Khushi is a final year undergraduate of the Social Sciences program at Kathmandu University. She is studying an interdisciplinary course in Sociology, Politics, and Philosophy as a merit-based scholarship holder. Khushi completed her A-levels in Humanities and Statistics from Rato Bangala School and has been a part of various fellowships where she developed her research, project management, education, and advocacy skills. Before joining PEI, she worked for different educational and non-governmental organisations.
At PEI, Khushi is a Research Associate who supplements the different endeavours of PEI with research support. She is also a member of the PEI communications team and is engaged in various branding and production tasks for PODS by PEI.
Besides her interests in research and academia, she is also a theology and philosophy aficionado.
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