Dr. Lama, an indigenous rights activist is a Lecture of Sociology/Anthropology in Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He holds a Phd in anthropology from Cornel University entitled, 'Himalayan Indigeneity: Histories, Memory and Identity among Tamang in Nepal'. He has conducted several research studies in the areas of social inclusion, indigenous peoples and other excluded and minority groups. He has published several articles, books and contributed to journals and presented several papers in the national and international arena.