# Nepal Magazine > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nepal_Magazine > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nepal_Magazine.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Magazine > Source revision: 1341752101 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox magazine | title = Nepal Magazine | logo = File:Nepal Magazine logo.svg | image_file = Nepalmag.jpg | image_caption = Cover of ''Nepal Magazine'' (29 January 2017) | editor2 = [Vijay Kumar Pandey](/source/Vijay_Kumar_Pandey){{cite web | url=http://sajha.com/sajha/html/index.cfm?threadid=110031 | title=Five Reasons to Read Vijay Kumar Pandey's new book KHUSHI | accessdate=21 October 2016}} | editor_title2 = Founding Editor | editor_title = Editor | editor = [Basanta Basnet](/source/Basanta_Basnet){{cite news|title=Kantipur Media Group Team |url=http://kmg.com.np/team|accessdate=18 December 2019|publisher=[KMG](/source/Kantipur_Media_Group)}} | editor_title3 = Digital Editor | previous_editor = | staff_writer = | photographer = | category = [News](/source/News) [magazine](/source/magazine) | frequency = Weekly | format = | circulation = 45,000 | publisher = Kailash Sirohiya{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=98370069&privcapId=9412027|title= Executive Profile Kailash Sirohiya |work= www.bloomberg.com |accessdate= 11 February 2017}} | paid_circulation = | unpaid_circulation = | circulation_year = 2016 | total_circulation = | founder = | founded = 2000{{cite web | url=http://www.kmg.com.np/kantipur-publication/#Nepal | title=Kantipur Publication | accessdate=21 October 2016 | archive-date=24 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124121055/http://www.kmg.com.np/kantipur-publication/#Nepal | url-status=dead }} | firstdate = | finaldate = | finalnumber = | company = [Kantipur Publications](/source/Kantipur_Publications){{cite web | url=http://www.nepalhomepage.com/dir/news | title=News and Views-Nepal Homepage | accessdate=26 October 2016 | archive-date=7 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907141504/http://www.nepalhomepage.com/dir/news | url-status=dead }} | country = Nepal | based = | language = [नेपाली](/source/Nepali_language) | website = {{url|http://nepalmag.com.np/}} | issn = | oclc = }} The '''''Nepal Magazine''''' was a weekly national magazine published by [Kantipur Media Group](/source/Kantipur_Publications) in [Kathmandu](/source/Kathmandu), which also published ''[Kantipur](/source/Kantipur_(daily))'' and ''[The Kathmandu Post](/source/The_Kathmandu_Post)''.{{cite web | url=http://allnepalinewspapers.com/magazines/. | title=Nepali Magazines | accessdate=26 October 2016 | archive-date=17 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017041315/http://allnepalinewspapers.com/magazines/ | url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://kantipur.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2014-06-13/323365.html|title=२०४६ पछिका म्यागेजिन|access-date=2016-10-26|archive-date=2016-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170207/http://kantipur.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2014-06-13/323365.html|url-status=dead}} ''Nepal'' had the country's largest circulation for a weekly news-magazine, according to the official data released by [Press Council Nepal](/source/Press_Council_Nepal) in 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mediakurakani.com/2016/07/02/number-of-newspaper-copies-published-in-nepal/|title=कुन पत्रिका कति छापिन्छन्? यस्तो छ प्रकाशकको दावी|access-date=2017-02-09|archive-date=2017-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080306/https://www.mediakurakani.com/2016/07/02/number-of-newspaper-copies-published-in-nepal/|url-status=dead}} [Basanta Basnet](/source/Basanta_Basnet) was the Editor.{{Cite news|url=http://kmg.com.np/team|title=KMG Team}} After the [COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Nepal), [Kantipur media group](/source/Kantipur_media_group) stopped publishing Nepal Magazine along with its other publications.{{Cite web |last=@therecord |title=Print is back but many journalists are not - The Record |url=https://www.recordnepal.com/print-is-back-but-many-journalists-are-not |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.recordnepal.com |language=English}}{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=New Spolight |title=KMG Shut Down Its Weekly And Monthly Publications |url=https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2020/06/26/kmg-shut-down-its-weekly-and-monthly-publications/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=SpotlightNepal |language=en}} == 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''{{cite web | url=http://news.studentsnepal.com/top-ten-plus-two-colleges-of-nepal-2072-2015/ | title=Top Ten Plus Two Colleges of Nepal 2072 / 2015 | accessdate=21 October 2016 | archive-date=21 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021203224/http://news.studentsnepal.com/top-ten-plus-two-colleges-of-nepal-2072-2015/ | url-status=dead }} and ''Person of the year''. ''Nepal'' was generally regarded as leading and influential nepali magazines, along with [Himal Khabarpatrika](/source/Himal_Khabarpatrika).{{Cite news|url=http://kantipur.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2014-06-13/323365.html|title=२०४६ पछिका म्यागेजिन|access-date=2016-10-26|archive-date=2016-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026170207/http://kantipur.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2014-06-13/323365.html|url-status=dead}} == Editors == The magazine has been under five editors so far, [Vijay Kumar Pandey](/source/Vijay_Kumar_Pandey), Tirtha Koirala, [Kishor Nepal](/source/Kishor_Nepal), [Prashant Aryal](/source/Prashant_Aryal), [Sudheer Sharma](/source/Sudheer_Sharma), [Narayan Wagle](/source/Narayan_Wagle) and [Basanta Basnet](/source/Basanta_Basnet) [Editor].{{cite web|url=https://blog.com.np/2008/08/18/new-editors-in-kantipur-kathmandu-post-and-nepal-magazine/|title=NEW EDITORS IN KANTIPUR, KATHMANDU POST AND NEPAL MAGAZINE|last=|first=|date=2008-08-18|website=|publisher=|accessdate=21 October 2016}} == Notable staff and columnists (past and present) == * [Abhi Subedi](/source/Abhi_Subedi) * [Rabindra Mishra](/source/Rabindra_Mishra) * [Khagendra Sangraula](/source/Khagendra_Sangraula) * [Leela Mani Paudyal](/source/Leela_Mani_Paudyal) * [Madhab Basnet](/source/Madhab_Basnet) * [Ram Bahadur Rawal](/source/Ram_Bahadur_Rawal) * [Prashant Aryal](/source/Prashant_Aryal) * Janak Nepal * Bibhu Luitel * Baburam Bishwakarma == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{Official website|https://nepalmag.com.np/}} * [http://kmg.com.np/kantipur-publication/#Nepal Kantipur Publications] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102002129/http://kmg.com.np/kantipur-publication/#Nepal |date=2019-01-02 }} Category:Weekly magazines Category:Weekly newspapers published in Nepal Category:2000 establishments in Nepal --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nepal Magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Magazine) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Magazine?action=history)). 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