Thakuri holds a university degree in Management from Kathmandu University School of Management and is a PhD scholar at a university in Rajasthan, India. He is a graduate in professional studies in Social Marketing from the University of South Florida, USA, and Communication Strategies from Phoenix Institute for Professional Studies, UK. He is a certified trainer and practicing professional in advocacy and networking from HeRWAI, Netherlands, and a trained photojournalist from the International Institute of Journalism Berlin (IIJB).