Alisha Sijapati is a writer, advocate, and cultural heritage practitioner whose work examines the intersections of restorative justice, human emotion, and material history. With more than a decade of experience in journalism, her reporting has appeared in the Nepali Times, The Kathmandu Post, and The Himalayan Times. As co-founder of the Nepal Heritage Recovery Campaign, she leads efforts in the repatriation and restitution of stolen Nepali tangible heritage, which often interlinks with living heritage. Her research focuses on heritage literacy and the inherent human connections embedded within cultural heritage in all its forms. She holds an MA in Cultural Heritage Studies from the Central European University, Vienna.