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How 4 Nepali Women Beat the System of USA and Protected 14,800 Immigrants
Episode 383
Saturday, October 10, 2026 • Duration 01:26:08
From 16 hour workdays earning $100 to passing history making labor laws and freeing community members from ICE detention, this is the unvarnished story of Adhikaar, a women led, women founded grassroots organization serving the Nepali speaking and Himalayan diaspora in New York City.
In this episode, host Anup Ghimire sits down with Adhikaar’s leadership: Mamta Gurung Yangmi (Interim Executive Director), Tsering Lama (Associate Director of Policy & Advocacy), and Nila Rai (Case Management Staff) to pull back the curtain on the hidden machinery of NYC's working class immigrants.
They dive into the frontline realities of organizing domestic workers and nail technicians, winning Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the $89 billion tax contribution of undocumented workers, and how grassroots organizers carry out 1 on 1 deportation defense and emergency safety planning.
Timestamps & Chapters:
00:00 Episode Highlights
02:53 Meet the Women Leading Adhikaar
04:42 The Queens Hub: Home for Himalayan Immigrants
08:25 Why Adhikaar Was Founded in 2005
09:57 The Hidden Reality of NYC Working Class Immigrants
13:29 Passing the 2010 Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
13:48 From 16 Hour Days to Grassroots Organizer
18:45 Chemical Hazards and Organizing Nail Salons
23:54 The Power of Cross Cultural Solidarity
26:49 Winning TPS After the 2015 Nepal Earthquake
33:25 Woodside and Jackson Heights: The Cultural Anchor
37:23 Debunking the American Dream and NYC Cost of Living
39:58 Handling Asylum, TPS, and Trafficking Cases
42:53 Freeing a Community Member from ICE Detention
50:27 The $89 Billion Tax Reality of Undocumented Workers
52:48 Rapid Response and Emergency Safety Planning
59:48 How Grassroots Nonprofits Fund the Fight
01:02:52 Youth Mental Health and Generational Shifts
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30 Years in US Bakeries: Why This Food Scientist Built a Brand From Traditional Nepali Food
Episode 382
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 • Duration 01:07:19
For 30 years, Kapila Devkota directed Food Safety & Quality Assurance (QA/QC) inside America's largest commercial bakeries and dairy manufacturers in New York. Every day, she formulated mass-market baked goods loaded with refined flours, added sugars, and saturated fats.
Every night, she went home and refused to feed that food to her children instead cooking nutrient-dense, ancestral Nepali meals: Dal, Bhat, Tarkari, and roasted Makai-Bhatmas.
That profound moral dissonance making ultra-processed products for the American masses by day, while relying on ancestral whole foods at night drove her to reject a quiet retirement. At age 60+, she launched Simply Vegan Inc. in New York to bring the scientific brilliance of Nepali food culture to mainstream American shelves, farmers markets, and Whole Foods channels.
In this episode of The Doers Goes to USA, host Anup Ghimire sits down with Certified Food Scientist (CFS) Kapila Devkota to decode the biochemistry of traditional Nepali snacks, what actually causes chronic lifestyle diseases in the Western diet, how the US FDA regulatory moat works, and what it really takes to export Himalayan agriculture to America.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Highlight Teaser
01:47 Introduction: Meeting Kapila Devkota in the USA
02:48 Why Start a Food Brand at Retirement Age?
03:37 The Science of Makai-Bhatmas: Complementary Amino Acids
06:02 Date-Based Sweets: Curing Sugar Cravings Without Added Sugar
09:32 Moving to America 30 Years Ago & Studying Food Science
13:07 The American Fiber Deficit: Why Meat and Burgers Have Zero Fiber
15:52 The Industrial Bakery Experience: Managing Bread Production During COVID
Business From One Generation to Another (Rupakot) | The Doers Debrief
Episode 381
Monday, October 5, 2026 • Duration 46:58
What does it really take to hand over a multi-million-dollar legacy from father to sons?
In this behind-the-scenes debrief, Host Anup Ghimire sits down with Content Lead Dipesh Kumar Lama to unpack the unscripted realities, contradictions, and takeaways from our two-part Rupakot Resort series with Pushpa Raj Adhikari (Founder) and Sushil and Manish Adhikari (Next-Gen Leadership).
The Doers exists to inspire young Nepalis to stay and build. Yet the Adhikari family did the exact opposite: Pushpa ji lost a business in Nepal, rebuilt his wealth in Belgium over decades, raised his sons abroad, and then returned with his life savings to turn a barren, roadless mountain ridge into Rupakot Resort.
Throughout this debrief, Anup and Dipesh dig into whether leaving Nepal first creates sharper entrepreneurs, Pushpa ji's warning on why passion without an exit plan is dangerous, and what truly pulls successful diaspora builders back home when money is not the driver. They also explore the sons' perspective on returning at 21, the raw challenges of generational succession, the flawed economics of budget tourism in Pokhara, and the mindset shift needed to build world-class ventures in Nepal.
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How eSewa Scaled From Rs 7B to Rs 26B (Ex-CEO Jagdish Khadka)
Episode 380
Monday, October 5, 2026 • Duration 51:32
From his early days navigating complex corporate finance to taking the helm of Nepal’s pioneer digital wallet and scaling annual sales from NPR 7 Arab to NPR 26 Arab, this is the unvarnished story of Jagdish Khadka.
Over his transformative 4-year tenure as CEO of eSewa, Jagdish led a monumental 500% growth trajectory, scaling the platform to process over 55 Lakh (5.5 Million) daily transactions while engineering Nepal’s first distributed Cassandra database architecture capable of handling national-scale transaction concurrency.
In this podcast with Anup Ghimire, Jagdish pulls back the curtain on what it truly takes to run the financial backbone of Nepal: forcing software engineers onto crying customer support calls, viewing public criticism as "Subha Chintak", launching Nepal’s first collateral-free digital loan for visually impaired entrepreneurs, the human psychology behind the 100-Rupee tempo metaphor, and why AI automation will soon make mobile payment apps completely invisible.
Timestamps
00:00 - Highlights
03:28 - The Infrastructure Hook: Why Fintech Is Not Just an App
04:16 - The 4-Year CEO Tenure: Is 4 Years Too Short for a CEO?
06:51 - From 7 Arab to 26 Arab: The Playbook Behind 500% Growth
07:53 - Processing 55 Lakh Daily Transactions: Migrating MySQL to Cassandra
10:50 - Systems Run the Organization: The "Sabai Sadhai Sangai" Culture
14:14 - Handling Negative Media & Criticism: Why Critics Are "Subha Chintak"
16:28 - AI vs. Emotional Intelligence: Why EQ Beats AI in Leadership
24:28 - The 100-Rupee Tempo Metaphor: The Deep Human Anxiety Behind Money
29:35 - US Tap-to-Pay vs. Nepal Paper QR: Why Free QRs Beat Card POS Machines
39:47 - The Biggest CEO Regret: AI Automation & The "Invisible Wallet" Future
Why This Family Invested Their Entire Life Savings into a Mountain Resort
Episode 379
Thursday, October 1, 2026 • Duration 01:35:43
What happens when two brothers who grew up in Belgium return to Nepal in their early twenties to take over a luxury mountain resort built entirely on their father's life savings?
In this exclusive episode of The Doers, Anup Ghimire sits down with Sushil Adhikari (CEO) and Manish Adhikari (Managing Director), the two sons of Pushpa Raj Adhikari (Founder of Rupakot Resort, Pokhara).
While 90% of second-generation family businesses in South Asia collapse due to sibling rivalry, ego, and succession battles, Sushil and Manish reveal the raw, unvarnished truth of stepping into their father's shoes:
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
02:25 - Why Two Sons Left Belgium at 21
05:01 - The Classic Tech Secret: Why Manish Worked for NPR 15,000
07:46 - The 18-Month Age Gap: Zero Sibling Ego
12:11 - "Nepal Was Foreign to Us": The Culture Shock of 50 Bowing Staff
16:41 - The Giver Mentality: "Don't Dream of 5 Lakh Jobs; Dream of Giving Them"
18:20 - Fire Meets Fire: Confronting an Authoritarian Founder
20:26 - "Maya Talai Bagchha": Earning a Father's Validation
23:36 - The Trembling Waiter: Eliminating the Toxic "Hakim" Fear Culture
30:56 - European Work Ethic vs Nepali Bureaucratic Reality
38:06 - Managing Multimillion Resort Cash Flows at 23
44:41 - The Domestic Pricing Trap: Paying NPR 5k Expecting 50k Service
58:36 - Escaping the Patriarch's Shadow: The Sushant KC Concert Validation
01:05:41 - The Elephant in the Room: The Rupakot IPO Roadmap
He Returned After 20 Years to Build Rupakot Resort | Pushpa Raj Adhikari
Episode 378
Sunday, September 27, 2026 • Duration 01:08:58
In this episode of The Doers, host Anup Ghimire speaks with Pushpa Raj Adhikari, the founder of Rupakot Resort in Pokhara.
After spending 20 years in Belgium and working in Kathmandu's 5-star hotels, Pushpa returned to Nepal. Instead of choosing an easy life abroad, he bought land on a remote, roadless ridge overlooking Rupa and Begnas lakes to build one of Nepal's most recognized luxury eco-resorts.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Episode Highlights
01:47 - The difference between Love (Maya) and Trust (Bharosa) in business
05:33 - Discovering Rupakot: Seeing value on a barren hill
10:18 - The diaspora dilemma: Why returning alone fails
15:38 - 20 years in Belgium: What working abroad teaches you
21:28 - Passing the baton: The agony of next-gen succession
26:23 - Land in Pokhara: Speculation vs productive business
36:03 - Tourism infrastructure: Why cities fail to deliver
41:38 - The small country myth: Singapore is smaller than Chitwan
46:58 - Chitwan vs Pokhara: Agriculture vs hospitality
53:18 - Generational transition and system friction
01:00:08 - The truth about soft loans and subsidized capital
01:05:33 - The future of Rupakot and high-value Nepali hospitality
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How A Nepali Woman Convinced Google to Write a $28,000,000 Check | Rupa Shah
Episode 377
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 • Duration 01:06:39
From her early days as a Fair & Lovely ad model and a student at Army School Kathmandu earning ₹500 at a Bhrikuti Mandap book fair, to Senior Director at MIT RAISE raising $28 Million from Google, this is the unvarnished story of Rupa Laxmi Shah.
Over the last 13+ years at the world's premier technology institute (MIT Media Lab / MIT RAISE), Rupa has closed landmark multi-million-dollar partnerships with Google, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Schmidt Futures, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club, impacting over 30 million children globally.
In this candid masterclass with Anup Ghimire, Rupa pulls back the curtain on how high-stakes global philanthropy actually works: sitting across tables with over 160 billionaires, the psychology of raising 8-figure checks, the hard research on why AI won’t replace teachers, and why sending generic ChatGPT cold emails is destroying your chances with global investors.
Timestamps
00:00 - Highlights
03:09 - Growing Up in Kathmandu: Army School & Teaching at Age 15
06:09 - Moving to America 23 Years Ago: Arriving at MIT Media Lab
10:24 - The $28,000,000 Cheque: Closing Google for MIT RAISE
15:39 - The Anatomy of a $17M Research Initiative
20:09 - Walking Into Rooms of Power: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
25:39 - How Billionaires Actually Give Money (DAFs & The 5% Rule)
30:24 - Sitting Across 160 Billionaires: What the Super-Wealthy Care About
36:09 - Storytelling Over Pitch Decks: The Art of Raising Capital
40:39 - The Brutal Truth About AI in Education (Gates Foundation Research)
45:24 - Scaling AI Ethics in Asia: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Project
51:09 - Motherhood & The Dual High-Impact Career Reality
40 Years in New York Exposed the Reality of Nepali Immigrants | Khagendra GC (Senior US Attorney)
Episode 376
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 • Duration 45:13
In this episode, Attorney Khagendra Chhetri, the first Nepali-origin lawyer practicing in the United States and a 10-time "Super Lawyer" honoree (2014-2024), shares his journey of arriving in America in 1983 and witnessing the Nepali diaspora grow from roughly 800 individuals to over half a million across the country.
From navigating pre-internet immigrant life to practicing before the U.S. legal system, Attorney Chhetri breaks down the realities of diaspora assimilation, why "staying for 2 years" often turns into 25, the fight for Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) economic rights, and how direct micro-investing can empower Nepal’s emerging young tech and AI entrepreneurs.
00:00:00 - Highlight
00:01:58 - Introduction & Welcome
00:02:13 - The First Nepali Lawyer in the US
00:05:28 - The Diaspora Shift (From 800 to 500,000+)
00:10:43 - The Immigrant Mindset: Short-Term Myth
00:15:18 - Why Diaspora Capital Hesitates in Nepal
00:19:28 - The NRN Citizenship Mirage ("कागजको खोस्टो")
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MIT Tech Titan: Why Competing On Low Price Will Destroy You
Episode 375
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 • Duration 01:11:55
In this episode of The Doers, we sit down with Himal Karmacharya, Founder and President of Leapfrog Technology. Himal shares the playbook on how he built a world-class technology company from Nepal and scaled it to serve major healthcare and fintech enterprises across the United States.
This conversation goes far beyond surface-level startup advice. Himal unpacks how AI is forcing tech service firms to shift from headcount billing to outcome-based contracts, what it takes to crack international sales, and why finding a trusted on-the-ground ally abroad changes everything. He also breaks down national policy blueprints such as the "Israel Model" to demonstrate how emerging markets can build a $1B+ tech ecosystem.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Beginning
01:42 - Introduction: The Leapfrog Story & Building Global Tech from Nepal
02:25 - How AI is Disrupting Traditional Software Outsourcing & Agency Models
04:27 - The Pricing Shift: Moving from Headcount Billing to Outcome-Driven Value
07:55 - Why Generic Dev Shops Die: Carving Deep Niches in Healthcare & Fintech
11:42 - Nepal’s $1B IT Roadmap: Unlocking Policy Reform & Global Visibility
15:22 - Cracking U.S. Business Development: Outbound Sales Strategy from Day One
17:02 - Diaspora Power: Bridging the Cultural & Credibility Gap in Western Markets
22:42 - Operating at Global Speed: Matching the Relentless Velocity of the U.S. Market
24:02 - Expanding Overseas: Why Every Founder Needs an "Ally" on the Ground
25:17 - The Crucial Pivot: Shifting from Local Mobile Cash to a $150K U.S. Deal
He Left Nepal With a Dream. 20 Years Later, He Built a Company in the US.
Episode 374
Saturday, September 12, 2026 • Duration 01:02:41
Right after +2, in the early 2000s, he left Nepal for Texas to build a life and chase bigger dreams. Two decades later, his company is building the bridges that connect terminal gates at DFW Airport.
Anup Tamrakar didn’t inherit an empire. He started by working at his father’s engineering practice in Nepal, tracing blueprints and even scrubbing bathrooms, long before “CEO” was ever part of the picture. Today, he leads Urban Infraconstruction LLC, a 400-person heavy civil construction company behind major Texas infrastructure like airport bridges, transit lines, and municipal water systems.
Key Milestones:
-Scaled to ~400 employees, earning spots on the Inc. 5000 list and recognition as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Finalist.
-Founded the Amaalya SK Foundation, committing to fund foundational education for 1 million children in Nepal by 2035.
This isn’t another polished immigrant success story. It’s a conversation about what it really takes to build something at scale with the difficult decisions, risks, setbacks, and responsibility.
01:15:11 - How Two Brothers Divide Power: Operations vs Brand
01:23:56 - Why BHM Colleges in Nepal Only Produce Visa Applicants, Not Managers
01:30:16 - Message to Diaspora Returnees: "Don't Be Strangers to Your Country"
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