All Stories

"When I was young, and that was a long time ago, I remember my father carry in goods from China. Every time he would leave home I would cry. He would promise me he would return very soon. I was small...

"There was a point in time where I had lost hope. I wanted to become a professional golfer but due to many reasons, I had to give up my dream. And I felt down. I started leading a not-so-healthy...

"I spent my life happily. I find things funny and cannot become serious even if I try. There is always something to laugh at. Even during the earthquake, I laughed at how we all think that everything...

As I was explaining to her with great passion about Stories of Nepal, she nonchalantly said 'So you take pictures and post it on facebook?' As I elaborated further, I could see her rehearsing her...

"Father died when we were really small. Mother raised me and my little sister. Word is that he committed suicide, but mother never really talked about it. Growing up, I saw her struggle inside the...

As I walked around the village with the nose and the hair, taking pictures, children of all ages had started following me. We took turns in being the clown and started making jokes and funny faces...

Dear SON,_x000D_ _x000D_ Thank you for sharing my story with the world. I never thought my story would get so many likes and comments. I had never thought there were people going through what I went....

"It was when I returned from Abu Dhabi, that I realized that some things were not right at home. My wife had changed. I found out that she was having an affair and I was hurt. At one point I had...

"I never ask anyone what they do or their academic qualifications. That hardly defines a person. For the last 4 years I was unemployed. In Nepal, it is really difficult to build a career in aviation....

"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...

"My parents passed away when I was young. There was a lot of drinking in the house. After mother died father stopped for two years but eventually succumbed to alcoholism and passed away. By then, I...

"Everything failed. Father had three wives so mother decided to leave. She raised me but I guess the fault was in me. I wasn’t able to study. I could not concentrate at all. Years after, the struggle...

"I didn’t get proper treatment for measles when I was small. My hands and legs stopped working. From what little I can remember, mother used to say, 'I’ll give you rice only if you try to walk, or...

"I come from a place where life is the most difficult. The nearest source of drinking water was 40 minutes from my house. Everyday I walked several hours with over 25 kilos of weight in my back. And...

_x000D_ _x000D_ "I carry weights. It has been a long time. I forget how long. From the day I arrived in Kathmandu 30 years ago. It's hard. Most of the times I get no work. When I get work, I manage...

"My daughter received full scholarship in Switzerland and I am learning to make Sushi and go work in Europe this winter." (Mukhtar Khan, Thamel, Kathmandu)