VENERABLE METTEYYA SAKYAPUTTA Venerable Metteyya Sakyaputta, previously known as Awadhesh Kumar Tripathi, is a Buddhist monk who has been involved in spreading the Buddha’s teachings. He is the Vice Chairman of Lumbini Development Trust since 2017. He has founded many schools in the Lumbini area, provided

KARAN SAKYA An environmentalist and forester by academia, Karna Sakya started his career as a wildlife officer and was an active part in the establishment of Chitwan National Park, Nepal’s very first national park. However, he stepped down from government service to enter the tourism and

HERVEDA BOTANICALS Dr. Prativa Pandey Founder and CEO Founded by Dr. Prativa Pandey, a nationally and internationally awarded research scientist and science entrepreneur, Herveda Botanicals was initially an innovation spin-off of Catalyst Technology. Dr. Pandey saw several issues with cosmetic and skincare industry and after more than four

TEACH FOR NEPAL Swastika Shrestha Co-founder and CEO Teach for Nepal defines itself as a movement that has dedicated itself towards bridging the inequality that exists in the Nepali education sector. With a simple vision to ensure that one day all children in Nepal will attain excellent education,

MAHABIR PUN Pun founded the Nepal Wireless Networking Project in 2002 to build a local communication network using wireless technology to connect people in the Himalayan communities. In spite of multiple challenges, Pun was able to connect 13 mountain villages by 2006 to a Wi-Fi network

ANIL KESHARY SHAH Whether it’s through his witty business intelligence or his signature moustache and traditional daura surwal, CEO of Nabil Bank, Anil Keshary Shah is one of those personalities in Nepal who needs little introduction. The former CEO of Mega Bank started his banking career

NAYANTARA GURUNG KAKSHAPATI NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati is a photographer and curator. She enjoys working across platforms to connect visuals, research, sound, pedagogy, and activism. In 2007, she co-founded photo.circle, a photography platform that has facilitated learning, publishing and audience engagement opportunities for Nepali photographers. In 2010,

PRINCE DAHAL The current third seeded player in the Junior Badminton World Ranking, Prince Dahal is a rising young Nepali shuttler. He was ranked 11th last year and seventh in March 2020 by Badminton World Federation (BWF). Dahal’s first major victory was winning the U-15 Dubai

AJIT BIKRAM SHAH Director and CEO of Lotus Holdings Ajit Bikram Shah is the Director and CEO of Lotus Holdings, a family business that is active in real estate, handmade rugs, healthcare, and information technology. Shah’s companies currently outsource across small to multibillion-dollar Fortune 50 companies around

KHADGA PRASAD SHARMA OLI PM KP Sharma Oli is possibly the most read about, talked about and written about person in Nepal right now. The controversial ordinance, alleged unconstitutional House dissolution, conflict within the party and constant power tussle with party leaders have smeared his term