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The Turning Point

"This one day, I was returning from Punjab with Sugarcanes to sell at my village, dacoits came in the train with knives. I fought with one for more than twenty minutes but lost eventually. They took...

Published04 July 2015
Reading Time 1 mins
Author Stories of Nepal
Location Nepal
The Turning Point

"This one day, I was returning from Punjab with Sugarcanes to sell at my village, dacoits came in the train with knives. I fought with one for more than twenty minutes but lost eventually. They took...

"This one day, I was returning from Punjab with Sugarcanes to sell at my village, dacoits came in the train with knives. I fought with one for more than twenty minutes but lost eventually. They took all my sugarcane but left me wounded which became a turning point in my life. From that day on I was never to return to India for Sugarcanes. I stated working on my fields and started spending more time with my family to watch my children grow." (Jay Ram Shah,Ramban Got 4, Sarlahi)
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