A Compassionate Journalist

a compassionate journalist: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BHARAT DUTTA KOIRALA (Pilgrims, 2010)

"...Dharma Adhikari’s biography of Bharat Dutta Koirala, a winner of the 2002 Magsaysay Award, known more popularly as the Nobel Prize of Asia, chronicles the lived experiences of a pioneer. Merging thick personal details, research and observations within a wider social context, he takes us through the backdrop of an awakening nation, from the rickety letter-press culture of the 1960s to the pulsations of the twenty-first century Facebook.

"...With grace and eloquence, Adhikari assembles Koirala’s many candid revelations, tracing in the process an ancient culture’s journalistic passage into modernity. Refreshingly new, this first book-length life history of a journalist from Nepal is a superb blend of storytelling and scholarship."

- Pilgrims Publishers

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[Reading the book] was like being in a time machine and remembering old times... In fact, I enjoyed reading the book so much…

"The book gives us a rare glimpse of the media during the Panchayat era, seen through the lens of Bharat Koirala’s career. What stands out is his integrity and professionalism. We also get a perspective on Bharat’s commitment to journalism training and in getting the Nepali media to fulfill its public service function."

- Kunda Dixit, editor, Nepali Times

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"This is a highly authentic biography on the professional life and time of a prominent Nepali journalist. The author cuts out a world in which a living, breathing man, Bharat Dutta Koirala, takes up significant leader-manager roles. The narrative is gripping, coherent, and lucid. We now have an insightful and definitive reference to Nepali journalism of the past fifty years. The book has enriched the nation’s journalistic curriculum."

- Jagadish Pokhrel, associate editor, The Rising Nepal

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"This book is a much needed – and brilliant – biographical study of the role of professional creativity in advancing the wellbeing of Nepal, its people and culture."

- Dr. Emund B Lambeth, a former Washington correspondent and professor emeritus of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, USA

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Reviews 
Review in Studies in Nepali History and Society 16(1), 2011, pp.175-178. Review by Harsha Man Maharjan.

Read the review (in Nepali) of the book by Lal Deusa Rai in Media Adhyayan Journal VI (2068 BS, Martin Chautari).

Review (in English) by Ritu Raj Subedi in The Rising Nepal  (12 November 2010).

Review (in Nepali) by Deepak Adhikari in Kantipur (13 October 2010).