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I was trying to find my way back to the lodge. A visitor can easily get lost in the maze of alleys in Lo Manthang, Mustang. I stopped him and told him that I was lost and that if he could help me...

"I studied agriculture on government scholarship. Rs. 5000 a month for three years. After I finished my vocational training, I wanted to go abroad. I applied to Norway but my visa got rejected. Then...

What do you want for your children when they grow up?_x000D_ "That they understand the values of love and tolerance for people of all faiths."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Muktadin Miya, Rupakot, Kaski, Met him...

"There are dreams and there is reality. My dream is to become a singing sensation. My reality is I work as a waiting staff in my sister's restaurant."_x000D_ - Ness Chettri, Chabahil, Kathmandu_x000D_

"Namaste."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Met him in Chekampar, Gorkha_x000D_

"Our village Lamosangu in Sindupalchok had become and unsafe place to live during the war. I was 8 then when at least half a dozen trucks laden with people and their belongings departed from the...

I was talking to her parents and I noticed her standing at a distance. Her brother had went in and already fixed his hair and changed clothes at the direction of her mother. I wanted to take a family...

What is your biggest struggle today?_x000D_ "Coping with reality. I have made some stupid mistakes in the past indulging in a pretty risky lifestyle. I felt like everything is going to be ok but I...

Are you two girlfriend and boyfriend?_x000D_ "He is s boy. I am a girl. And we are friends. So, yes._x000D_ _x000D_ - Leela Subedi, Nepaltaar, Ilam and Surendra Shah, Bharatpur, Mahottari

"She was seven days old. Her father was slumped in the bed. His phone rang. He jumped to it as if he had been waiting for this call. I could hear faint whispers of his conversation from outside the...

"I have two options. One, I collect money and go to Australia or two, wait for my Lok Sewa results and become a police inspector. God knows when they will publish the results. I feel like I am...

I was taking picture of the villagers at Bidur VDC, Nuwakot. He came up to me and he pointed his fingers to the camera and then pointed it to him. I realized he couldn't speak but I didn't understand...

What was the happiest moment in your life"_x000D_ “When Girija Prasad Koirala gave me a standing ovation. From early I childhood, I had seen him in television addressing the masses. During the...

You look happy._x000D_ “Yes. Father has finally bought a TV.”_x000D_ - Parbati Kumal, Pipletaar, Nuwakot

"After school we would come here and spend time with each other. We wanted to get married but her parents were against our relationship because I was from a different caste. We talked about eloping...

“I am 80. I have lived my life. You can find everything in this one life. If you are lucky, you can actually earn money, earn a name, have a family, kids, house, you name it. You can even be the...