Kashinath Tamot
Kashinath Tamot is an expert of Classical Newari involved in freelance research, notably in research on Kumari, Nepalmandal and Nepal Samvat, and as the chief compiler of the Classical Newari Dictionary published in 2000 CE. He is also the founder of the movement of Nepālamaṇḍala as Newar Identity. While he was a part of the Nepal German Manuscript Cataloguing Project, his hundreds of articles in Nepalbhasa, Khasbhasa and English have been published in various journals and magazines. He retired as Reader from the Central Department of Nepalbhasa, TU.
Anil Basukala
Anil Basukala studied at the Lalit Kala Campus of Fine Arts, Kathmandu, and has been since working predominantly as a specialist for measured drawings and heritage architecture surveys.
As a draftsman, he has been involved in several major projects with Prof. Dr. Niels Gutschow in Nepal, India, Cambodia and Mongolia (1994-2004). His contributions to architectural history and documentation are widely regarded as products of art, demonstrating his capacity to treat a drawing as more than just a technical aid.
In addition to this, he has been working as an overseer for several restoration and rebuilding projects, such as the Itumbaha Restoration Project in Kathmandu, where he ensures that materials are treated carefully, and that the quality of work is upheld.
Anil is also involved in the post-earthquake reconstruction of Patan Durbar Square. Within NHDP, he works as a draftsman and photographer.
Bibek Basukala
Bibek Basukala grew up watching people around him working in the field of cultural and architectural heritage in Nepal.
He is currently studying at the Nepal Engineering College, Bhaktapur. He also worked for the Kathmandu Valley Preservation trust as an Intern in restoring the Char Narayana temple in the Patan Durbar Square premises. Bibek is keen on continuing the preservation of Kathmandu Valley's heritage. Within NHPD, he works as a draftsman.
Bijay Basukala
Bhaktapur-born engineer and draftsman Bijay Basukala began working on monument documentation with the help of a scholarship from the Bhaktapur Development Project as early as 1984.
An expert in Newari architecture, he has been involved in a long-standing and in-depth work collaboration with Prof. Dr. Niels Gutschow since 1987. His work includes the documentation and restoration of Vambaha and Subaha, the Butwal and Godavari temple complexes.
Basukala worked with the Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust to guide the restoration of the Kulimha Narayana temple in Patan, Itumbaha in Kathmandu. He has been the leader of a project to rebuild the Harishankara Temple on Patan's Darbar Square since 2015.
In addition to this, his work has led him to survey heritage architecture internationally, most notably in Cambodia (Preah Ko temple complex) and Mongolia (Erdene Zu temple complex).
Within NHDP, Bijay creates architectural drawings.
Yogesh Budathoki
Yogesh Budathoki has worked as a photographer in two long-term heritage documentation projects: the NGMPP (Nepal German Manuscript Preservation Project) and its successor, the NGMCP (Nepal-German Manuscript Cataloguing Project). For NHDP, Yogesh works mainly as a photographer, digitizer and contributes to metadata inputs. He also supports the administrative task of the NHDP office and the team in Patan.
Jagat Lama
Jagat Lama supports the team in Patan with organisational, culinary and practical tasks and competence.
Bharat Maharjan
Bharat Maharjan graduated with honors from Tribhuvan University (TU), Kathmandu in 2014 with a Master’s degree in Newari Language and Culture (Nepalbhasa) and in 2021 in Nepalese History, Culture and Archaeology. He also graduated as a painter from Lalit Kala Campus of Fine Arts in 2009. He worked as a teacher at the Central Department of Nepalbhasa of TU and at the Tribhuvan University Press. Previously, he worked as a Research Assistant as part of the Inscription Inventory Project of Patan Municipality. Within NHDP, he is working on historical as well as linguistic sources. He is also the representative of NHDP in Nepal and supports the team in administrative capacity.
Roshan Mishra
Directorate and coordination
Roshan is the Director at Taragaon Museum and a visual artist based in Kathmandu. He also manages the Nepal Architecture Archive (NAA), which is run by the Saraf Foundation for Himalayan Traditions and Culture, a patron organization of the Taragaon Museum.
Since 2014, he has been affiliated with the Museum and has been working with its permanent collection, launching of the Contemporary Art Gallery and creation of a Library. He has been curating the external and internal exhibitions those are organized at the Taragaon Museum.
Roshan is a visiting faculty at the Kathmandu University for research, archiving and documentation program. He studied Fine Arts in Nepal and in the UK, and holds a Master’s Degree in Digital Art.
Pankaj Nakarmi
Pankaj Nakarmi holds Master’s Degree in Nepal Bhasha (Newari language) from Patan Multiple Campus and a degree in Fine Arts. He studied Business Studies from Tribhuvan University (TU) and has worked as a manager in a co-operative bank. As a part of NHDP, Pankaj assists the history and anthropology team in collecting information about historical, social and religious events and activities.
Varun Saraf
Directorate and coordination
A third generation hotelier, Varun has a deep routed connection to Nepal. Having lived his formative years in Nepal, he has launched several social enterprises in the country.
He oversees the activities of the Saraf Foundation for Himalayan Tradition and Culture as well as the Taragaon Museum. He is interested in waste management for which he created a company that manages 15 tons of waste in the city of Kathmandu on a daily basis.
Further, he is developing a centre at the Sagarmatha National Park in the upper Khumbu region of Nepal to show how tourism, environment and sustainability can create a circular economy that benefits all stakeholders.
Thomas Schrom
Thomas Schrom is an architect and restoration expert. He has been active in Nepal and Bhutan since 1991 and has been engaged in restoration projects such as the Patan Museum and the Patan Durbar.Following the 2015 earthquake, he worked on the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (cultural sector) under the Nepal Government and UNESCO Nepal.
Since 2016, Thomas has been working closely with the Department of Archaeology on the establishment of the digital "Cultural Heritage Information Systems" (CHIMS). Within NHDP, he works as a documentation consultant, where he supervises the in situ architectural dcumentation work of monastic courtyards (baha/bahi) and other monuments in Patan and Kathmandu.
Rabi Acharya
Rabi Acharya holds an M.A. degree from Nepal Sanskrit University in Sanskrit literature and Buddhist philosophy. He has worked as a manuscript cataloguer in 'Nepal-German Manuscript Cataloguing Project' (NGMCP) from 2003-2014. He also worked in the project 'Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal' at Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Within NHDP he worked as an epigraphist in the Patan team.
Safal Dhakhwa
Safal Dhakhwa is pursuing his Bachelor's Degree in Business Studies while interning at the Nepal Heritage Documentation Project, where he focuses on digitizing, cataloging, and organizing data. He also manages photo categorization and archival duties as part of his role.
Prasanna Bajracharya
Prasanna Bajracharya is a 3D artist specializing in computer games such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Studies from Tribhuvan University. Alongside his experience in working with 3D, he has also assembled competencies in photography and videography in different institutions. For NHDP, he will contribute his skills in photography and visual design.
prasannabajracharya17@gmail. Com
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