Chandra Bilash Bhurtel, widely known as Srijan, is an ICT expert, artist, writer, and social activist whose work bridges technology, creativity, and leadership. Born in Pokhara in 1977, he is the son of renowned artist Yadav Chandra Bhurtel and social activist Menuka Kiran Bhurtel. A multi-dimensional personality, he has excelled in visual arts, literature, and information technology, earning international recognition at a young age.
By 13, he won the Gold Prize at the International Biennale Painting Competition in Kanagawa, Japan, becoming the youngest artist archived in the Nepal Art Museum. His journey later expanded into ICT, where he pioneered analogue-to-digital video conversion in Nepal and contributed to projects such as Mahabir Pun’s Nepal Wireless Networking Project.
Professionally, Mr. Bhurtel has founded Fine IT, served as Principal of the College of Information Technology and Engineering (CITE), and contributed to Nepal’s e-Governance masterplan. He has held leadership roles in the Information Technology Society Nepal and CAN Federation, and currently serves as the Principal of Himalayan College for Learning Excellence and Enterprise Sales Head at Generation Next Communication Pvt. Ltd.
His contributions have been recognized with honors such as the Nepal Education Leadership Award (2017) and the National Education Service Honor (2076 BS). Alongside his professional achievements, he remains deeply committed to youth empowerment, education, and social innovation.