Sandhya Regmi is an Engineer, environmentalist, artist, a writer and social activist. Currently she is a PhD Research Scholar on ‘Environmental Preservation’ in Nepal. She possesses post-graduate degrees in Environmental Engineering from National University of Singapore, and Electrical Power Engineering from Dresden University of Technology, Germany. She has over 20 years of professional experience working in infrastructure development projects comprising procuring, implementing, supervising, and managing construction contracts in transport (highway, railway), energy (hydropower and renewables) and urban development sectors serving as Project Management Specialist, Contracts Manager, Adviser, Program Manager and Project Engineer for executing agencies, international development agencies, non-governmental organization, and private sectors, in projects funded by ADB, JICA, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the United Nations Women’s Guild (UNWG). The countries of her work experience include Nepal, Japan, Germany, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. In 2020 to 2022 for 2.5 years she worked as an International Consultant through Oriental Consultant Global (OCG) in the position of Contacts Manager/Project Management Specialist in Malolos Clark Railway Project, the largest railway project in the Philippines, which is funded by ADB and JICA and is worth USD 6.14 Billion. The project constructs 163 km Railway to connect the South and North of Manila including Underground Station at Clark International Airport and Depot Buildings over 40 hectare area in Manila. Besides her engineering and technological contributions, she has conducted a series of philanthropic works to the communities and societies of Nepal in various ways. She played major role in coordinating and organizing the special sports event “Earthquake Refreshment Wheelchair Basketball Tournament 2015” and helped thereby uplift the spirit of Nepal’s differently abled community devastated by the April-May 2015 great earthquakes. She played key role in providing cheering up of Nepal’s SOS children by organizing Art and Creativity Events in the aftermath of the great disaster and played leading role in coordinating blood donation programmes and providing relief to artists and victims of Nepal’ earthquake disaster. She has participated in international conferences related to Migration, Environment and Climate Change, Buddhism, Art and Literature. She worked as coordinator, speaker, critique, analyst and MC in numerous professional events including conferences, seminars and workshops. She has written a series of analysis and opinion-based reports, articles and research papers related to Buddhism, social and environmental issues which have been published in several professional journals including The Kathmandu Post, The Republica, The Himalayan Times and The Rising Nepal. She has authored, edited and published books and travelogues. She is a die-hard artist and art lover who has organized 9 solo painting exhibitions of her own in the Art Galleries of Nepal and abroad on ‘Buddha Portraits’, ‘Himalayas’, ‘Spiritual and Lamp Paintings’, Landscapes, Abstracts and Semi-abstracts. The events were inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Chancellors, Ambassadors, International Monks and Prominent Literary Writers and Artists. She has participated several times in the National Art Exhibitions organized by the Nepal Academy of Fine Art (NAFA) and received several ‘Letters of Appreciation’ from NAFA. She established ‘Buddha Art Gallery’ in 2013. She has won numerous awards, honors, appreciations and scholarships, including the DAAD scholarship to study in Germany (1990-1995); Best Panelist Award in International Conference in Japan (1999); Gold Medal Award (“Ratna Bidhya Padak”) for standing Board 3rd and 1st among girls in the nationwide SLC exams (1984); ‘Basanta Women Art Honor’(2013) ‘Bhadra Kumari Ghale Fine Art Award’ (2014), ‘Buddha Peace Honor’ (2018) etc. In 2018 and 2020 she established school libraries in ‘Tika Secondary School’ of Sanepa and ‘Khagendra New-Life Special Education School’ of Jorpati by winning the prestigious UNWG Vienna Charity Awards. She was honored by both the schools for her contribution in educational development for the underprivileged schools of Nepal deprived from school libraries. She has been meticulously and tirelessly campaigning to established libraries in the underprivileged schools of Nepal. Besides Nepali and English, she is fluent in both written and spoken German, and has worked as Interpreter and Translator both in Germany and Nepal. She is member of the Rotary Club of Patan, Life Member of Nepal Engineer’s Association (NEA), Nepal-German Academic Association (NEGAAS) (Vice-President (2018-2020)), Women in Science & Technology (WIST), Association of Nepalese Women Writers (GUNJAN), Artist’s Society of Nepal (ASON), Founder member of German Alumni Association of Nepal (GAAN), and advisor to Nepal Spinal Cord Injury Sport Association (NSCISA).
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