Niranjan Kunwar is an educationist whose career includes teaching in primary schools and mentoring teachers in Nepal. His memoir, Between Queens and the Cities, was published by FinePrint in 2020. A chapter book, Mijok’s Trip, was published by Van Doesburg Creative Works in August, 2025 and his English translation of Seto Dharti, titled A White Life, was launched by FinePrint in December, 2025. In January 2026, he joined The Open Institute for Social Research as an Associate Faculty member.

Niranjan Kunwar is a graduate of Budhanilkantha school in Kathmandu and Bennington College in Vermont. He received an M.S.Ed from City University of New York in 2008 with a specialization in Childhood Education. After working as an associate teacher in Manhattan’s private schools, he was hired by the New York City Department of Education from 2008 until 2012.