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"Dashain is over. I had over 50 goats back then. What you see are just the skinny ones that are left. I wonder who's gonna buy them now the festivals are over. Might as well have mutton three times a...

A little girl smiles with complete abandonment. No inhibitions. No motives. Just pure joy and freedom._x000D_ _x000D_ Met her in Dana, Myagdi, Nepal

I would keep taking her picture. She would smile and hide and come out to see if I was still there. When I approached to talk to her she ran away laughing._x000D_ _x000D_ - Met her in Daanchi,...

"There was a case where the patient lost an eye because of an infected operation theatre. Being a doctor I try to maintain the best practice, but it breaks my heart to see patients suffer due to the...

"Why would you want to take a picture of someone covered in cow dung (Gobar in Nepali, used as fuel)?"_x000D_ _x000D_ But you are beautiful._x000D_ _x000D_ Laughs. "Shameless aren't you?"_x000D_...

"My only concern right now is to save enough money for his school. We have no other ambitions. We just want to provide for our son. It's gods grace that we haven't gone hungry and that we have a roof...

"300-400 plates are consumed per day and if the temperature plummets likes this then the owner will make good money this winter. 500 plates per day easily!"_x000D_ _x000D_ - Sujan Karki, Momo Pasal...

"Sometimes, he just wanders away. A blink of an eye and he is not there. I am worried sick everyday, especially because my shop is by the main road and there are a lot of trucks. A mother will only...

"The monks are arguing very loudly, so we ran here to get some quiet."_x000D_ _x000D_ Boys at the Monastery, Chode Lhakhang Monastery, Lo Manthang

"9 Mohars (Rs. 4.5) is all it took for me to travel from Kalanki to Birgunj when I started to sell flutes in Indrachowk back then._x000D_ Where do these flutes come from?_x000D_ "These flutes come...

"I think one of the common conflicts that people in the late 20's face is about marriage. Boys have immense pressure from the family to get married once he's crossed 25. I personally feel that...

What happened to your hand?_x000D_ "I fell while I was carrying bricks."_x000D_ How old are you?_x000D_ "I am 15."_x000D_ Did your employer take you to the hospital?_x000D_ "No. He stopped giving me...

"Hi, my name is Sagar Khadka."_x000D_ Please say hi._x000D_ _x000D_ - Sagar Khadka, Bhaktapur_x000D_ _x000D_ *Met him on the stairs of Nyatapol Mandir, Bhaktapur. Sagar can't really talk but had an...

"We prefer the village to the city. One needs money for everything here, even for water. It is difficult for marginalized farmers like us to afford the expenses of the city. They say its Nepal Bandh...

What is your name? "My name is Sadhana Joshi."_x000D_ Where do you live? "Bhaktapur."_x000D_ How old are you? "I am 27 years old."_x000D_ What do you like to do? Movies? Travel? "No. Work."_x000D_...

"Get out of the frame."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Kids of Lo Manthang, Mustang