As a field producer based in New Delhi, Sugam Pokharel produces video and writes articles for CNN from across South Asia. He has been deployed to cover breaking news stories in Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and across India. Pokharel, a Nepal native, began his CNN career in 2010 in New York, before moving to Atlanta and working for CNN's award-winning Freedom Project series. He is a graduate of the University of Evansville.