain's childhood was spent with her parents in Gothatar, Kathmandu. She grew up helping her parents on their farm. She was inspired to become a journalist from listening to the radio with her brother and reading the newspaper in her school library. Her mother was only 13 when she got married. Chapagain got a lot of support from her mother, who wanted her daughter to be well educated.

Awards

The Man Who Died Once - 'Best Documentary Award' in Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF 2018) Directed by - Bidhya Chapagain and Kamal Kumar [2][3][4]

Bagh Ko Bangara - 'Audience Award' in Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF 2022) - Produced by Chapagain, directed by Kamal Kumar.[5][6][7]

References

1. https://hernekatha.com
2. "Kimff 2018 winner". KIMFF. January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
3. "'मरिसकेको मान्छे'लार्इ नेपाल पानोरमा बेस्ट डकुमेन्टरी अवार्ड". Himal Khabarpatrika (in Nepali). 11 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
4. सुवेदी, सुरज (21 April 2017). "'मरिसकेको मान्छे' मा बौरिएका कुरा". shilapatra.com (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
5. "KIMFF concludes". The Rising Nepal. 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
6. विश्वकर्मा, मनिका. "'हेर्ने कथा' खोज्दै जाँदा भेटिएको 'बाघको बंगारा'" ["Jaws of a tiger" found while searching for "Herne Katha"]. Setopati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
7. "किम्फमा मह सिकारीको कथा प्रस्तुत गर्ने फिल्म 'बाघको ब‌ङ्गारा'को प्रिमियर हुने" [The film 'Baghko Bangara', which presents the story of a honey hunter, will be premiered at KIMFF]. Online Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 26 March 2023.

External links

• Bidhya Chapagain at IMDb