Vijay Kumar Pandey | |
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विजयकुमार पाण्डे | |
Born | |
Nationality | Nepali |
Citizenship | Nepali |
Education | Syracuse University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer, TV presenter |
Years active | 1993–present |
Known for | Host of Dishanirdesh |
Notable work | Khusi |
Awards | Madan Puraskar |
Website | http://dishanirdeshplus.com |
Vijay Kumar Pandey is a media personality of Nepali television. He hosts a program called Dishanirdesh. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Pandey's career begun with the Nepal Television show Andhyaro Ujyalo in 1987, followed by several other television projects, as well as a stint on radio with the talk programme Sanibaar Vijay Kumar Sanga on Kantipur FM.[ citation needed ]
He was also the founding editor of Nepal Magazine and has long been a columnist at Kantipur daily, as well as a consultant editor at Kantipur Television.[ citation needed ]
His debut book Khusi was launched on 12 September 2014 in Kathmandu.[ citation needed ] The book won the literary award Madan Puraskar for 2015 [5]
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