Jyoti Thapa Mani, a graduate in graphic design from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, has worked in New Delhi as the design head of The Economic Times, Business Today and Businessworld.
Her other Gorkha-related works are: The Illustrated History of the 1st Gorkha Rifles ( The Malaun Regiment) 1815-2008 as its compiler, photographer, visual editor and designer; the book was published in 2008 by the 1st Gorkha Rifles.