Surya Raj Acharya
Surya Raj Acharya | |
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सूर्यराज आचार्य | |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Education | PhD in Infrastructure and Regional Development |
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| Political party | Sajha Party (before 2020) |
| Website | www |
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]
Education[edit]
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[edit]
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.[5] Acharya was 'Adjunct Professor' at the National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies (GRIPS).[citation needed]
Political career[edit]
Acharya was one of the key founding leaders of Sajha Party. He was the Spokesperson[6] and Chief of Policy Department of the Party.[citation needed] He contested the 2017 Nepalese legislative election from Kathmandu-2 constituency, where he was defeated by Madhav Kumar Nepal.[citation needed] He left the party after major differences with the Party Coordinator in some key strategic and policy matters.[7]
Articles and publications[edit]
- Dr. Acharya has many academic publications including an edited book titled 'Transport Development in Asian Megacities: A New Perspective'.[8]
- Motorization and urban mobility in developing countries exploring policy options through dynamic simulation.
- Sustainable transport development in Nepal: challenges, opportunities and strategies.
- Specialties of Asian Megacities.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "विकास विचारक: सूर्यराज आचार्य". himalkhabar.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sajha Party appoints Surya Raj Acharya as spokesperson". Kathmandu Post. 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Surya Raj Acharya appointed spokesperson of Sajha Party". The Himalayan Times. 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ "Dr. Surya Raj Acharya Named Spokesperson of Sajha Party". News NRN. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "साझा पार्टीको प्रवक्तामा डा. सुर्यराज आचार्य नियुक्त". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "सुर्यराज आचार्य र मुमाराम खनालले साझा पार्टी छाडे, रवीन्द्र मिश्रलाई धक्का". रिपोर्टर्स नेपाल. 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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