I am a visual anthropologist with a focus on political ecology, social movements, and rural economies across the Himalayas. Over three years of ethnographic fieldwork in Mid-Western Nepal, I traced the legacy of the Maoist revolution (1996–2006) and the narratives that endure in its aftermath. Through film and photography, I document the transformation of the Himalayas, where the lucrative caterpillar fungus trade is reshaping rural life, widening inequalities, and restructuring local livelihoods.

I have directed four ethnographic films—Takasera (2016), Disenchanted Cinema (2017), Taking on the Storm (2021), and Mushroom at the Top of the World (2021)—all of which have screened at international ethnographic and documentary festivals. I also collaborate with the German International Ethnographic Film Festival (GIEFF) and currently work as a postdoctoral fellow at the Rachel Carson Center in Munich.