Ujjwal Acharya

Blogs, by Ujjwal Acharya

Most of these blogs are here for archival purpose that I have written from 2004. These days, I prefer to write my occasional blogs at Medium page.

  • Rajpal J Singh & The Nepal Digest

    In this another part of the History of Online Media in Nepal Series, I present two old interviews with Rajpal J Singh, who created a history in Nepal’s online media by founding The Nepal Digest.  The Nepal Digest, began in April, 1992, is Nepal’s first e-magazine distributed on email. It was established by Rajpal J…

  • How Kathmandu Post went online? – II

    In this part of the History of Online Media in Nepal Series, I present the news that was published in the front page of the The Kathmandu Post to announce the newspaper being available online. The Kathmandu Post was put online from September 1, 1995 but the announcement was only made on September 8’s edition…

  • Nepal’s first online editor

    In this another part of the History of Online Media in Nepal Series, I present a page (copied and pasted) from history. When The Kathmandu Post went online on September 7, 1995, it has a link called “General Info”. This is the text of what contained in the page that was linked (the text is…

  • How Kathmandu Post went online? – I

    In this part of the History of Online Media in Nepal Series, I present an email interview with the man who made it possible for The Kathmandu Post to become first South Asian newspaper to have online presence. When I was trying to write a brief history of online media in Nepal for my blog,…

  • Quotes from Online Media Seminar

    These are notes I have taken during the “Recognition. Responsibility. Road Ahead. A National Seminar on the State of Online Media in Nepal” organised on August 7, 2013 by Federation of Nepali Journalists’ Digital Media Committee, which I chair, and Online Journalists Association of Nepal and supported by Alliance for Social Dialogue. In part 1…

  • Girl at Delhi Airport

    “Dai, will they put me in jail?” The girl, probably in her mid-20s, asked me after I showed her the gate that would open after a couple of hours for her flight to Kathmandu. “Who? Where?” “Indian police here. Or Nepali police in Kathmandu.” I looked at her. She was pretty; dressed in worn-out jeans.…

  • Responsible Social Media

    (This write-up is published in April 2013 issue of Samhita – a quarterly publication of Press Council Nepal.) Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai, during his speech to mark the Press Council of Nepal’s anniversary in September 2012, talked critically about social media and its content. He said: “Social media have become very useful and effective for quick…

  • Summer Love, read & enjoy!

    Do you love reading Chetan Bhagat? Or love stories? Ever wanted to read something similar in Nepali? If your answers are yes, Summer Love by Subin Bhattarai is definitely a must-read. The newest publication from FinePrint Inc is purely for a joyous reading, something you may want to take with you while you are traveling;…

  • Shankar Lamichhane Quoted

    I had long heard Abstract Chintan: Pyaj (literal translation: Abstract Discourse: Onion) is one of the finest books ever written in Nepali. Shankar Lamichhane at his best, but somehow I had distanced myself from it for long time. That was possibly because I see life as beautiful and don’t want to get into reading something on…

  • (Social) Media Predictions 2013

    It’s not easy to predict but in the coziness of warm bed, I decided to predict how Nepali media, especially in connection with social media, is going to change in upcoming year. Feel free to add your own predictions in comments! I’m prediction that 2013 will see introduction of mobile news applications (for iPhone/iPad/Android) by…