Kathmandu: Kumar Prasad Ojha, born at Phidim, Panchthar district, is currently living in the capital of Republic of Nepal Kathmandu and is very active in
social service. He has been devoted himself at the service poorest of the poor
sad and helpless since his childhood. He was active in social service even in
the district by writing in literature and journalism.
Arrived at orphans &
helpless people of Society the capital Kathmandu ten years ago, the capital Kathmandu ten years ago, his work is now devoted to the
upliftment and development of the endangered, marginalized and targeted
communities of the poor and marginalized. While natural calamity occurs or a
disaster in the country, he is involved in rescue work. He considers it his
social responsibility to visit Raute, Kusunda and Kuswadia settlements of
Karnali with warm clothes in the harsh winter season and to reach of at the
Terai Madhes with improved smokeless stoves and cloths as the cold wave
spreads.
Mr. Ojha, who was found in
Netuwa Basti of Lumbini
Cultural Municipality
in Kapilbastu last month, is currently building a museum that reflects the
cultural identity of the endangered community. Raute was the Central Secretary
of the Endangered and Marginalized Class Upliftment Foundation of Nepal. He had
been working in the journalism profession Since a long time. He also said that
the organization has already started construction work by purchasing land for
the museum to be constructed in 9 Talku of Dakshinkali Municipality of
Kathmandu District.
Ojha considers his interest
in social services as a campaign for social transformation. "It is my
social responsibility to visit the villages and train and orient the youth and
children, and to Conduct social work for the development of skills and
abilities for women," says Mr Ojha.
He is a facilitator of the
community schools of Solukhumbu or Gelu, Chisapani and Vijulikot of Ramechhap.
Dolakha's Jiri, Mainapokhari and Sundravati. He said that he has been
conducting programs in rural areas of dozens of districts from Melamchi of
Sindhupalchowk, Sunkoshi to Nawise of Dhading or Battar of Nuwakot.
He is also a member of the
Lions Club of Nepal Journalist. Even when living in the capital, he seems to be
just as active. If there is a lack of blood in a hospital bed, his activity
increases even more. When he gets the news from somewhere, he immediately
starts calling and is ready to fill the gap always.
Talking about his experience
in social service, he said, "I have been inspired in social work since my
childhood by the inspiration of my mother Parvata Ojha and father Thakur Prasad
Ojha." My father was in a government job and he always said, "Help
the poorest of the poor and the helpless to love as much as you can, give
whatever you can with your heart, words and deeds."
He and his organization have
done remarkable social work, from feeding the homeless at the period of
devastating earthquake to feeding the injured in various hospitals and open
spaces in Kathmandu, to distributing relief materials in the blockade, and even
in the wake of the Corona
epidemic.
He has played an important
role in the field of journalism, social service as well as film production.
Recently, his Nepali film 'Dhandagiri' was in trouble because of Corona epidemic. The film
did not earn well commercially. According to him, there was a plan to set up a
fund for the treatment of children suffering from cancer with the money
received from the screening of the film, but that work is still incomplete.
"We will complete it in the near future," he said.
For this work, he was hired
by director N.B. Anjan (Europe), filmmaker
Kabu Chhetri (USA), actors Dinesh Khadka and Rajan Gurung and journalist Devraj
Prasai will be assisting.
At present, Ojha's diary is
being researched on forest products and herbs used by the endangered Raute
community. Activism has also increased in the work of documenting and
publishing the study of the cultural, social, economic and political
environment of the marginalized Thami caste in Sindhupalchok district.
Satyadevi Khadka, chairperson of RIMUF Nepal, praised Ojha, Saying that he is a
social engineer, saying, "Kumar Ojha is one of the exemplary youth who
uses his youthful vigor to serve the underprivileged equally."
Journalism
Mr. Ojha, who started her
career in journalism in 1952 BS, has worked in Nepal Samacharpatra, Spacetime,
Nagarik, Gorkhapatra and dozens of weekly and magazines. He has also worked for
a long time on Radio Sagarmatha and Nepal Television. Ojha, who has been
publishing a weekly newspaper from Panchthar district as the current editor,
had left the print media after leaving for Kathmandu
and entered into online journalism. Under his editorship, dot com digital
magazine has been in operation online for a long time. Currently, he is
continuing the online called 'Sancharagram' and is preparing for the monthly
publication of 'Sancharagram'.
He is a member of various
organizations related to journalism. He is the Central General Secretary of the
Democratic Journalists Forum and is also active in journalism.
Active in agriculture
Production
Along with literature,
journalism, social service and film production, his interest at the field of
agriculture is also seen continuous. A group of seven youths including Ojha has
formed Pathibhara Advanced Farmers Group to produce pesticide-free vegetables
in Suryavinayak of Bhaktapur keeping in mind the impact of increasing
pesticides on vegetable food produced in Kathmandu Valley.
Upendra
Keshi, Ward Chairman of Suryabinayak 9, said that the work done in the group
has made the local farmers aware that the use of pesticides in vegetables can
be reduced. In an effort to emphasize organic production, youth groups are now
active in the Kathmandu
Valley. The group of
youths is also working on how to easily deliver the vegetables produced by the
farmers to the kitchen of the consumers always.
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