Vijay Kumar Pandey

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Vijay Kumar Pandey
विजयकुमार पाण्डे
Born
NationalityNepali
CitizenshipNepali
Education Syracuse University
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer, TV presenter
Years active1993–present
Known forHost 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]

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Career

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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