Bhami Raj Buda Murma, Mugu
“Mother is busy plucking beans and looking after the animals. She wanted to come down to buy clothes for me …
Dawa Wangmo Tamang Gatlang, Rasuwa
“This morning mother asked me if I could make momo for her. She said, ‘How long will we talk about …
Kanda, Bajura
“I have had only a few possessions in my life. My father’s sewing machine, threads and needles. I also carry …
Marni Devi Sada Rampura, Mirchaiya NP 9, Siraha
“When my husband was around things were different. I suffered less, I cried less. One can only think of good …
Sarkini Khadka Rigu, Gaurishankar GP 9, Dolakha
“I am the eldest in the family. We had a large family, 11 or 12 including all my siblings, mother, …
Salma Miya Muslim Tole, Bhairabi 5, Dailekh
“I am happy spending time in the forest. Although I write my name with great difficulty and I cannot read, …
Iddu Miya Bhairabi GP, Pithuwada, Dailekh
“There was a Badshah in Delhi, Wahad Ali Khan. A British man came to him and begged for some land. …
Anonymous Bhittamod, Mahottari
“I am coming from Delhi. I used to drive an auto there. Income stopped after the long lockdown. Whatever I …
Iddu Miya Pithuwada, Dailekh
“I have no authority to declare that the blood coming from a woman is impure when I know that I …
Kalpana Miya Pithuwada, Dailekh
“We live around the Hindus. So we also celebrate Dashain and Tihar. We also accept the Devis and the Deutas. …
Kusmi Mandal Janakpurdham 4
“The little hut near the Dhanus Sagar pond is my home. It is not what you call a house, just …
Amirkala Devi Janakpurdham 4, Kataiya Chauri
“There is no income. But the mouths to feed are still there. I am lost thinking how do we get …
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Bhadra Kumari Shahi Bhairabi 5, Pithuwada, Dailekh
(Part 1/2) “I have always fought for my rights. I could see that as a daughter I was treated differently. …
Bhadra Kumari Shahi Bhairabi 5, Dailekh
(Part 2/2) “People fear the Devis and the Deutas. And different rules were made. These rules were said to ensure …
Dal Bahadur Shahi Pithuwada, Bhairabi GP 3, Dailekh
(Part 1/2) “During the time of the month, women were not allowed in for 10 days. I was of the …
Dal Bahadur Shahi Pithuwada, Bhairabi GP 3, Dailekh
(Part 2/2) “But just because we have formed a collective opinion, the women are not going to come in and …
Lalita Joshi Bedkot 5, Kanchanpur
(Part 1/2) “I was 14 years old. They did not allow me to come to the garden. I lived in …
Lalita Joshi Bedkot 5, Kanchanpur
(Part 2/2) “My husband’s ancestral village is Bajhang and I am from Achham. When I came to his house after …
Mira Thapa Magar Bedkot 5, Kanchanpur
“I am illiterate because we were not given a direction. The direction for us was to collect grass, wood, and …
Hira Joshi Bedkot 5, Kanchanpur
(Part 1/2) “When I came here to my husband’s house after marriage, I was only 16. I did not know …
Hira Joshi Bedkot 5, Kanchanpur
(Part 2/2) “During menstruation, the women in the house, we sleep in our own beds, in our own room. I …
Ishwori Joshi Bedkot 5, Kanchanpur
“In my parent’s village, people strictly abided Chau Pratha. Girls who were menstruating were prohibited from going to school for …
Nandaa Bhatta Bedkot 5, Kanchanpur
(Part 1/2) “My life changed when my brother got electrocuted and died. I was 10. Up until then, I was …
Nandaa Bhatta Bedkot 5, Kanchanpur
(Part 2/2) “I endured for a long time. There is no time in the world to tell all. When you …
Puja Panta Bedkot 5, Kanchanpur
“I have a small bed. On the 4th day, I wash my clothes and let them dry in the sun. …
Sanju GC Banasthali, Kathmandu)
“My father is a man of few words. When he came to the airport to drop me off, he did …
Neeharika Shrestha Lalitpur
“I started playing the violin at the age of 9. Before the violin, I was playing the piano but I …
Bir Maan Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 1/5) “Sorrow had found shelter in this place with my ancestors. Had it not been for this place, we …
Bir Maan Tamang, Rigu, Dolakha Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 2/5) “My grandfather paid the dues to the government and registered this land in his name. He was a …
Bir Maan Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 3/5) “We were raised in dire conditions. We all lived in straw Goths. During monsoon, things would float inside …
Parbati Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 4/5) “He came with his father to my house to meet my parents. His father wanted to ask my …
Bir Maan Tamang & Parbati Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(5/5) “One day, the wild will sweep out from inside the body. As you grow old, these are the things …
Raju Khadka Kuwait
“I believe in Karma. We have abused the earth too much and she is teaching us a lesson. We are …
Suman Giri & Kalpana Giri Dubai
(Part 1/3) “She had come from Damauli for college and was looking for work. She had rented a place nearby. …
Suman Giri & Kalpana Giri Dubai
(Part 2/3) “Women have it difficult. When we reached Damauli Bus Park, I insisted that we do not go and meet …
Suman Giri & Kalpana Giri Dubai
(Part 3/3) “Things were good for us in Nepal. Both of us had jobs and we were happy living together. Her …
Deepak Malla Dubai
“I work at the airport cargo here in Dubai. I am a bit worried going to work these days. It …
Maya Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 1/4) “It was during the 4th month of pregnancy, he left Nepal to find work abroad. He never came …
Maya Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 2/4) “One day the words he screamed over the phone were too difficult for me to bear. For the …
Maya Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 3/4) “After he came back he never tried to earn his relationship back with his daughter. The things that …
Maya Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 4/4) “My daughter visits sometimes. Those are my happy days. Cooking for her and discussing with her about her …
Palman Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 1/4) “Ours was a love marriage. But love was born out of necessity. It was not the kind of …
Palman Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 2/4) “I have always put my family before anything else. I do not know how to express the love …
Palman Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 3/4) “One day I was bringing the cattle back to the Goth. The trail was difficult. I slipped and …
Palman Tamang Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 4/4) “One day, Chini Maya left me, never to come back. I cursed the cliffs, mountains, and rivers that …
Bhim Bahadur Khadka Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 1/8) “Bulung is my birthplace. Father moved here and brought me to this place when I was only a …
Bhim Bahadur Khadka Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 2/8) “There was no place to earn money. Father would give me a pair of jeans trousers once a …
Bhim Bahadur Khadka and Sang Maya Tamang Khadka Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 3/8) “I was in a foreign place, up in the Rolwaling village. There were no phones in those times. …
Bhim Bahadur Khadka Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 4/8) “I do not think there is any family in the village that has suffered like mine. There were …
Bhim Bahadur Khadka Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 5/8) “From the day I got my hands on the medicines, I immediately stopped drinking the bark juice of …
Sang Maya Khada Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 6/8) “I saw my father but not my mother. She passed away a few weeks after giving birth to …
Bhim Khadka & Sang Maya Khada Riku, Gaurishanker 9, Dolakha
(Part 7/8) “More than my own pain, the pain to see my children’s eyes swell up in tears became unbearable. …
Bhim Bahadur Khadka and Sang Maya Tamang Khadka Rigu, Dolakha
(Part 8/8) “I have not cried during difficult times. If crying took away the tears, then everyone on this earth …
Krishnaa Shahi Panchadewal Binayak 8, Achham
“It is very recently that I came to Surkhet from my village. I came here so that my little brother …
Bir Bahadur Nepali Birendranagara NP 2, Surkhet
“My father’s name is Nain Singh Nepali. My grandfather’s name is Goray Kaami. At the age of 7, my brother …
Chainpur, Bajhang
Dai, can I take your picture? “Wait, let me look proper first. I need a jacket and topi. I will …
Gatlang, Rasuwa
I asked if I could take a group picture. Everyone went quiet and looked serious. And then I said, “Smile”.
Daungha, Gulmi
“We will be on Facebook? Why didn’t you tell us earlier?”
Yam Kumari Karki & Tej Bahadur Karki Salleri 5, Solukhumbu
“I was struggling to carry the heavy sack of wheat up the cliff. A few men had already passed me …