The pulse of a planet will only beat when the storage tank of the planet is full and when the people around the region are food secure. Therefore, I protect the pulse of the planet through my focus on crop monitoring and food security assessment in the region.

The diversity we have in ICIMOD and the environment we share. I also enjoy working with the many different experts both within ICIMOD and among our partners.

Learning new ideas and sharing them. Apart from that, I love adventure sports, music, traveling to new places and interacting with new people.

I hold an MSc in Geo-information Science and Earth observation from University of Twente, Netherlands and a B.Sc. in Environmental Science from Kathmandu University, Nepal.  My previous work experience also includes roles as an Affiliate MS Research Associate with the International Rice Research Institue in the Phillipines and as a Research Associate on the project – Strengthening the Nepal Food Security Monitoring System for Informed Climate Change Planning and Policies – with the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, Nepal in collaboration with the UN World Food Programme.