Diwas
Raja Khatri

Moving Narratives Senior Fellow

Country

Nepal

Diwas Raja Khatri is a cultural worker, curator, archivist, and researcher.

Profile

Diwas Raja Khatri's practice brings together photographic and visual research with socially engaged art. His work combines archival inquiry with collaborative, community-centered methodologies, focusing on labor, gender, queerness, social justice, and the politics of the commons in South Asia. 

As Head of Research & Archives at the Nepal Picture Library, a digital photographic archive run by photo.circle, Diwas has led curatorial and archival projects positioning research as a vital, public-facing practice embedded in community life. His key projects include "Dalit: A Quest for Dignity", "The Public Life of Women", and "The Skin of Chitwan". 

Khatri is also a Guest Professor at Kathmandu University School of Arts. His work has been exhibited at venues including the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Istanbul Biennial, and the Museum of Modern Art.