Moharaj Sharma: poet, journalist and documentary makerCEFR A1
15 Dec 2025
Adapted from Sangita Swechcha, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Leandra Rieger, Unsplash
- Moharaj Sharma is a poet, journalist and filmmaker.
- He makes documentaries about people's lives and history.
- He works to lift Nepali literature and diaspora voices.
- He has many years of experience in radio and television.
- He reports stories from places in Nepal and abroad.
- He studies the roots of Nepali and Sanskrit languages.
- He filmed the story of Bhutanese Nepali-speaking refugees.
- His poems speak about identity and social change.
- He shares stories in simple, clear language.
Difficult words
- poet — A person who writes poems
- journalist — A person who writes news and reports
- filmmaker — A person who makes films or movies
- documentary — A film about real people or eventsdocumentaries
- diaspora — People from one country living in others
- refugee — A person who leaves home for safetyrefugees
- identity — Someone's sense of who they are
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