Tashi Delek!

I am a Sharwa anthropologist from Pharak, southern part of Mt. Everest region in northeastern Nepal. My research, writing and pedagogy focus on climate change and Indigeneity among Himalayan communities, guided by the question: How do we live in the midst of dying?

I am currently completing a collaborative project titled “Transnational Sherpas” that explored what it means to be a Sherpa today. It examined cultural appropriation, representation, migration history, and the role of matriarchs in Sherpa society, primarily from Khumbu and Pharak.