Karolina Skupien

The snowboarders and surfers in The Radicals draw inspiration from the First Nations peoples’ fight, and apply it to preserving the mountains and oceans that allow them to pursue their passions.

Rauniyar specifically concentrates on how post-war life in Nepal has affected familial relations, which inadvertently raised generational differences and questions regarding Nepali traditions.

Himalaya Program co-founder, Sara Shneiderman, explained the program was designed to be interdisciplinary with “faculty in several different departments who have research interests in the Himalayan region.”