Changes are inevitable! Despite the fact that we fear the change for a sole reason that everything set into current track of life has to be modified. I still remember how hard it was for me to leave my first job, teaching, to join Nepal Samacharpatra daily in late 2000. For more than a month, if I missed anything then it was the school and the smiling faces of my students.
Then it was little easier to join The Kathmandu Post after 18 months. I was a sports journalist and I moved to the Post as a translator (and that too with a pay almost 15 per cent less than that of Nepal Samacharpatra). My reason behind – I want to do it in English and that Kantipur Publications is a dream place for a budding journalist.
Justified. I went through various departments. In my first two years at the Post, I moved to district desk, then to international desk and then to the night-desk (the hardest part as I have to work till 1AM). Then I went to assist in the opinion section and finally appointed as the sports co-ordinator.
Now I am making yet another big decision. Leaving Kantipur – it’s hard for many to believe I am actually doing it because Kantipur is the biggest publication house and I am a permanent employee there.
[I submitted my resignation 15 days ago as required by the contract I signed with the publications. It was feeling numb. I had to struggle hard to tell it to my editor, who congratulated me and asked me not to hesitate if I consider moving back. I roamed around the office premises thinking that I would not belong here in a few days.]
My logic this time is simpler – opportunity. I am moving into new job in a responsible role in online journalism. And, that’s something I consider will be a big challenge as well as a learning curve for me. Because of my involvement in NepalCricket.com for last eight years, and then as a pioneer blogger of the country, I was thriving to do something for online and here came my opportunity.
How different the new online project will be? Well, I will try to utilize whatsoever I have learned in my hobby involvements and I will of course be looking to become the destination for all (especially because I will be working with a great team).
I and my bosses at my new job are hoping that the new project will contribute to make Nepal’s online journalism more thriving and truly ‘online journalism’!
[Meanwhile, this is my first blog post in more than six months, and I hope to continue blogging now on!]
0 responses to “Bye Bye Kantipur!”
he is our computer teacher when we r at class four!!!!!! now i m a graduate……………like to follow his path…..
Congratulation for starting new project.
Congratulations Ujjwal!
Best wishes for the new venture. Its difficult to take such decisions most of the time but at one point you have to take. I am glad that you took 🙂
Hope Myrepublica will be the best news site coming out of the region!
Congrats and best of luck. I feel the same, it’s hard to make decisions, the agony, the anxiety. But, it sounds good. Hope to see a great portal in My Republica.
Very contrasting situation!!! Either congratulate or not….. i am thinking about it. But whatever it is, there always hope for a better oppertunity….. Well, all the very best for yr new turn.
I know u’ll do better and best!!!!
CHEERS!!!!
Hi Ujjwal,
Great to hear your moving experience. I guess you spoke the voice of every professional journalist. I think challenge is a part and partial of life. And challenge is a wonderful opportunity especially for journalists. Journalists by nature love to take challenges and enjoy them. I am sure your decision has paved a new path in your life and will prove to be a wonderful opportunity.
Wish you all the best…… Rock on..
Quite true that changes are inevitable. And almost everyone want to make positive changes. U have taken a new step, and it can be a small effort to establish an established new Nepal. Hope u will progress much more, and being with a recognized team, add some more in Nepalese Journalism.
Nice to read you after six months, Waiting more more and more from you. Best of luck for new venture.
Its shocking as well as nice to know you are leaving Kantipur at a same time.
Anyways, best of luck and congrats.
what next? 🙂
Would love to know what your new job is!
All the best! Do write always.
Take decision and FIX it ……It’s great moment for anybody to take new steps !!!
Wishing all the best .
thanks.
dear Bro,
it is a very good job from you. Living Kantipur is also one of your achivement……. i hope you will do better than Kantipur.
I will always on your path. and wish your better success.
suraj acharya
Congratulations Uzzwal Dai..
Chnage’s lil odd….but risk linuparchha…Risk makes u an enterprenuer…not just a jagirdarr..good luck for your new venture
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