Kathmandu: Nepalese Minister for Information and Communication Krishna Bahadur Mahara has assured to provide recognition to Bhutanese journalists in exile who have been publishing newspapers, running radio programme and online.
Addressing a function to release the first book on Bhutanese media ‘Becoming a journalist in exile’ written by T. P. Mishra, editor of Bhutan News Service and APFAnews.com, in Kathmandu Today, Nepalese minister Mahara said government is ready to extend all possible support to refugee journalists despite legal hurdles.
He reiterated Nepalese government’s stand for rightful repatriation of exile Bhutanese though the option for resettlement has been opened without ensuring their repatriation.
Senior journalist of Nepal Dhruva Hari Adhikari in his book review said it has all those components needed for a cob and a senior journalist, besides explaining the current media situation in Bhutan and hurdles the Bhutanese journalists in exile have been facing.
Human rights leader Tek Nath Rizal, congratulating Mishra for such weighty publication, urged the Nepalese government to take initiation for ensuring that three options – repatriation, assimilation and resettlement – go together. He also criticised Nepal government for approving the credentials of Bhutanese envoys such as Nado Rinchen, Dago Tshering and V Namgyal who were directly involved in evicting ethnic Nepalis from southern Bhutan.
Another senior journalist Yubaraj Ghimire appreciated the initiation taken by Mishra to inform the world about continuing worse situation of media freedom in Bhutan.
Chairman of Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) Subodh Pyakurel drew attention of the Nepalese government to look into problems being faced by Bhutanese journalists.
Hem Bahadur Bista, executive director of Nepal FM radio, where Mishra had worked in the past, and country representative of the PANOS South Asia Kishor Pradhan expressed their readiness to help promote media among Bhutanese refugee community.
The book was release simultaneously in Nepal and worldwide through internet today. The readers from across the globe can order the book through payment of US$25 through Pay Pal from the link at APFAnews.com. The revenue generated from the book will go for support of the Bhutanese media in exile. Bhutan News Service
March 31st, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Mr. Mishra deserves congratulation from my side. I am a Bhutanese journalist working inside the country and i am stationed in Thimphu. Its good to learn that Mishra has shown bold initiative to tell the other side of press freedom in Bhutan. Good!
March 31st, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Weldone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I respect your hard work.Keep up working like this for Bhutanese Society.
Once again cong!!!!!
from Hague
April 1st, 2009 at 7:04 pm
One can imagine how would it be ‘to be a journalist in exile’ where even the growth is limited to the narrowest boundries. The work of Mr.Mishra is of big credit. Moreover, the initiatives taken by the youth like Mishra are of great importance to the mute refugees who are the stepping stone to many.The pages of history will ever remember you. Bravo Mishra! go on steadily.
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:02 am
Congratulations!
You are doing a great job!Despite the difficult situation, you manage to work hard everytime.Keep up!You are our inspirations.
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:50 am
Congrats. Its a great work!
April 6th, 2009 at 12:02 am
congrulation.
April 6th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Hi Mishra has done a great job as an exiled journalist in refugee camp.well done Mishra !
April 11th, 2009 at 5:22 am
In the difficult situation in exile the work of TP Mishra is laudable. I appreciate it. One thing confusing on the presentation of this book becoming journalist in exile is that however the book was written by 8 people altogether namely Subir bhaumik, IP adhikari, Timsina, nanda Gautam. Laura, Deepak and RP subba who has contributed each chapters, it is mde to appear by the manipulatiion of TP Mishra that it was written by him alone. I read this book and faound that he has only assembled in the articles, but he is falsely emerging as the author. This is pseudo intellectual. Moreover the book did not highlight the difficulties of the way Nepali language in Bhutan’s media is put into and how it is being treated. This is bias. If TP were to emerge as a media campaigner, he would have done more for the plurality of the media in Bhutan and not only for state media because the state owned media is protected by law. The same laws are endangering the existence of the plurality, particularly the Lhostahampa langauge division of radio and newspaper. Such imbalanced campaign of APFA clearly stipulate the journalit;s like Mishras imaturity or attitude problem. More should have been done to protect what is vulnerable when such great work and many people are engaged than to highlight one person’s name.
April 13th, 2009 at 7:59 am
it seems TP Mishra is really boasting for his launching fews webblogs and blowing his trumpets.
I used to read his online materials but now his site such as bns and afpa.com are promoting more confussioin among the refugees worldwide because very few of his allies can publish anything and everything in his site and others not. How is he promoting balanced views? How is he practicing independent and impartial journalism when he highlights the opinion of few and others not? It is media that made more wars in the world than other agencies. And BNS and APFAs are doing now the same
April 13th, 2009 at 8:01 am
In the difficult situation in exile the work of TP Mishra is laudable. I appreciate it. One thing confusing on the presentation of this book becoming journalist in exile is that however the book was written by 8 people altogether namely Subir bhaumik, IP adhikari, Timsina, nanda Gautam. Laura, Deepak and RP subba who has contributed each chapters, it is mde to appear by the manipulatiion of TP Mishra that it was written by him alone. I read this book and faound that he has only assembled in the articles, but he is falsely emerging as the author. This is pseudo intellectual. Moreover the book did not highlight the difficulties of the way Nepali language in Bhutan’s media is put into and how it is being treated. This is bias. If TP were to emerge as a media campaigner, he would have done more for the plurality of the media in Bhutan and not only for state media because the state owned media is protected by law. The same laws are endangering the existence of the plurality, particularly the Lhostahampa langauge division of radio and newspaper. Such imbalanced campaign of APFA clearly stipulate the journalit;s like Mishras imaturity or attitude problem. More should have been done to protect what is vulnerable when such great work and many people are engaged than to highlight one person’s name.
April 30th, 2009 at 3:35 am
Bravo! TP Mishra.Your hard work and will to do attitude deserves appreciation no matter what people would say.
Keep your great work.