Subel Bhandari

Fixer/ Translator/ Facilitator 

Freelance 

Worked as fixer/ translator, facilitator for foreign journalists and photographers, including 

• Charles Haviland, Correspondent, BBC,  


• Catherine Philps, Correspondent, Times of
  
  London ,
  
  New Delhi  


• Matthew McAllister, Correspondent,
  
  Newsday, New York  


• Moises Omar Saman, Photojournalist,
  
  Newsday, New York 


• James Pomerantz, Photojournalist, World Picture News,
  
  New York 


• Jeff Reidel, Freelance Photographer for GQ,
  
  New York 


• George Saunders, Author and Writer for GQ and The NewYorker 


• Paula Bromstein, Staff Photographer, Getty Images,
  
  Bangkok 


• Tiane Doan Na Champassak, Photographer, Agence
  
  Vu 


• Walter de Gregorio, Correspondent, Weltwoche, Swiss Weekly

Contributing Special Correspondent

Newsday, New York , October 2004 

Contributed to a story on political situation and Maoist insurgency by Matthew McAllister as a special correspondent 

Ref: http://www .newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-wonepal-series,0,2082751.storygallery 



Contributing Correspondent/ Photographer 

Nepali Times and Himal Khabarpatrika, since November 2004 

Been writing articles and reviews on issues related to mainly politics and social issues. 

Ref: http://www.nepalitimes.com/issue265/nation.htm 

http://nepalitimes.com/issue/265/Nation/877



Corporate Brand In-charge 

Himalmedia, since January 2006 

Job includes brand quality continuance, promotion, publicity, campaigns, strategic tie-ups and outreach. 



Events Manager/ Staff Writer 

Wave, since October 2004 

Written articles, features, cover stories and assisted in copy editing and proofreading. Articles varied on topics from politics to socio-economics, glamour, sports, music, etc mainly targeting youths. As an Events Manager, job included organizing events, managing artists, sounds, lights, venues tickets and everything else. 

Ref: http://www.wavemag.com.np/2005/october/cover_story.html

 http://www.wavemag.com.np/2005/august/coverstory.html 



Radio Jockey/ Producer 

Hits FM 91.2, since April 2005 

Used to produce and host three shows, including ever popular “Coca-Colako Naulo Saugat”. Now, produce and host “Face to Face”, an interview based program on Nepali music celebrities that broadcasts every Saturday 4 PM to 5 PM. 

Previous Experiences 



Staff Writer and Photographer 

“metro”,

Kathmandu , June 2003 – November 2004 

Fortnightly City Magpaper published by bitarak.com. My job mainly included building PR, research writings, features, event coverage and photography.

Writer, Assistant Editor, Proofreader 

“

Kathmandu Infotiser”,

Kathmandu , May 2003 – Feb 2004 

Youth Magazine Fortnightly published by New Business Age. My job in Infotiser included writing, researching articles, features and critiques, editing all articles and proofread them.

Office Administration Manager 

BYCON,

Kathmandu , March 2003 – Feb 2004 

Basic Youth Clubs of a.k.a. BYCON is a Non-Profit NGO working amongst Nepali youths; job description included Office Management, Public Relation, Human Resource and Event Coordination. Organized and supervised major events like 3-on-3 Basketball Tourney, Gamers’ Meet, etc. 



Researcher 

Lutheran World Federation,

Kathmandu , August – September 2003 

Prepared assessment on efficiency of village based CBOs (Community based organizations) in Dhangadi, Kailali for LWF 



Assoc. Editor 

“Computer Technology”,

Kathmandu , February 2002 – June 2002 

A computer monthly magazine published by Computer Club 



Assistant Editor 

The Ambassador Nepal”

Kathmandu , July 2001 – January 2002 

A tourism monthly magazine published by The Ambassador Nepal