| Basanta Basnet | |
| Native Name: | बसन्त बस्नेत |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Nationality: | Nepalese |
| Alma Mater: | IACER, Pokhara University |
| Occupation: | Journalist, writer |
| Employer: | Onlinekhabar |
| Notable Works: | 72 ko Bismaya, Mahabhara, Simsara |
Basanta Basnet is a Nepalese journalist and writer. He is an editor at Onlinekhabar, an online news portal. He started working at Online Khabar since 17 July 2022, after resigning from Shilapatra.[1] [2] Earlier, He worked at Kantipur (daily) as a political correspondent. He was also an editor at Nepal Magazine,[3] which used to be published by Kantipur Publications.
He was the former editor at Nepal Magazine and Shilapatra, an online news portal.[4] He was the editor-in-chief of Shilapatra from August 31, 2020, to July 2022.[5] He has also worked for various national dailies such as Kantipur, Annapurna Today, Annapurna Post and Nagarik.[6]
He has published three books. His first book 72 ko Bismay was published on 8 September 2018.[7] The book is a political non-fiction about the 2015 Nepal earthquake and the events that followed after the promulgation of the constitution of Nepal in 2015 (2072 BS).[8]
His second book, Mahabhara is a novel set in eastern Nepal during the Nepalese Civil War.[9] It was published on 8 January 2022 by FinePrint Publication.[10]
He has published his third book, Simsara on 3 October 2024 by FinePrint Publication. [11]