# Basanta Basnet

_Nepali journalist and writer_

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Last updated: 2026-10-16

> 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. Earlier, he worked at Kantipur (daily) as a political correspondent. He was also an editor at Nepal Magazine.

## Quick facts

- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110693405#P27))
- **Occupation:** journalist; writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110693405#P106))
- **X (Twitter):** basantabasnet ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110693405#P2002))
- **Facebook:** basanta.basnet.33 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110693405#P2013))
- **Instagram:** basantabasnet0 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110693405#P2003))

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Basanta Basnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basanta_Basnet) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बसन्त बस्नेत](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q110693405](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110693405) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"Basanta Basnet". DigiNepal. Last updated 16 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/basanta-basnet. Retrieved 3 November 2026.