Tika B. Karki earned his BA in English, Economics, and Political Science from Tribhuwan University and Post Graduate Diploma in TEFL from Moray House, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He has taught Nepali to Peace Corps Volunteers in the United States, the Philippines, and Nepal and trained many language instructors for the Peace Corps. He served with Peace Corps/ Nepal for 33 years in various capacities including Deputy Director and Senior Advisor. He co-authored 'Basic Course in Spoken Nepali (1974)' and 'Ke bhannubho? A Beginner's Course in Spoken Nepali (1996)' with Chij K. Shrestha.