Gatlang Rasuwa
“I will work as long as my life remains. Working for my food is what has made me happy in …
Sukumaya Tamang, Gatlang 3, Rasuwa
“When I was little and naive, father and mother married me to a man I did not know. I was …
Sunimaya Tamang Gatlang, Rasuwa
“He is growing up and starting to demand things. Some of which I am not able to give. My eyes …
Phurpu Dolmo Ghale Gatlang 5, Rasuwa
“I am going to be a mother soon. This is my fourth child and I am waiting for it to …
Bhomo Karto Tamang Gatlang, Rasuwa
“The riches of my father did not give me an easy life growing up. Father had three sheds. Yaks, Sheep …
Gatlang, Rasuwa
“You do not need money to smile at people. You need heart.”
Phurpa Chewang Tamang Gatlang 3, Rasuwa
“It was what happened on the day of the carnival that changed my life. Back then, I used to work …
Pasang Chipu Tamang Gatlang, Rasuwa
“I spent 5 years in the foothills of the Ganesh Himal with my father. We moved from Kharka to Kharka …
Raju Lopchan Tamang Gatlang 8, Rasuwa
“Father lives up in the moors herding Yaks and for a while I lived with him too. One day, he …
Munu Lopchan Lama Gatlang, Rasuwa
“My mother died when I was four. I do not know what she looked like. I remember her but sadly, …
Lhasing Dorje Tamang Parbati Kunda 4, Rasuwa
“I am going to a wedding feast and after that, I will walk full stomach for an hour or two …
Subina Shyangba Tamang Gatlang, Rasuwa
“From childhood, I have seen a lot of wrong in the society. Especially for women. The want for a son …
Lakpa Jyalmo Tamang Bahun Danda, Rasuwa
“I look after the animals all day. There are not many people to talk to in these hills. Sometimes, I …
Cherring Tsangmo Tamang Gatlang, Rasuwa
“My husband is in Malaysia and this Falgun it is going to be 5 years. He calls me often. Nowadays, …
Rabina Khatoon Haatkhola, Biratnagar
“After the floods, I keep her closer. She has become the source of my happiness. Sometimes, tears fall down just …
“I have walked all the way from the hills with this sack, weighing scale and iron to sell my turmeric. …
“Everyday, I take out my sewing table and sit at this Paati. I see all kinds of people come and …
“I am a simple man who sells vegetables. I have very little to give. But I always have a few …
“Most of the land that my father had acquired during his life is gone. Some were sold and some divided …
Bholvi Devi Sada Kanchanrup, Kanchanpur, Saptari
When are are together we laugh more times than we cry.
To go back to work makes me happier.
I know he is doing this for our children so that they do not have to go through the same struggles like we have.
Sometimes, all you need is a couch.
As I grew up I came to understand about our society. Even today, we are treated differently.
Happiness comes and goes, sadness stays. That is life for me.
I think the pigs like what I cook for them. They eat everything without saying anything.
The Gauna was a big celebration for my husband and his father and mother, but not for me. That day I cried a lot. But what can a woman do?
In those years, people have changed and places have changed. But we, husband and wife, remain the same.
My husband stays at home and looks after the children. He fell off a roof and broke his leg and shoulder and he cannot do much.
Today’s relief…
The water is gone father, and soon the floor will dry out too, do not worry, nothing is going to happen to us.
We all laughed and for a moment everyone let go of their worries. Moments like these reignite the gratitude in us for being alive.
The flood came without warning. In no time, the water was neck deep.
0ne of my son passed away when he was three. His departure was without any noise, but I cried in the corner.
Asmita Giri Dhampus, Kaski
“I walk 3 hours to and from school everyday. I go home and eat some corn and help with the …
Udaya Bahadur Karki Dhampus, Kaski
“Father was a poor farmer. I remember on my way to school I would ask for sweets but he could …
Bebi Maya Gurung Ghandruk, Kaski
“I taught the same group of children for 4 years, but now their class teacher is someone else. They are …
Sunita Karki Dhampus, Kaski
“I had to cross three rivers to reach school. And mind you, my dear brother, these rivers had no bridges. …
Chet Nath Adhikari Ghandruk, Kaski
“I do not order my student to clean the classroom, I clean it myself and when they see that, they …
Bir Maya Gurung Ghandruk, Kaski
“Human heart tells you different things. It will tell you to do something while at other times telling you not …
Sukilal Biswokarma Ghandruk, Kaski
“I have sold chickens all my life. I have lost count of how many and with it I have also …
Bhandari Sir Dhampus, Kaski
“I walked without shoes all my childhood. Father wore a shoe that was shredded on all sides and because I …
Dhampus, Kaski
“Do not go by my looks. I have many hundred thousands in money. It is just that sometimes I get …
Bishnu Maya Bhandari Dhampus 7, Kaski
(2/2) “It took me a few years to move on from the hurt. One day, I took a deep breath …
Bishnu Maya Bhandari Dhampus 7, Kaski
(1/2) “I was among one of the very few girls in my village who went to school. It was only …
Man Bahadur Biswokarma Dhampus, Karki
“This is the third time I will be going to the foreign for work. But it is not sure. It …
Dhampus Kaski
“If I become a teacher, I will increase playtime and decrease classroom time. And if some teacher shouts at a …
Damar Kumari Gurung Dhampus, Kaski
(3/3) “Even though I left home for a better life, I took away the memories of my mother, the life …
Damar Kumari Gurung Dhampus, Kaski
(2/3) “However I did not give up even though taking care of my father and my three younger brothers became …
Damar Kumari Gurung Dhampus, Kaski
(1/3) “I would always wonder why mother left the room quietly in the darkness before dawn every day. She would …
My recent journey took me to some villages in the Kaski District of the Annapurna region where I met teachers, …
Sakharpura Saptari
“The relationship that I have with mother earth is bigger than any human relationship in my life. I have taken …
“My dream for my children, is for them to have a house where they can live in happily. And maybe, …
Every morning I take my children boating in these backwaters and sing them happy songs.
“After the celebrations are over, and after all guests have left, we get called upon to collect the leftover rice. …
Purna Kasi Gurung Bhujung 1, Lamjung
“From very early on, I helped mother with everything. I learnt from her the importance of being busy. She involved …
“I never knew what it means to have a home. Father did not have any property and he and many …
I could not remain without sharing with you all, this photograph I recently took in Saptari. Hope you like it.
“Happiness for me is cooking what my husband likes, taking it to him to the fields and watching him eat.” …
“When I was small, I had a difficult life. My husband brought me here to Nepal and the difficult life …