Although Sherpa did his schooling from Kalimpong in West Bengal, he later went to New Delhi to do his graduation from Kirori Mal College.

Sherpa was featured on CNBC's Young Turks, a show based on young entrepreneurs. The BBC also featured him and his band in a rockumentary during their Download Festival tour. He collaborated with his fellow band members Nitin Malik and Subir Malik to compose music for the Bollywood film, Manjunath.

Sherpa also owned and ran Parikrama School of Music based in Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi.