This too shall pass.
Stories, Of Hope & Resilience“Everyone is going through hard times so I am not going to say, ‘oh, I am so sad and I ......
This series tells the stories of people who were directly affected by the Nepal Earthquake 2015 from over 8 districts. I visited these villages and spend over 6 months documenting the lives affected by the earthquake and how it changed the lives of many villages and communities forever.
“Everyone is going through hard times so I am not going to say, ‘oh, I am so sad and I ......
“She has broken two of her legs. She can’t give milk either. She can’t stand. She eats very little. It’s ......
“It surprising how some lives are more valuable to you that you do anything to protect them. You forget about ......
“In this life, I have seen all there is to see.”...
“We cannot just sit here and wait for the trucks. How long will they come? How many times will they ......
“Did you bring Wai Wai? I really like Wai Wai, with masala and chillies and onions. It’s really good.”...
He showed up at the village in Kavre we were distributing relief supplies. He could not speak so he took ......
After receiving her share of supplies, Mina Didi walked to me, smiled in joyous abandonment and said, “Son, you did ......
We reached Taar, Jyamdi 7 of Kavre around noon today. Bir Bahadur Tamang, a local, had gathered around 23 families ......
At the end of our conversation, Mina Tamang of Gyamdi, Kavre had asked me if I would return with help. ......
“I have been thinking about it a lot. Why did it take so much of human loss and this destruction ......
“There is no other choice than to endure. No other choice than to somehow survive and no other choice than ......
“He is at the Chautara barrack. I haven’t seen him since the earthquake. But we spoke on the phone. He ......
“After a while, the tears also run dry. I thought it’s no use anymore to just sit and cry with ......
“Saraswati School’s bus was coming. I told my friend, who was with me, that the bus shook the ground. And ......
“I feel great relief to spill out my despair. Not everyone is asking for money. Not everyone is asking for ......
“10 goats disappeared from my village last night. Some say they saw someone enter the jungle with wooden fire torch. ......
“Too tired digging. Father keeps on telling me to dig into the rubble. I don’t think he even knows what ......
“Mom was out of control. She was shouting and actually, she was crying too. So we forgot what we should ......
“I was sitting outside listening to the radio when it struck. The kids were watching TV since it was a ......
“My house also fell down, so I called the office and told them that my house has fallen down and ......
“My heart still shakes like the earthquake. I was in the fields when it happened. I came back to find ......
“This is the house I was born in, but today it stands empty. I am afraid to enter and so ......
“There is no food. There is no water. There is no government.”...
“He was watching TV and I was at the Kitchen. My husband just had his lunch and left for the ......
“I held my son to my chest so that he could not see the carnage and ran for our lives ......
“At first I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know what to think. There is a hospital procedure to ......
“I still haven’t heard from them. From no one in my village, and I am worried to death. I hope ......