There’s a quote that says, “In order to be something, you got to do something you have never done.” Many of us have dreams and aspirations in our lives, nonetheless, most of us lack enthusiasm and hard work to pursue them. Life, nevertheless, is not just about exams.

Ujwal Ghimire is an eminent figure in Nepali film Industry. Having dedicated his time as a director over two decades, he has brought to life a dozen of successful movies namely ‘Ward No 6’, ‘Gothalo’, ‘Chhodi Gaye Paap Lagla’, ‘Kismat’ and ‘Andaj’, among others.

Gopal Chitrakar is a renowned photo journalist as well as painter having devoted over 40 years in the fields. He was drawn to arts since early childhood because most of his family members were established in the painting field.

Dedicated in the field of journalism for 22 years now, Shiva Gaunle is an investigative journalist and editor of Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ), Jawalakhel. Originally from Jhapa, his career in media initiated when he moved to Kathmandu to work as a correspondent for a weekly newspaper ‘Swadhin Sambaadh’. Despite the fact that he earned a Bachelor’s in Law (BL) degree from Nepal Law Campus in 1994, he decided to continue his career in the field of journalism. Moreover, driven by his passion further he worked as a president for Three years at Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and further 11 years in Himal Magazine. Along with a numerous awards throughout the journey he was awarded ‘Senior Journalist Award’ by the government of Nepal in 2016. My City’s Sonam Lama caught up with Shiva Gaunle to talk about his experiences and challenges in his journalism career.