Surya Raj Acharya

Surya Raj Acharya is a Nepalese politician, and a public intellectual as an independent expert in development and infrastructure policy.[1] He was a Visiting Professor at Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University[2] before joining Sajha Party. He was spokesperson of Sajha Party. Acharya lives in Bharatpur Metropolis in Chitwan District, Nepal.[3][4] Dr. Acharya is one of the popular commentator in national newspapers, radio and Television. He is known for his expertise in development and infrastructure issues. He is one of very few experts who maintain objectivity and impartiality on issues of public interest.[5][6]

Dr. Surya Raj Acharya
Surya Raj Acharya (in Devnagari: सूर्यराज आचार्य)
NationalityNepalese
EducationPhD on infrastructure and regional development
OccupationPolitician, Visiting Professor, Independent expert in Development and Infrastructure Policy
Political partyPrevious Sajha Party
Websitewww.acharyasurya.com.np

Education

Acharya has a Bachelor in civil engineering from the National School of Technology in Jamshedpur, India.[1] He has a master's degree in resource management from the Asian Institute of Technology. He holds a PhD degree in infrastructure and regional development from the University of Tokyo, Japan.

Career

In early career phase, he worked as an engineer under the Nepal's Civil Service. He has worked a long time with the Institute of Transport Policies Studies in Japan as Senior Fellow. He has also worked as a Visiting Faculty for Tokyo University, Japan. He was Visiting Professor at the Institute of Engineering before being affiliated in Politics.[7] Acharya was 'Adjunct Professor' at the National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies (GRIPS). Dr. Acharya has been citied widely by international press as well on infrastructure and current affair issues.[8][9]

Political career

Acharya was one of the key founding leaders of Sajha Party. He was the Spokesperson[10] and Chief of Policy Department of the Party. His academic background and reputation as an expert has helped the party in terms of gaining much needed credibility in development agenda and policies.[11] He contested the 2017 Nepalese legislative election from Kathmandu Area no -2, where he was defeated with Madhav Kumar Nepal. He left the party after major differences with the Party Coordinator in some key strategic and policy matters.[12]

Articles and Publications

See also

References
  1. "विकास विचारक: सूर्यराज आचार्य". himalkhabar.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  2. ACHARYA, Surya Raj (2005). "Motorization and Urban Mobility in Developing Countries Exploring Policy Options Through Dynamic Simulation". Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies. 6. doi:10.11175/easts.6.4113. ISSN 1881-1124.
  3. "Sajha Party appoints Surya Raj Acharya as spokesperson". Kathmandu Post. 27 May 2017.
  4. "Surya Raj Acharya appointed spokesperson of Sajha Party". The Himalayan Times. 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  5. "'The car horn is uncivilised': how Kathmandu's streets went quiet". the Guardian. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  6. "सरकारले जनताको ईच्छा आकांक्षाको वेवास्ता गर्यो : विवेकशिल साझा पार्टिका केन्द्रिय प्रवक्ता आचार्य". ePaschim Today. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  7. "Dr. Surya Raj Acharya Named Spokesperson of Sajha Party". News NRN. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  8. Sangraula, Bikash (2019-10-11). "To decrease its dependence on India, Nepal eagerly awaits China rail plan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  9. "Nepal's new airport threatens 2.4m trees, angering greens". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  10. "साझा पार्टीको प्रवक्तामा डा. सुर्यराज आचार्य नियुक्त". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  11. "Belt and Road Initiative to boost socio-economic development in Nepal: experts - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  12. "सुर्यराज आचार्य र मुमाराम खनालले साझा पार्टी छाडे, रवीन्द्र मिश्रलाई धक्का". रिपोर्टर्स नेपाल. 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  13. Morichi, Shigeru; Acharya, Surya Raj, eds. (2013). Transport Development in Asian Megacities: A New Perspective. Transportation Research, Economics and Policy. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-642-29742-7.
  14. Morichi, Shigeru; Acharya, Surya Raj (2013), Morichi, Shigeru; Acharya, Surya Raj (eds.), "Specialties of Asian Megacities", Transport Development in Asian Megacities: A New Perspective, Transportation Research, Economics and Policy, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 33–50, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-29743-4_3, ISBN 978-3-642-29743-4, retrieved 2020-10-28
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