Winners
contesting the Daring Debates Global Finale on 16 November 2020, during the Awards Week of the Global Sustainability Film Awards 2020:
Prashamsa Ghimire
National Law College FOR the motion
Saugat Pokhrel
Kathmandu School of Law AGAINST the motion
NEPAL
The first-ever Nepal Chapter of Daring Debates hosted online in partnership with Youth Thinkers' Society on 26 September 2020 saw 12 shortlisted contestants debating the motion:
Democratic Politics is inadequate
to address Climate Change
photo: Pokhara, Nepal by Ritvik Singh
MODERATOR
Roshni Khatri
Roshni Khatri is Miss Nepal Earth, 2016 and who likes to call herself a media personality. She is currently working as the Creative Head for KathaNepal.com/ Dekhapadhi.com, where she creates content and ideas for videos and documentaries.
JURY MEMBER
Manisha Koirala
Manisha Koirala is a celebrated award-winning actress, activist, author and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. She is also the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. In 2001, the Government of Nepal awarded her with the 'Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu', the second highest honour of the country. Manisha was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. But after winning the battle against the disease, she committed herself towards raising awareness about cancer and is actively involved in various humanitarian works.
JURY MEMBER
Kunda Dixit
Kunda Dixit is the editor of the Nepal Times newspaper in Kathmandu, he has also authored several books on the South Asian region, climate change and technology.
JURY MEMBER
Sheeba Shah
Sheeba Shah is from Nepal and has been a columnist for The Himalayan Times and The Kathmandu Post. She is a fiction writer and her novels include Beyond the Illusions, Facing My Phantoms and The Other Queen. She lives in Goa, India where she runs a theatre group and is currently writing her next novel.