Kalpana Bhattarai

I'm a Investigative

Journalist

Kalpana Bhattarai is an independent journalist based in Kathmandu. She investigates issues related to public service and interest, natural resource embezzlement, violence, abuse, and illegal extraction. She consistently demonstrates passion for her profession and a deep desire to use journalism and communication for social change.

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Commitment, creativity and leadership.

Kalpana exemplifies a rare blend of professional commitment, creativity, and leadership.

Having worked as a journalist for more than a decade, she holds a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Purvanchal University. She has previously attended investigative journalism training organized by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, UK, and also participated in a Cross-border Human Trafficking Journalism Fellowship from Impulse Press Lab, India.

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AWARDS

In the course of my journalism career, I have been honored with the following awards:

Competitive Investigative Journalism Campaign Award, 2015

Awarded by the British Embassy Kathmandu and Center for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) Nepal.

Barbara Adams Investigative Journalism Award, 2017

Awarded by the Barbara Foundation, Kathmandu.

2021 Nepal Journalism Award

Awarded by Nepal Investigative Multimedia Journalism Network (NIMJN).

Fellowship

Throughout my journey in journalism, I’ve been graced with the following fellowships:

Investigative Journalism Course, Thomson Reuters Foundation, London, 2015 I Cross-Border Human Trafficking Journalism Training Fellowship, Impulse Model Press Lab, Myanmar, 2018 I Media Foundation Nepal (MFN), 2018-2019 I Nepal Investigative Multimedia Journalism Network (NIMJN), 2019-2020

Investigative Report:

Reports in English:

My Language Skills

Nepali is my native language, and I also possess proficiency in these additional languages:

Nepali
English
Bhojpuri
Hindi
Tharu

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