Tara Bhattarai

Senior Reporter

Awards:

2011, Kurt Schork Award, Excellence in International Journalism Shortlist, Reuters

Tara Bhattarai was a reporter with Global Press in Nepal after completing the Global Press training in 2007. Tara had a powerful career at Global Press. Her stories have been credited with impacting local policy and even the draft constitution.

Articles

Nepal

Post-quake Construction Moratorium Deprives Nepalese Day Laborers of Vital Income

Nepal

Earthquakes Highlight Lack of Mental Health Care In Nepal

Nepal

Tara Bhattarai, GPJ Nepal

Advocates Seek Legal Protection, Compensation for Women in Live-In Relationships

Nepal

Nepalese Teen Girls Endanger Their Health Through Overuse of Morning-After Pill

Nepal

Tara Bhattarai, GPJ Nepal

Nepalese Village Preserves Mustard Oil Tradition Despite Financial Loss

Nepal

Tara Bhattarai, GPJ Nepal

Entrepreneur Prioritizes Community to Attain and Share Success in Nepal’s Growing Advertising Industry

Nepal

Advocacy Project

In Nepal’s Wealthier Families, Women Endure Domestic Abuse to Preserve Social and Financial Security

Nepal

UNICEF Nepal

Villagers Embrace Toilets as Government Seeks to Declare Nepal Free of Open Defecation by 2017

Nepal

Tara Bhattarai, GPI

Corruption Perpetuates Political Dysfunction in Nepal

Nepal

Lack of Policy Risks Health, Safety of Nepalese Migrants Working in India

Nepal

Extramarital Affairs Increase as Nepal’s Society Liberalizes

Nepal

Women Confront Exploitation in Nepal’s Entertainment Sector

Nepal

Leprosy Victims Plan to Scale World’s Tallest Peak

Nepal

Tibetan Refugees in Nepal Lack Rights as China Gains Economic Influence

Nepal

Royal Palace Turned Museum Reminds Visitors of Nepal’s Uncertain Political Future

Nepal

Trafficking, Poverty and Illiteracy Force Girls into Nepal’s Flourishing Sex Trade

Nepal

In Eastern Nepal Villagers Suffer Wild Elephant Terror

Nepal

“We Will Not Die Quietly”: A Photo Essay from World AIDS Day in Nepal

Nepal

Hindu Cremation Ritual to be Mechanized in Kathmandu

Nepal

Celebrations: Nepal, Kenya, Kashmir and Zimbabwe Ring in 2011

Nepal

Climate Change Debate Continues as Thousands Suffer Water Shortages

Nepal

Financial Burden and Local Tradition Foster Child Marriage in Nepal

Nepal

Poverty, Inability to Pay Medical Bills, Leading Cause of Suicide in Nepal

Nepal

An Open Secret: Sex Trafficking in Nepal

Nepal

Women’s Wages Remain Unequal in Labor Sector

Nepal

Foreign Employers, Local Agents Prey on Nepali Workers

Nepal

Illegal Organ Trade on the Rise in Nepal

Nepal

Landmines Continue to Claim Lives in Nepal

Nepal

Violence Plagues Women Accused of Witchcraft

Nepal

Illegal Child Labor Affects Millions in Nepal

Nepal

Traditional Nepali Occupations of Fishing and Boating Face Extinction

Nepal

Sex-Selective Abortion on the Rise in Nepal

Nepal

Nepal Plans to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage, Discrimination Persists

Nepal

Poverty, Lack of Awareness Fuels Women’s Role in Trafficking Drugs in Nepal

Nepal

Expired, Fake Medicines Flood Pharmacies in Nepal

Nepal

Lack of Awareness, Stigma Fuels Marital Rape in Nepal

Nepal

Unsafe, Illegal Abortion Persists in Nepal Despite Legalization

Nepal

Brain Drain Increases in Nepal Amidst Few Opportunities for Students and Professionals

Nepal

Tattoo Fad Surges Among Urban Nepali Youth

Nepal

Homestays Boost Tourism in Rural Nepal

Nepal

Six Years After Nepal’s Civil War, Families Demand Answers About the Disappeared

Nepal

Sexual and Gender Minorities With HIV Face Double Stigma in Nepal

Nepal

Cable Bridges Increase Convenience and Risks in Nepali Transportation

Nepal

Women Find Jobs in Guide and Trekking Industries During Nepal’s Tourism Year

Nepal

Nepali Women Come Out in Force to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day

Nepal

Unique Indigenous Group in Nepal Remains Isolated, Landless

Nepal

Poverty Gives Rise to Child Abduction and High Ransom Demands in Nepal

Nepal

Women Lead Kidney Donations in Nepal

Nepal

HIV-Positive Nepalis Report Medical Discrimination, Refusal of Treatment

Nepal

Mental Illness on the Rise Among Women in Rural Nepal

Nepal

Despite Government Decree, Bonded Labor Tradition Continues in Nepal

Nepal

Psychics Still Popular Source of Physical, Emotional Healing in Nepal

Nepal

Female Former Combatants Struggle to Readjust to Civilian Life in Nepal

Nepal

Inter-caste Newlyweds Face Eviction, Discrimination in Nepal