1. With an appearance that could be easil
y mistaken for a
student, Rajani Chulyadyo lectures grad
uate-level students
at the prestigious Institute of Engineer
ing (IOE), Tribhuvan
University. We couldn’t resist asking her
if her students take
her seriously, she quipped, "They take
my lessons seriously."
As a child, Rajani didn't know what she
wanted to become in
life... "I would watch TV and want to
become a VJ, see a plane
fly and aspire to become a pilot… I was
still confused during
my high school years until under the influ
ence of my elder
brother, I decided to choose computer
engineering. There's
been no looking back since." She joine
d D2Hawkeye Services
as an intern in August 2007 and today
works in the same
company as the senior software engineer.
Noting that very few
women are interested in her field (the
re were only four girls in
her class at IOE and 44 boys), Rajani sugg
ests that more young
women should come forward and join
the software wagon
as "the career-scope is not just good, but
very favourable for
women and provides lots of opportunities
at both national and
international levels". In the near futur
e, Rajani plans to pursue
her postgraduate studies and keep mast
Rajani Chulyadyo the field of software development.
ering her knowledge in
ye Services;
Senior Software Engineer, D2Hawke ersity
Lecturer, Insti tute of Engineering, Tribhuvan Univ
Anuradha Lama,
Boxer, Nepal Police Clu
b
Full of energy and enthus
iastic about sports
since childhood, Anuradha
Lama was merely
11 when she started learni
ng Karate back in
her village in Makawanp
ur. But it wasn't until
she won the silver medal
at a regional-level
Karate Championship wit
hin a month of
training that her parents
gave her the green
signal. Anuradha contin
ued with Karate until
she earned her Black Bel
t in 1999, after which
her interest shifted toward
s boxing. In 2000,
she first participated at a
national-level boxing
tournament held in Kathm
andu. "It was my
first national-level tourna
ment and I was only
17 then. But instead of bei
ng nervous, I was
full of confidence and ene
rgy and felt that I
could defeat my defender
with a single punch!"
she recalls. Anuradha cou
ldn’t pursue her
education beyond SLC and
realising that boxing
alone couldn't earn her a
living, she joined the
Nepal Police Force in 200
2 and has since been
playing for the Nepal Pol
ice Club. Today she is
considered one of Nepal
's best woman boxers,
and has participated in var
ious national and
international boxing tou
rnaments, including the
World Boxing Championsh
ip held at Barbados,
and the fourth Asian Ga
mes held in Guwahati
in which she was able to
secure a bronze medal
for the country.