“We are an impractical lot, most of the times failing to use simple logic. Getting carried away and acting on …
Kanchi gets upset when Rocky does not allow her his lap. She goes wherever he goes. Sometimes climbing on his …
“He was a tall old man, very thin. He use to tell me I wouldn’t be able to raise a …
“One day, I told me father that I wanted to be a rickshaw driver just like him when I grow …
“I have been old and blind for most of my adult life. I have been called a lot of names. …
“I had told warned him not to throw away the milk. I saw him this morning too. Too bad, mother …
“It’s in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts, The grace of …
“I had an intuition that you were coming. I was just like you. Wondering places and looking for meaning and …
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Bad Morning? “Yeah, he (the driver) keeps playing Dohori throughout the day.” You don’t like Vero chiaro Ma, e con …
“I wonder what we’ve become. I remember the valley for it’s serenity, the lust greenery and the happy people. What …
How many shoes a day? “The number are dwindling so is business.” How so? “The roads a well paved now …
What are you doing here alone? “My mom told me not to move from here. She went somewhere. She promised …
“My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The …
“I have just completed writing a book based on the family background of Martyr Pradhumna Khadka.” Who was Pradhumna Khadka? …
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“What a fine day today. I am at work and intend to make good money. I hope Nepal Bandhs don’t …
“How dare you come to my village, take my picture and then eye my food?” He did’t really say that …
“For me I think there are two kinds of people. The one’s who trek and the one’s who don’t.” Anything …
“I am my dad’s favorite but my twin brother thinks it otherwise.” – Pushpa Laxmi Lama and Sujit Lama, Bolde-Kalleri, …
“Back in London, everything felt gray. The weather, the concrete and just the whole ambience. Chinese takeouts had become the …
“You make you own future. Sometimes you will feel that you don’t have a choice but if you look inside …
What’s your favorite fruit? “Don’t you know that a fruit seller hardly eats any fruits?” Why is that so? “It’s …
“A man with panache A drifter with dreams The embers of the fire Concealed amidst godly clouds Red men and …
“I hit my head and bled profusely. I had to have stitches on my forehead a few years. Then, I …
My gratitude goes out to all the storytellers I have met. You all have made me understand life better. And …
“I don’t like hanging out with the kids. They talk nonsense. I wish the men didn’t leave the village.” – …
“My son left me this jacket. It’s really warm. Now I just need a pair of shoes for my morning …
“Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. …
“You are wrong if you think that the divide between the rich and the poor exists only in the cities. …
“I hope I will be able to work as a manager when I finish my education. I really work hard …
“It’s my belief that history is a wheel. ‘Inconstancy is my very essence,’ says the wheel. Rise up on my …
“There was a time when we used to fight among siblings for leftover Dhedo, (a mixture of flour and water …
“He will not eat until his father returns from his morning shift in the fields. And sometimes the father arrives …
When I look at him, I forget everything. It’s like time does not exist anymore. It’s the time of peace …
“If you think about it, a mother gives birth not only to children but to the future. The next generation …
“When all the world is young lad, And all the trees are green; And every goose a swan, lad, And …
She spotted me in the frenzied crowd but I kept clicking. The Kumari, a young girl dressed in a red …
“It’s a vivid recollection. I was on a pilgrimage. They woke up and asked us to get off the bus. …
“I feel like I am an artist, an artist who is creating a human, a life! I feel like the …
Today, maybe the monastery of Charang VDC, Mustang will get to bask in the morning winter sun as it did …
“I don’t want to be a rickshaw driver when I grow up. I see my father get upset when he …
Before the chills of winter invade the hours of Upper Mustang, families can be seen migrating to lower altitudes for …
“In troubling times I look back at how my dad would handle things. I remember him smoking cigar and explaining …
Who’s in love? – Met the kids in Kurintar, Chitwan on the way to Gorkha.
It was the first time I met the father, Himraj Tamang. On my first visit, I remember Sabina (in the …
“Wait!” Students at the Kag Chode Thupten Samphel Ling Monastery in Kagbeni, Mustang participate in daily prayers with the monks …
“It is hard to remember the days of youth. The fresh green vegetation and the brook are all that are …
“To take care of your family is the most rewarding thing on life. I have been a daughter, wife, mother, …
I would listen to the sound of my walking stick, witness myself breath just to stay in the moment and …
Do you like Angry Birds? “I don’t know what that is.” How about Armani? “What is that?” Are your brothers? …
What is your name? “Sita Chaudhary.” And your kids? “Sajiwan Sahani, Sachin Sahani & Subash Sahani. It’s their father’s last …
“The fishes are scarce these days, so the men of the house have given up fishing and found job as …
Where is your father ?“He is in Bhaktapur working. He is a bricklayer.”But your handout says your parents passed away.Mumbles.Where …
“Everyone has their own faith. You practice yours and I practice mine and we should all just get along.” – …
In the summer of 2013, on my way to Rika Bhairab, I met this little boy racing with this friends …
As per the village folklore, a monk after painting the Thangka at the monastery in Ghami apparently had his hand …
“And love is smiling through all things.” – Mer her in Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur
“I come across many people everyday in my business. It amuses me to see so many with misdirected ego. It …
“Being the only son, everyday I am faced with responsibilities of the family. Sometimes I feel lost. How about my …