"Not too long ago, I had an accident. My right knee was shattered and my left leg was also severely damaged. This motorbike came and drove right through me. The police caught them and found out that...
"It came from the deepest part of my right ear. I was three years old and I remember. That pain, unlike any other, took my hearing. So you will have to shout out your questions." - Kanchi Khatri,...
"My sons want me to stop working, but I have worked all my life and I don’t want to stop. What would I do if I didn’t work. It's really hard for me to stay idle, even for an hour. There are some old...
“Let me scare you with my laugh. Huhuhuhahahahaha.”_x000D_ _x000D_ - Goje Junge Dai, Met him near Thankot, Kathmandu
"I am learning some ‘Hello, how are you?’ so that I can sell at the shop. I need to sell at the shop. ‘Namaste’ doesn’t work around Thamel anymore."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Bal Kishor Shah, Met him in...
"You know, there is the life you’ve lived and there are dreams that were not fulfilled, needs not met and goals not achieved. And you have a child and you don’t want that to happen to your child. You...
"You want to play?"
"All these problems come and you face it, and for a time you think they are gone. And then there is happiness for a short while. And then you enjoy the happiness but the problems come back again. And...
"Behind my family is the house we all grew up in. Our only shelter. As far as I know, my grandfather had bought that house for a couple of thousands rupees, no papers signed. Just verbal agreement....
Ama, can I take your picture?_x000D_ "Yes you can. There are younger people around the next turn. Maybe you want to take there picture instead. What do you see in an old women like me?"_x000D_ -...
"I served in the police for a while. I remember the trainer was a very mean man and the boys had to train all day. It was really physical, running and carrying kilos of what not. And these were men...
“I was too tired and dozed off. I don't know for how long I passed out. What time is it? What day is it?”_x000D_ - Dil Bahadur Saru Magar, Met him in Palung, Makawanpur
"A long time ago, on my way to Ilam I came across a makeshift ladder which led up a steep cliff. Half way up a thought occurred. What if I were to shake the ladder off balance? The fall would forever...
"This man in clean shirt and pant came to my village and gave a speech on development. He was talking in Nepali and throwing in many english words meaning of which no one understood."_x000D_ - Gineri...
"I suffer from a bad habit. I cannot let go of this habit no matter how hard I try. And it is affecting my work and my family. People won't trust me with work because they think I am unreliable. I am...
"I come from a place where life is the most difficult. The closest 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...
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