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Shashwat Pant

Shashwat Pant

Pant is an independent journalist based in Kathmandu. He covers issues ranging from tech, music, mountains, biodiversity and environment.

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Ama Bakery: Just 5 items have made this place viral among Kathmandu TikTokers

Ama Bakery: Just 5 items have made this place viral among Kathmandu TikTokers

Is trekking to Everest base camp alone–without a guide or porter–possible?

Is trekking to Everest base camp alone–without a guide or porter–possible?

A new Frankenstein: How Hydropower projects are disrupting Nepal’s river ecology and local livelihood

A new Frankenstein: How Hydropower projects are disrupting Nepal’s river ecology and local livelihood

Futsal in Nepal: Amid hurdles, growing up slow and steady as a business

Futsal in Nepal: Amid hurdles, growing up slow and steady as a business

‘Not as easy as you think, sports commentary awaits glamour in Nepal’

‘Not as easy as you think, sports commentary awaits glamour in Nepal’

Fabiano Flora: How this Portuguese coach sees hopes for Nepal football in little Kathmandu kids

Fabiano Flora: How this Portuguese coach sees hopes for Nepal football in little Kathmandu kids

Antim Grahan: Nepal’s pioneering black metal band are back, better and more ambitious

Antim Grahan: Nepal’s pioneering black metal band are back, better and more ambitious

Manjushree Trail Race: Story behind the birth and growth of Nepal’s only one certified 100-miler

Manjushree Trail Race: Story behind the birth and growth of Nepal’s only one certified 100-miler

Milan Rai: A perseverant dream of a parkful Kathmandu

Milan Rai: A perseverant dream of a parkful Kathmandu

Priya Rai: Nepal’s emerging trail and ultra runner can’t wait to show what she’s made up of

Priya Rai: Nepal’s emerging trail and ultra runner can’t wait to show what she’s made up of

Ncell CEO: Data is the future of Nepal’s telecom market, but 5G is still an enterprise proposition

Ncell CEO: Data is the future of Nepal’s telecom market, but 5G is still an enterprise proposition

Michael Fehr and Rico Baumann: All the way from Switzerland to Nepal–to thrill the audience who had never heard them

Michael Fehr and Rico Baumann: All the way from Switzerland to Nepal–to thrill the audience who had never heard them

Political strategists can change Nepal’s election culture. How do they work anyway?

Political strategists can change Nepal’s election culture. How do they work anyway?

Bollymood: Nepali indie music producer’s project to celebrate Bollywood nostalgia

Bollymood: Nepali indie music producer’s project to celebrate Bollywood nostalgia

Why did an agnostic in me read Bhagavad Gita?

Why did an agnostic in me read Bhagavad Gita?

Nepal trekkers seek a better system to replace ‘useless’ TIMS cards ahead of the Visit Nepal Decade

Nepal trekkers seek a better system to replace ‘useless’ TIMS cards ahead of the Visit Nepal Decade

Sandro Gromen-Hayes, known for K2 summit photos, wants to do the same on the world’s top 14 peaks

Sandro Gromen-Hayes, known for K2 summit photos, wants to do the same on the world’s top 14 peaks

Nepal’s 1st pump track, built by a Swiss company, pumps up cyclists and skateboarders

Nepal’s 1st pump track, built by a Swiss company, pumps up cyclists and skateboarders

5:55: Nepal’s popular rapper is on a mission to promote psychedelic rap

5:55: Nepal’s popular rapper is on a mission to promote psychedelic rap

Kartik Naach: This centuries-old festival of Patan celebrates devil’s defeat every year

Kartik Naach: This centuries-old festival of Patan celebrates devil’s defeat every year

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