About Us
 
                                                       Introduction                                                     key persons

                                                                                                                  
1. Introduction

Gorkha Exim (P) Limited is a leading Nepalese company run by highly experienced and qualified professionals involved in herbs and natural products sector for more than a decade. The company deals with Ayurveda health products, natural nutritional supplements, herbal teas and essential oils. These products have been helping people over the centuries, restoring them to health the natural way.

Gorkha Exim (P) Limited has been exporting its products  to the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, UK and USA. The quality of its products is reflected in the ever increasing demand from its long standing customers.

Gorkha Exim aims to help community based enterprises to market their products that are coming from sustainably managed sources. Thus the company is committed to the excellence of its products, the conservation of the environment and the natural resources of Nepal.

2. Key personnel

Gorkha Exim is managed by a team of experienced and highly qualified personnel. Some of the key personnel include persons having long experience in the marketing of herbs and natural products and highly experienced and qualified Ayurveda physician having several years of work experience.

2.1. Mr. Ram Hari Subedi: He is the founder and chairperson of the company. He holds diploma in Pharmacy's degree and MBA from USA having 14 years experience in herbs sector. Formerly he served as managing director in Gorkha Ayurved Company, a Nepalese French-Joint venture manufacturing and marketing of Herbal health products.  He has received several trainings on marketing, management and product design such as:

International Training Workshop on Ecological Product Design organized by Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e. V and sponsored by the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
 

Applied International Management Training conducted by Swedish Institute of Management and sponsored by Swedish International Corporation Agency (SIDA).

Besides Gorkha Exim (P) Ltd. Mr. Subedi is associated with number of other  organizations that include:

  •   Alternative Herbal Industries (P) Ltd. -            Chairperson
       Kalaimati, Kathmandu     
       Tel 6632942 
     

  •    Nepal Herbs and Herbal Product Association-    Vice- Chairperson
       Radha Bhawan, Tripureswor,  Kathmandu
     

  •    Gorkha Ayurved Company (P) Ltd. -                 Director
       Haram Tari, Gorkha Bazar
       Tel. 064 4 20 170

Mr. Subedi has participated various business meetings and international trade fairs that include:

  • California Gift Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, LA, California, USA, July 2005

  • California Gift Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, LA, California, USA, Jan 2005

  • Nepal Promotion Expo 2004- CCIP, Paris, France,  Nov 2004

  • Natural Product Expo Europe 2004- The RAI convention center, Amsterdam, The  Netherlands.  June 2004

  • BioFach 2000: The World Organic Trade Show, Nurenberg, Germany. Feb 2004  

  • Nepal Promotion Expo 2004- CCIP, Paris, France,  Nov 1998
  • Fair Trade Congress, organized by European Fair Trade Association in Wuppertal, Germany. 

  • ANUGA International Food Market supported by GTZ Protrade in, Cologne, Germany.  Oct 1995

  • International Pharmaceutical Trade Fair EXPOPHARM organized by the Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries, an agency of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Munich, Germany. Oct 1995 

  • Integrated Promotion Program Pharmaceuticals Products, Business Seminar organized by CBI, an agency of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Sep 1995

  • India International Trade Fair, representing Gorkha Ayurved (P) Ltd. in New Delhi, India. 1991, 1992 & 1993

2.2 Dr. Shyam M. Adhikari: Dr. Adhikari is technical advisor of the company. He holds BAMS degree in Ayurveda from University of Bombay, R.A Poddar Medical College, India and MD(Ay) in Dravyaguna-vijnana ( Ayurveda Pharmacology) from Benaras Hindu University (BHU), India. He also holds Diploma in Acupuncture and Yoga. He has 17 years of work experiences in Ayurveda pharmacology and has served under HMG, Ministry of Health in various Ayurveda Dispensaries. Dr. Adhikari has published number or books and articles in Ayurveda journals. Some of his publications are:

  • Asthanga-Sangraha Sutrasthana in Nepali and English

  • Ayurvedic Pharmacology (Bhesaja Guna Vijnana)

  • Health care by Local Herbal Resources ( in Nepali)

  • Textbook of Ayurveda for Secondary School

  • Dravyaguna-Vijnana(Ayurveda Pharmacology)