CSC originated from the strong democratic spirits of a few like-minded people who envisioned a peaceful and just society through positive social change. Belonging to different scholarly and occupational backgrounds, they were eager to contribute to Nepal’s socio-political transformation, adding to the value of democracy and peaceful governance in the country.

At the time when CSC was taking a concrete shape, from a mere concept, data-driven research organizations working on social issues and policy areas were scarce in Nepal. Despite the spread-out prevalence of NGOs and strongly qualified organizations working on generating evidence and knowledge for policy discussions, few could provide academic input from deeper levels of research and analysis.