Bio
Kanak Mani Dixit is Nepali publisher, editor and writer. He is the founder editor of the English current affairs magazine Himal Southasian and Nepali weekly Himal Khabarpatrika, published from Kathmandu. He is the co-editor of State of Nepal and the translator of Atamabrittanta: B.P. Koirala’s Late Life Reflections. His most recent works are Dekhekho Muluk (2010) in Nepali and Peace Politics of Nepal (2011). He is the author of popular children books such as Adventures of a Nepali Frog, The Leech & I and Other Stories. He was conferred the 2009 Prince Claus Award for his role in the cultural development in Southasia.