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"23 years ago, I was among the 1700 recruits in the Armed Police Riot wing. The criteria for selection were under SLC, unmarried and no home leave for 5 years. Under SLC, because the belief was that...

"Sometimes we wake up at dawn and talk about life while he sleeps by our side. His father tells me how he had always been a good student in school, always passing with good grades. He tells me that...

"I try to follow people who are great. Like Gautam Buddha. You know how he went into the jungle without water and food and meditated there alone. I wonder how he survived. It’s not like I go to the...

"She wanted to wear her brother’s clothes."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Laxmi Shrestha w/ her daughter Aakriti Shrestha, Met them in Ekatabasti, Kavre

"I have three children and eight grandchildren, but this youth never seems to leave."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Krishna Bahadur Shrestha, Ekatabasti, Kavre

As I was wandering the alleys of Ekatabasti, Kavre I came across a small house where people had gathered to join the ceremony of a young girl who has just left ‘Gufa’. A Newari ritual that rejoices...

"I know that things will be okay as long as I have a job. After my son was born, I think I have become more responsible. Life is no more for me but for my family. I have opened a bank account in my...

"After SLC I wanted to quit school and help my father with work at home. You know we had a small farm and father could always use some help. And we were struggling financially too. But he insisted I...

"I teach science in school. Mostly about animals and environment and about new inventions. My last class was about sustainable development. How with every scientific invention there is a threat to...

"I had left the village to find work in Kathmandu. After 5 weeks, I was still not able to find anything. I had promised my family that I'd be sending money soon. I was just wandering aimlessly when...

"My son sometimes says, 'Ama, for you I can do anything. For you, I can give my life'. I say, 'I don't need your life. You can just go wash the dishes.'"_x000D_ _x000D_ - Patali Kumal, Thulgaon,...

"There is nothing to remember. How do I say? It was like a grind stone rotating, over and over again. Doing the same house chores everyday. The kids, the fields, the husband, the house. Now the...

"Every 30 mins, the craving is back. I cannot even tell my sons and daughters not to smoke."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Ujeli Kumal, Thulgaun, Nuwakot ‪#‎revisitingthekumals‬

"My brother and I were inseparable. We went everywhere together. We ate in the same plate. We never fought. When he was late coming home even for half an hour I'd get worried sick and go looking for...

Baini, may I know your name?_x000D_ “What’s there in a name?”

"Sometimes, we speak on the phone. Maybe twice every month. The network is not so good around here, so it's difficult for me to understand what he is trying to say. But when the line is clear, he...