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At just 27-years-old, Bhim Nepali is extremely well respected among the Nepali human rights and media communities.
He's a successful journalist contributing to three radio stations and 10 newspapers, but journalism wasn't his first career. Bhim used to be a teacher. It was a career he enjoyed immensely until he was attacked and nearly killed for being a Dalit in an esteemed position. Bhim was slashed across his face and neck by an angry villager.
He spent several months recuperating. The attack was the most frightful experience of his life, but it sparked a desire to spend the rest of his life fighting against caste-based discrimination, as a journalist. Despite the low pay, Bhim wouldn't trade his profession for one day of better pay. Explaining what his life as a journalist means to him, Bhim told us, "God is in every poor man... working for the poor man is my way of praying."
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At just 27-years-old, Bhim Nepali is extremely well respected among the Nepali human rights and media communities.
He's a successful journalist contributing to three radio stations and 10 newspapers, but journalism wasn't his first career. Bhim used to be a teacher. It was a career he enjoyed immensely until he was attacked and nearly killed for being a Dalit in an esteemed position. Bhim was slashed across his face and neck by an angry villager.
He spent several months recuperating. The attack was the most frightful experience of his life, but it sparked a desire to spend the rest of his life fighting against caste-based discrimination, as a journalist. Despite the low pay, Bhim wouldn't trade his profession for one day of better pay. Explaining what his life as a journalist means to him, Bhim told us, "God is in every poor man... working for the poor man is my way of praying."
See Bhim's Photos: