Energy | Politics | People
Ideally pragmatic.
I work at the intersection of energy-environment, politics and sustainable development—where spreadsheets meet power dynamics and good intentions meet reality.
I graduated with an MSc in Energy Systems from the University of Oxford as a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholar, whereas I did my Mechanical Engineering at Kathmandu University. Before and alongside academia, I have worked on everything from village-scale micro-grids serving thousands of people to executing multi-country projects at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
I enjoy projects that involve infrastructure, institutions and the uncomfortable questions in between.
My work focuses on energy governance, cross-border energy trade and development policy in South Asia. I am interested in how technical systems fail not because of physics, but because of politics—and how better design, incentives and trust can fix that.
Outside formal work, I write, debate, organise and occasionally explain to people that energy policy is not just about kilowatts; actively advocating for a Revolution of Consciousness.
#IdealPragmatism
I start with ideals, but I insist on outcomes. I care about equity, justice and sustainability, yet I work within real institutions, real politics and real trade-offs. I am not interested in perfect theories that fail on contact with reality, nor in pragmatism without purpose. I try to translate principles into policies and action—and that makes me ideally pragmatic.
A revolution of consciousness
Revolutions are not made, they come.
-Wendell Phillips
Photograph by Ashim Joshi, 2022, Melamchighyang, Helambu , Nepal
A revolution of consciousness is a shift in how we see the state, society, and ourselves. It moves citizens from passive awareness to active responsibility, from entitlement to stewardship. Without this internal transformation, policies repeat, institutions stagnate, and development remains superficial rather than genuinely empowering. See more…
Greasy progress
A chain drive in a factory
Quiet persistence
Helambu Nepal / During field visit for a micro-hydropower development
