Upendra Aryal has an extensive history of working in the Nepalese media.  He was one of the founding members and the technical coordinator of Radio Sagarmatha, Kathmandu, South Asia's first community radio station. His substantial experience in community radio include working on a daily FM radio show which aimed to empower communities by highlighting indigenous and folk music; serving as a government employee in Nepal in the capacity of a producer of radio program on population and family planning; and working at the Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists as a program maker on Environment and Sustainable Development. Upendra studied Radio & Electronics in the Institute of Engineering at Pulchok Campus of Trivuwan University, Nepal and was trained in audio visual technology from Okinawa Training Center, Japan.