Faguni Sada Manara Siswa 9, Mahottari
“I am a 30-year-old Faguni Sada. I am not doing much these days. I used to labor for wages. Sometimes …
Dinesh Mukhiya Mukhiyapatti Musarniya 4, Dhanusa
“I used to sell big fish. But now I sell small ones. Big fishes cost big money and I am …
Tara Prasad Pun Lukum, Rukum Purba
“I worked as a helper in a gas plant in Qatar but soon after my employer designated me as security …
Badi Tole Jay Prithvi NP 10, Chainpur, Bajhang
“I feel happy when I read. The stories in my Nepali book are the ones I like the most because …
Dil Kumari Buda Pun Lukum, Rukum Purba
“I left my teaching job to attend to my three children. I used to teach in school, now I teach …
Mansari Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
“The rain dropped like stones on the tin roof. The wind would try to pluck out the nails that held …
Dipesh Kumar Pandit, Bateswor 4, Dhanusa
“I want simple things. I do not want much. I just want to complete my school, attend college and university …
Bishnu Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 1/2) “When I came of age, I started to wonder why my father, a devout Buddhist named me after …
Bishnu Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 2/2) “I do not think ill of my mother for leaving us. Maybe she found a man who could …
Jeewansari Gharti Pun Bhume 1, Lukum, Rukum
“I teach Nepali at the Roji Khola Primary School. I also work as a social mobiliser. Along with the other …
Sanjira Sada Manara Siswa 9, Madhawa, Mahottari
“I want my child to have his own land and his own house. I want him to live without fear …
Sun Kumari Pun Bhume 1, Lukum, Rukum
(Part 1/2) “During winter, they pushed the sheep all the way to Pyuthan and Arghakhachi. There were no roads, no …
Sun Kumari Pun Bhume 1, Lukum, Rukum
(Part 2/2) “Father would come and visit me sometime. He would hand over the herd to his son, ask the …
Saroj Kumar Pandit Bateswor 4, Dhanusa
“I am the person who keeps everyone safe at the cement factory nearby. I make sure that all switches are …
Dipesh Kumar Pandit Bateswor 4, Dhanusa
‘I am young but I am learning new things. Recently I used the internet to find about the prevalent wrong …
Mamata Kumari Devi Pandi Bateshwor 4, Dhanusa
“Mother and father never showed me their tears. I knew they to sell a piece of land to buy gold …
Pattale, Solukhumbu
“I sell tea. But I also go to school. When I grow up and when I can read and write …
Jamsari Pun Magar Bhume 1, Lukum, Rukum Purba
“I wanted to play with my girlfriends more than I wanted to go to school. I cannot blame my parents …
Umesh Balal Magar Darbar Devisthan, Gulmi
“The first question a lot of people ask me is if I know how to sing and dance. They attribute …
Kiran Pun Magar Lukum, Rukum Purba
“She is already very smart. Maybe a bit more than I am and that is what I want. A smart …
Man Kaji Pun Bhume 1 Lukum, Rukum Purba
(Part 1/2) “I am my parent’s only son and because of that, I have received special treatment all my life. …
Man Kaji Pun Bhume 1 Lukum, Rukum Purba
(Part 2/2) “I also witnessed orthodox practices of caste and discrimination. Our village comprises mostly of Magars, families from the …
Kiran Pun Magar Lukum, Rukum Purb
“I am soft-spoken but I have a strong will. Maybe that is why I walked all the way to Khalanga …
Lekh Prasad Bhatta Gorkha, Nepal
“I am a geologist. After the earthquake, my job required me to travel to villages and communities that were at …
Samala BiKa Bhimeswor 2, Dolakha
“If I had chosen to go to school, my sisters would have to work at home. I made a sacrifice …
The Fishing Boys Gaurishankar NP8, Dolakha
“We are coming back from the Tamakoshi. The water current was unlike anything we have seen before. So how would …
Kavita BiKa Bhimeswor 2, Dolakha
(Part 1/2) “I and my sisters went to school maybe for a few days in a month. The teachers would …
Kavita BiKa Bhimeswor 2, Dolakha
(2/2) “The day I left home was the saddest day of my life. I knew that with us leaving one …
Radha BiKa Bhimeswor 2, Dolakha)
“Sometimes, I wish I could stay in school. It is because at home, Father is mostly intoxicated and he finds …
Sarita BiKa Bhimeswor 2, Dolakha
“Everyone shows sympathy. But it is my own heart that will have to endure. Everyone will have a few good …
BiKa Family Bhimeswor NP 2, Tikathal. Dolakha
“We only want our daughters to be able to fulfill their own dreams, not ours.”
Suresh BiKa Bhimeswor NP 2, Tikathal. Dolakha
“I am a blacksmith. I mold and beat iron into kuto, kodaalo, haseeya and bancharo. People who are smart have …
Shivaraj KC Ukhu Baari, Bhimeswor NP 7, Dolakha
“I am happy that this lockdown has brought me home. It has taught me the importance of family. There is …
Unnati Maharjan Lalitpur
“My grandfather performs shamanic rituals at home to treat people in the community. He has been doing it for a …
Maya Khan Kathmandu
“Thinking about the future can be menacing to a youth who is born into an age in which all one …
Manindra "Manil" Singh Sarlahi
“When I was a young boy, I used to have feminine traits. The seniors in my community would call me …
Didi Kathmandu
“People have the right to part ways if they differ in their thoughts. My parents separated too. My father did …
Suyasha Shakya Lalitpur
(Part 1/4) “She did not know about the solar system. And there was this interactive thing online which I showed …
Minu Jirel Barabise, Sindhupalchowk
(Part 2/4) “I do not remember Father working. He was unwell most of the time due to which Mother had …
Minu Jirel Barabise, Sindhupalchowk
(Part 3/4) “I only cry alone. I smile and keep quiet in front of people. It is only when they …
Minu Jirel with Suyasha Shakya Kathmandu
(Part 4/4) “She treats me like her own elder sister. It was her idea to teach me English. That day, …
Rimuwa, Gulmi
“Sitting with you and talking about my life will risk me the money I can make. In that time, I …
Chayanath, Mugu
“We have walked all our lives. Mostly barefoot. We will only stop walking after we die.”
Anju Devi Mukhiya Karjanha NP 3, Siraha
“I was only 10 years old when I lost my eye. I had found an attractive iron object while foraging …
Sangita Tharu Barbardiya 5, Bardiya
(Part 1/3) “Mother and father had no hidden wealth. We were Kamaiyas and Kamlaris. They worked for the landlords of …
Sangita Tharu Barbadiya 5, Bardiya
(Part 2/3) “Time passed and relatives brought home a young man to meet me. He was a good man. He …
Sangita Tharu Barbadiya 5, Bardiya
(Part 3/3) “They were maybe 40-50 of them in army fatigue. They had already surrounded the house. Somehow they were …
Remni Mukhiya Karjanha NP, Bandipur, Siraha
(Part 1/2) “That day I missed my husband like never before. That day I cried like never before. I held …
Gulaam Mukhiya Karjanha NP, Bandipur, Siraha
(Part 2/2) “The death of my daughter remained hidden from me for almost 4 years. I was away from home, …
The Stories of Nepal Covid-19 Relief Fund was set up originally to support daily wage workers in the Kathmandu Valley …
Anandi Lal Mukhiya Hanumnagar, Kankalni NP 1, Saptari
“Many decades ago my wife left me. She must be in heaven. She has left two daughters who visit me …
Asha Devi Mukhiya Hanumnagar, Kankalni NP 1, Saptari)
“Working the earth is not a problem, this where we came from and this is where we will go.”
Dhan Narayan Shrestha Nele Bazaar, Solukhumbu
“A long time ago, we eloped because we knew in our hearts that our families would not accept our decision. …
Dawa Lendup Sherpa Ekuwa, Sankhuwasabha
“When mother died, I had to borrow money from the landlord for the funeral rites which are very elaborate and …
Raju Lopchan Tamang Gatlang 8, Rasuwa
“Father lives up in the moors herding Yaks and for a while, I lived with him too. One day, he …
- Gatlang, Rasuwa
“You do not need money to smile at people. You need heart.”
Hom Bahadur Khadka Riku, Gaurishanker GP 9, Dolakha
“That day, I was taking her to her father’s home and I could see her that she was very happy. …
Lakpa Dorje Sherpa Gadi, Sankhuwasabha
“We were Shamans from old times. When father died, it became my responsibility to follow in his footsteps. But I …
- Hatiya 6, Sankhuwasabha
“Whatever she says, I do.”
Rita Sada Lahan NP 24, Danda Tole, Siraha
“The children do not know what is new or what is torn, what is clean or what is dirty. It …