June 10, 2019
No bigger happiness than saving
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“It must have been 9 or 10. I had gone to catch fish with my work partner, Bilichhyan. And after ......
Stories of Malahs
June 10, 2019
Not much left
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“My community has been continually fishing since the days of the Gods. But with the emergence of the human rule ......
June 10, 2019
Not like them
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“They bring the poison from across the border. They wait in the darkness of the night for it to dissolve ......
June 10, 2019
No happiness without a full stomach
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“The old stove collapsed so I am making a new one to cook rice for the family. There is no ......
June 10, 2019
Good in life
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“When my grandchildren laugh and run amok, I feel there is still good in life. I feel happy. What will ......
June 10, 2019
Inside and outside the water
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“The water level rises during the months of Shrawan and Bhadra. During that time, I understand my fear. I have ......
June 10, 2019
Happy and sad
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“Every time he leaves with his boat, I worry. The water is not a friendly place to be. And there ......
June 10, 2019
Better than nothing
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“After marriage, I had to stop going to school. My sister-in-law taught me how to sew. It is better than ......
June 10, 2019
The heart is the witness of my struggle
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“The Koshi took away more than half of father’s land. He started talking less after that. The only thing he ......
June 10, 2019
To help mother
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“I grew up fast so that I could help mother.”...
June 10, 2019
Where came from, where we’ll go
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“Working in the mud is not a problem, this where we came from and this is where we will go.”...
June 10, 2019
I have survived
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“I do not know how to fish. The women here do not go fishing. It is what men do. But ......
June 10, 2019
Time is not making things better
Stories, Saptari, Stories of Malahs“I have been living near the Koshi for the last 25 years. My ancestors came from the nearby town of ......