Since 2012

Nepal

Nepal is home, Heimat as they say in German, for Abhinav and his wife Clara. The beauty, resilience and kindness of its people keep them living and working here with their two children. This is the work they have done along the way.

HighlightClara Banken KarkiDirector, Goethe-Zentrum Kathmandu · since 2025German language and culture in Nepal, under the umbrella of the German Embassy. Clara has lived in Nepal for over 15 years.goethe-kathmandu.edu.np ↗

Clara Banken Karki in Nepal, from the ZDF hallo deutschland documentary about Clara and Abhinav Karki

Clara and Abhinav’s Life in Nepal – Leaving Germany to Live in Nepal · ZDF, hallo deutschland · 2025 (German) ↗

Fly Beyond Dreams · co-founder, 2012

Fly Beyond DreamsProject in Nepal with Airbus colleaguesfly-beyond-dreams.orgSince 2012↗
From Compassion to Action – Fly Beyond Dreams in NepalFeature in Airbus’s FORUM magazineAirbus FORUM 862015↗
Nepal 2012 video diaryThe first Fly Beyond Dreams project in NepalYouTube2012↗
VideoFly Beyond Dreams – Nepal 2019Project videoYouTube2019↗

Uplift Nepal · co-founder

Uplift NepalLeadership, skills and mindset development in NepalLinkedIn↗
EssaysEssays on NepalSkills, institutions and progress in NepalMedium2021–2023↗
ShramShram programmeProgramme pageFacebook↗

Conversations, book & teaching

Back to Nepal with Abhinav Bahadur Karki (EP 97)Returning to Nepal after an aerospace career abroadThe Doers↗
Before You DepartA practical checklist for young Nepalis heading abroad (free ebook)Book↗
BUS 500 · Strategic Management in Globalized EconomyMBA course taught by Abhinav KarkiTeaching