She is runner-up of Miss South Asia Texas 2012 beauty pageant which was held in United States.
[3] Inspired by her grandfather and father, who have been dedicated to the music field for a long time now, she learnt to play sitar at an early age of 13.
When at home, she often spends time watching Oscar nominated movies based on drama, romanticism and history.
Launching her first album ‘Nanu’ when she was a kid, Ashishma loves tuning to classical music and sings as a chorus to her father's composition and recordings.
She did several Nepal Bhasa movie like "Papu Madhu Ma Jhanga", "Taremam", and Matina La Ana He Du.