Kusumlata Tiwari’s research focuses on political anthropology, with a particular emphasis on marginalisation studies, including Madhesis, Dalits, indigenous communities, and women. She is currently working as a research associate for the Nepal Water Initiatives, a project led by the College of William and Mary, USA, where her work engages with indigenous knowledge, environmental change, and local resistance to hydropower and state-led development initiatives. She holds an MPhil in anthropology from Tribhuvan University.