The ''Nepal Magazine'' was a weekly national magazine published by
Kantipur Media Group in
Kathmandu
Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
, which also published ''
Kantipur
Kantipur (; ) was a medieval kingdom in the Malla confederacy of Nepal, centered in the Kathmandu Valley. The name of the kingdom was derived from a Sanskrit name of its capital city, now known as Kathmandu.
List of kings
* Ratna Malla (148 ...
'' and ''
The Kathmandu Post
''The Kathmandu Post'' is a major daily newspaper published in Nepal. Founded in February 1993 by Shyam Goenka, it is one of the largest English-language newspapers in the country. The newspaper is published by Kantipur Publications, the publ ...
''.
The magazine focused on national socio-political matters of Nepal, with satirical pieces on current affairs and trends of the country, along with lighter stories of lifestyle and arts. ''Nepal'' had the country's largest circulation for a weekly news-magazine, according to the official data released by
Press Council Nepal in 2016.
Basanta Basnet was the Editor. After the
COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal,
Kantipur media group stopped publishing Nepal Magazine along with its other publications.
History
''Nepal Magazine'' was established in 2000 as a fortnightly magazine. It had been covering political issues along with photo story, movie review, celebrity gossips and literature. Its two notable annual publication are ''Plus 2 College Ranking''
and ''Person of the year''.
''Nepal'' was generally regarded as leading and influential nepali magazines, along with
Himal Khabarpatrika.
Editors
The magazine has been under five editors so far,
Vijay Kumar Pandey, Tirtha Koirala,
Kishor Nepal,
Prashant Aryal,
Sudheer Sharma,
Narayan Wagle and
Basanta Basnet ditor
Notable staff and columnists (past and present)
*
Abhi Subedi
*
Rabindra Mishra
*
Khagendra Sangraula
*
Leela Mani Paudyal
*
Madhab Basnet
*
Ram Bahadur Rawal
*
Prashant Aryal
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://nepalmag.com.np/
Kantipur Publications
Weekly magazines
Weekly newspapers published in Nepal
2000 establishments in Nepal