I did not know Bijaya Kumar is running a program in Kantipur TV. If you haven't heard about it then here is the link.

- http://www.kantipuronline.com/ktv_currentaffairs.php


This is an email I received recently from Kantipur Group.

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Greetings from Kantipur Group!

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But there is good news! Very Soon our popular portal is going to launch daily Kantipur Television News show and current affair programs in its site. There will be a one-hour daily prime time Nepali news called Kantipur Samachar which, presently has more than 90% viewership rating within Kathmandu Valley. The current affair shows (Talk Shows) namely Kantipur Bahas presented by Indra Lohani, Fireside by Bhusan Dahal and Frontline by Bijay Kumar Pandey are becoming the main platform for political debates and discussions. Extremely popular, these shows will help you understand the underpinnings of the Nepali political landscape. All of these are very soon going to be the part of our website www.kantipuronline.com.

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Once I watched Bijay Kumar interviewing Amitab Bacchaan on Nepal Television while he was in KTM. Amitab thrashed him so bad with his answers
that later a comedian
played a caricature of Bijay kumar and
asks Amitab, "Aaap ko Nepal Television kaiseee lagaa ?"
Amitab answers, " Baahut aaachee hai kuii ki saab staff loag aap jaisee bachaee haii"

Have any of you watched the Brian O'reiley Factor on Foxnews? It's also available on internet. I used to watch his program regularly, and he'd ask questions quite straight, and even cut off the phone if he didn't like another person's answer. He still exists in foxnews. It's fun watching his program but won't be that fun being interviewed by him.

gwayjo,
its not BRIAN O"REILY its bill o'reily and he is one arrogant person. (O: i.e. o'reily of the factor ..
he is a very opionionated person who is not willing to listen to views from other side. He would be calling names and defaming people if they do not agree with him. Just like bush and cheney polities. i.e. the politics of karl rove.
Did you see about the way he covers for Dick cheney and scott libbey about the CIA agent name leak? I clearly remember him calling, that UN inspector[an american], a traitor for saying that IRAQ did not have nuclear weapons and the uranium tubes bought from south africa does not match the requirements for the tubes used in the production of nuclear weapons. anyway if he had been nonpartisan i am sure he would have been great.
if you want to know how micheal moore thrashed him on reinterview pls go through the transcript.
http://www.drudgereport.com/dnc4.htm

Now getting back to Bijaya Pandey,
i disliked the way he organized 1991 debate of late MK Bhandari and Krishna Bhattarai. i could figure out that he was a true congresee favoring Mr KP Bhattarai and trying to trounce MK Bhandari. As always Madan bhandari thrashed him and i believe this interview was a deciding factor for his win in Kathmandu.

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as always,
what do i know ? (O:

Though I have not watched his show on television and do not have in depth knowledge about Nepali politics ,but while watching some episodes of Disahnirdesh on the net I felt this guy asks frivolous questions and tries to hog the interview scene.Two conclusions:
-Attitude problem.
-Intimidating.

My mistake in writiing the name. However, it's fun to see his program sometime. It gives us entertainment and the mean time, tells us not to believe all the crap that we see or hear in news.
P.S. you spelled my name incorrectly too. :p

Hmmm...

In western world, after being well-known personality, they hide their appearances by wearing black sunglassses, but in a country like Asia, they rather remove their pre worn black sunglasses to get recognition.

Aba bhannu hosh what impression I have gotten from Bijay Kumar, then!!!

" My observation about him is, he showed some arrogance and toughness in his tone, not necessarily in the content of questions asked in interviews he conducted."
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Yes, he did the same with Amitabh Bachchan too.

विजय कुमार: अमिताभ जी, आपने फिल्मि करियर कवसे शुरु की ? (consider his unnecessary arrogance and toughness in his tone here... that irritates Amitabh)
अमिताभ (cool): विजय बेटे, ..........सालसे ।बहुत साल हो गये, शायद उस वक्त तो तुम पैदा ही नहीँ हुएथे (smile)!!
These are not the exact lines of conversation, but Bachchan answered all his questions this way. For me (not necessarily for all), it was funny !

Raascal Pal!

"Vijay Kumar in KTV!!! hahahaa..... Now, it's gonna be a pandemic.......

Laataa deshaa gadaa tanneri!!!

Comon peeps..... nepalese can do better than that! "

Wah.........!!!
Wah.........!!!
Wah..........!!!

Haste maa hujur ko reply nai miss garechu. Ati uttam...

By the way, Pandemic ki Epidemic Bro'?

I watched one of his programmes to find that I used to like him to some extent when I was back home. I don't know how good or bad he treats to other persons in real life, but he has his own style of taking interview that is appreciated by many people. Making your own mark is important in a professional career, not many people are able to do that, he did and hence the buzz- positive and negative. He might not be a gifted interviewer like Larry King or Tim Sebastian or David Frost, but than he is one of the best in the business in Nepal. You got to accept that. About arrogance thing, when you have something special up in your sleeve, you tend to be arrogant. He might have been arrogant with some of his guests, but the Amitabh kanda has shown that his charisma shades when he has to face with people who are more famous than him.

The problem may occur with any great interviewer sometimes, depending upon the charisma and shrewdness of the interviewee. Most of the times, interviewers are dominant, sometimes they are dominated. In political interviews, the interviewer take chances to pressure the guests to reveal his flaws. Sometimes, this will lead to apparent arrogance. As far as I recall, he interrupts the guest more than needed, he talks about himself when not needed-like maile esto gareko thiye, usto gareko thiye, becomes cheesy; not in all interview though. Apart from that he sounds fine and confident. Don't know more about his journalistic credentials anyways. People are famous for good and bad reasons. One hates or loves you -either for your appreciation or for jealousy- love or hate - both could be either way.

Well said. Hats off!

why don't someone watch his program on www.ekantipur.com and then comment on it again? I'm watching it right now (His experience with king birendra and the interview with Dr. Devendra Raj Pandey)

me his ex-girlfriend.. ha ha i am just 21 years old dude.. and he is 45+...funny.. - MAMTA

Mamta what nonsense are you saying? Do you think that 21 years girl cannot be a girlfriend of man of 45? Look at Padmalaxmi and Salman Rusdi.-DIBYA RAJ KOIRALA

Dibya raj?? who are they?? who are you talking about? MAMTA

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Oh Mamta, I feel sorry for u, by working in one of the top media houses (as uve said) u dont know such a famous writer???? Sorry for my harsh words, forget it here, By he way ru Pragya Karki of Kantiupur publication?

Not only Bijay Kumar many of the media personlities are GHAMANDI in Nepal, (and I think its thier business and we ve nothing to do). Ive got opportunity to meet some of them like Kanak Mani Dixit, Abhi Subedi (1 no ko ghamandi), I heard Bhushan Dahal is not less than Bijay Kumar....tyati matra ho ra?????????? tie laye bhandai ma SHAAN dekhuane haru kati chhan kati Nepal ma......

Im writing it my own experience, I used to work as a Freelance Writer (For TKP, THT, Wave, Rajdhani, Space Time Today and some others) there is so much of CHAMCHA GIRI, ghus khayara samachar bangyaune hari kati chhan kati............that is our Nepal......still I love it ......K GARNU maya lagdo rahechha tyahi mato ma janme pachhi.......!!

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BUT Peter J Karthak is a just great man!!!!!!!!!!!! simply superb!!!!

I don't mean that Peter J. Karthak is not great; but perhaps you've not read his article on KG.

Who do you think is the good TV talk show host in Nepal in terms of current issues and balanced political questions? I don't think Bijaya Kumar is the one...

Q.

try bhusan dahal, if fact he is the one who established dishanirdesh. He is very professional, knowledgeable, and he knows how to ask questions.

I used to be a fan of his voice hmmmmm :)

I am not talking about only dishanirdesh. Talking about Bhusan Dahal, He is one of the moneyminded and no sense of commitment person. He got fired from several media institutions.

Is there any intelectual good TV talk show host in Nepal in terms of current issues and balanced political questions ?

Q..

La la aba aru ko dheari naramro kura matra nagaru...........

By the way, anyone fan of PRASAN SYANGDEN of Kantipur FM???? wot a voice he has got!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wanted to hear him but too bad it says bandwidth exceeded.....phewwww kantipur ni ke ho ke ho these days....