Home: Juphal, Dolpa, Karnali

Education: B. Tech (Mechanical), Sharda University, Greater Noida, India

My father is a hard working person who has always made his family his first priority. He is a retired teacher who served Nepal Government for 25 years or so. His first school was located in Jajarkot away from our village- Gaughat in Banke district where I was born. Later I started going to a nearby school and my father was the head teacher there. As he was transferred frequently, my school kept changing. My home changed, so did my community and my friends. I remember studying in class five in a government school and thus being ‘downgraded’ to four in a private school. My mother was always busy with household activities until she ran a shop in Dolpa, my father’s new work place. There again, I was sent to a new school. Till my S.L.C. I already had the experience of two private schools and three government schools and felt the difference in the quality of education in public and private schools. Despite that, every new place presented new challenges and I learned to cope with them.

I completed my +2 in Kathmandu, my engineering from one of the best private universities in Delhi-NCR region, India. After completing my studies, I returned back to my country with aspirations to do something meaningful in/with my life.

I joined Leo club where I volunteered in programs like distribution of drinking water for devotees visiting temples during festivals. I also volunteered in an awareness program held for changing mindsets of people regarding differently-abled people. The program incorporated talk sessions and talent exhibition by differently-abled individuals to show that they are also capable of so many things despite some physical drawbacks. Similarly, I worked with Shiksha Nepal. The organization was raising funds for supporting a hydropower in remote Dolpa so that the village could get access to electricity and light. Being an engineer, I was very interested in the project. I also volunteered in their project ‘Momo for Ek Kitab’ to collect books from students of Kathmandu to set up libraries in schools of rural Nepal. During my volunteering, I had the privilege of meeting many inspiring personalities. I could clearly see the higher purpose of life. And I wanted to something similar.

This is what led me to be a part of Teach for Nepal. It will present me with an opportunity to get back to education system which is the root cause for most of the problems in the country. I knew there is so much to do in our country and all I can think of is taking one meaningful step at a time. Most importantly, this journey will help me to live a life in such a way that I care not only for myself but for others as well.