Home: Biratnagar, Morang, Mechi

Education: Bachelor’s of Business Administration, Kathmandu College of Management, Nepal

I come from a background where education holds the highest ground. My parents made sure that I got the best education and for that, they sacrificed a lot. They taught me life values and above all provided a wholesome environment for me and my older brother. My mother made sure that we were learning and always motivated us to do best.

After completing my Bachelor’s in Business Administration, I could not figure out where my life was headed and like everyone else I did my GMAT and TOEFL. But I was not sure if that was what I wanted to do. There was always this question in my head- whether or not I will be able to do something worthy in my life. I was bogged down by stress and that is when I decided to sign up for one of those Vipassana courses. That 12 days of meditation was kind of like a turning point in my life because after that experience I was able to sort out things that were going wrong. I dropped the idea of going abroad for my masters and started looking for job opportunities. I wanted to be independent and was ready to work hard for it. I got a job at an offshore company as Sales and Marketing Representative. At first it was exciting but later on, I felt like there was no new learning experience and I realized that marketing was simply not my forte. I guess deep down in my heart I wanted to do things that really mattered and made a difference.

After seeing things as they really are, I started looking for work that would be engaging and in which the actual difference it makes would matter more than the paycheck I get. I wanted a platform where I could express myself and Teach For Nepal’s Fellowship offered that ray of hope. After discussing the opportunity with my father, who was a teacher himself, and a great inspiration to me looked at me and said that this would be perfect.

Education inequality in our country and also around the globe is the single most important issue we must collectively solve. By helping children in rural Nepal learn, I want to contribute to solving the problem of poverty, gender injustice, and social taboos. By making small differences, I want to be able to shape the lives of other people and myself.

After Fellowship, I want to work in a field where I can advocate against domestic violence. I also plan on pursuing further studies in Economics and International Development.