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Kanak Mani Dixit is a Nepali publisher, editor and writer. He is the founder of the news magazine ''Himal Southasian'' which is published in South Asia. == Life == Dixit was born on January 27, 1956, in Lalitpur. He studied at the Tri Chandra College in Kathmandu and obtained there his Bachelor of Arts in 1975. He studied at the University of Delhi, where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws. Afterwards he continued his study at the Columbia University, where he obtained two Master's degrees, one in 1981 in international relations and one year later one in Journalism.〔Mountains to Mountains, (resume )〕 After his study, he worked for eight years, until 1990, at the secretary of the United Nations in New York City. During his position here, in 1987, he founded the bimonthly magazine ''Himal''. In 1996 changed the name to ''Himal Southasian'' and he enlarged the area to, as he calls it: "''from Afghanistan to Burma and from Tibet to the Maldives.''" Furthermore, it has become a monthly magazine since then. Since 1998 he also publishes the biweekly news magazine ''Himal Khabarpatrika'' in Nepali language.〔〔Prince Claus Fund (biography )〕 Furthermore, he is writer of children's stories, and he founded Film South Asia (FSA), a film festival for documentary films.〔〔 For his role in cultural development, he was honored with a Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands in 2009.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kanak Dixit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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