[4][5] He was born into a politically prominent Sikkimese Newar family to Pradip Pradhan and Renu Chettri in Gangtok.

His paternal grandfather is Nahakul Pradhan, a leading figure of the democratic movement who also held cabinet positions in successive governments of the erstwhile Chogyal regime in Sikkim.

He is a great-grandnephew of Kashiraj Pradhan, another prominent leader of the democratic movement, also considered as the Father of Sikkimese Journalism.

Later, he acquired a bachelor's degree in arts and completed post graduation in mass communication from Sikkim University.

He reports on a range of such topics as environment, geopolitics, gender, LGBTQ, society and culture of the Eastern Himalayan region.