Elias Michaels holds an MA degree in Geography (focal area Geographical Development Research) from the Freie Universität Berlin. He has been working for the German United Nations Society and has spent several months in Nepal as an intern with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Within NHDP he is responsible for database management as well as GIS, mappings, and the development of the Heritage Walk App.

elias.michaels@hcts.uni-heidelberg.de

After studying Computer Science and Engineering from VTU, Belgaum, India, Ashish Gautam joined UNESCO, Kathmandu as an IT Consultant for the development and implementation of Cultural Heritage Information & Management System for the Government of Nepal called CHIMS using an open source framework called Arches.
His expertise is built on work for UNESCO & Department of Archaeology, Nepal and within NHDP he works as a full stack developer.

asisgtm017@gmail.com

Amogh Bajrcaharya is a student assistant at the NHDP. He is originally from Patan, Nepal, and has been in Germany since 2012. He is a bachelor’s student majoring in Computational Linguistics and English studies at Heidelberg University. For the NHDP, he does the processing of monument images.

amogh.bajracharya@hcts.uni-heidelberg.de

Pradip holds an MA degree in Vedic Astronomy from Nepal Sanskrit University, Nepal. Prior to his current pursuits, he served as a sub-editor at Kantipur Media Group. Currently, he is pursuing another MA degree in Cultural and Religious History of South Asia (Classical Indology) at the South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University. He has also been working as a research assistant at the research unit 'Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Premodern Nepal' of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. As a research assistant for the NHDP, he contributes to the study and analysis of inscriptions, historical documents, and other textual sources related to the monument.

Pradip.ghimire@hcts.uni-heidelberg.de

Chaaru is currently pursuing a Masters in Development, Economics, Societies and History of South Asia at Universität Heidelberg. Over the course of her undergraduate studies, she was awarded a grant by the Leiden University Fund to conduct archival research at the Gurkha Museum in Winchester (2022). Her research interests range from postcolonial representation, oral histories, indigenous knowledge to water management, food security and sustainable urban planning.
Within the NHDP project, she works with transcripts, data organization and assist with research on urban transformation in Kathmandu Valley.

chaaru.jain@hcts.uni-heidelberg.de

Pabitra holds an MA degree in Business Studies from Tribhuvan University (Kirtipur, Nepal) and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Development, Environment, Societies and History in South Asia (MADESH) from Heidelberg University (Germany). Within NHDP, she worked as a research assistant, organizing historical data and the project's literary resources. She is working as an administrative assistant at NHDP.
She overviews and monitors all administrative tasks, the monthly reports, and takes care of the financial matters. She is the connecting link between the Nepal and Heidelberg teams, the Saraf Foundation, the administration of Heidelberg University, and the Heidelberg Academy of Science and Humanities.

pabitrabajracharya69@gmail.com