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(2/3) “However I did not give up even though taking care of my father and my three younger brothers became my responsibility. I became like their mother. Father with his ego would not come to the...

(1/3) "I would always wonder why mother left the room quietly in the darkness before dawn every day. She would get up before anyone was awake. I was too young and naive to ask and many of the times I...

My recent journey took me to some villages in the Kaski District of the Annapurna region where I met teachers, students, and parents. I listened to their stories about village life and the what...

"The relationship that I have with mother earth is bigger than any human relationship in my life. I have taken food from the soil and this very earth has soaked away my sweat and blood. My sons were...

"My dream for my children, is for them to have a house where they can live in happily. And maybe, they will also let me stay." (Lalita Devi Marik, Birpur, Saptari)

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. The landlords do not think we are as equal as other humans. When I get word, I hide...

“From very early on, I helped mother with everything. I learnt from her the importance of being busy. She involved me with the chores of the house. It gave me immense happiness when she praised my...

"I never knew what it means to have a home. Father did not have any property and he and many of his friends settled where they could find some empty land. They weaved baskets, raised pigs and made...

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." (Savitri Devi, Birpur, Saptari)

"When I was small, I had a difficult life. My husband brought me here to Nepal and the difficult life continues. I have a daughter and a son and they are growing up. They go to school and are exposed...

"I have no wealth, only happiness." (Anandwati Devi Yadav, Birpur, Saptari)

_x000D_ _x000D_ "He is my neighbour's boy, but I do have a year old son. I was married young, maybe 17 or 18, maybe 12 or 13. I have no way of knowing.” (Birpur 5, Saptari)_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_

Sometimes, a photograph needs no story.

"We left at 9 to collect grass and it is almost mid day. We cannot sit here and talk to you all day. The men at home will starve." (Lalita Mukhiya & Champa Mukhiya, Near Koshi Tapu, Saptari)