ASDr. Arjun K. Sharma
Executive Chairman
Cultural historian with three decades of field experience across the Himalayan region. Founding member of the Centre.
- Qualifications
- PhD, Cultural Anthropology, Tribhuvan University · MA, History
- Experience
- 30+ years in heritage research and policy advisory
SMSunita Maharjan
Director of Research
Leads the Centre's documentation programme and oversees methodology across all field teams.
- Qualifications
- MPhil, Heritage Studies · MSc, Geoinformatics
- Experience
- 16 years in heritage documentation and GIS mapping
BTBikash Thapa
Programme Manager, Sustainable Tourism
Designs and manages community-based tourism programmes in mountain and mid-hill districts.
- Qualifications
- MA, Tourism Management
- Experience
- 12 years in destination planning
Custodian of the Centre's photographic and oral history archive, covering more than 40,000 catalogued records.
- Qualifications
- MLIS, Library and Information Science
- Experience
- 9 years in digital archiving
PSPrakash Shrestha
Field Coordinator
Coordinates survey teams and community liaison across the eastern provinces.
- Qualifications
- BA, Sociology
- Experience
- 11 years of field coordination
NTNisha Tamang
Communications Officer
Manages publications, the public archive interface and institutional outreach.
- Qualifications
- MA, Media Studies
- Experience
- 7 years in institutional communications