Heritage
Nepal to Melbourne — नमस्ते. The roots behind the work.
I grew up in Nepal and moved to Melbourne in 2017. The two places sit behind everything I build — a Nepali instinct for resourcefulness and an Australian market to build for.
From Nepal to Melbourne
I came to Australia in 2017 to study a Master of Information Technology at Deakin University, specialising in business intelligence and data analysis. Before that, I’d already been doing digital and web work back home — some of that earlier portfolio still lives at shresthabishal.com.np.
The decade since has been Australian SEO, data, and software — agency, in-house, and now founder seats. But the way I work is still shaped by where I started: build with what you have, make it count, and don’t wait for perfect conditions.
Civic tech for Nepal
When Nepal went to the polls, I built a live Nepal Election 2082 results dashboard — FPTP and PR breakdowns, province-level results, party-colour mapping, and an interactive map, drawing on Election Commission of Nepal and Hamro Patro data. It’s archived now as a static snapshot. It’s the clearest example of the thing I keep coming back to: turning messy public data into something people can actually read.
I still keep a soft spot for home — the food, the language, and the occasional pull to go back. If you’re building something in or for Nepal, or you’re a Nepali founder finding your feet in Australia, I’m always happy to talk.