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And once again, I forgot to ask questions...

"You will not have to ask me to smile for the camera. This is me, all the time." (Pushpa Gupta, Besisahar, Lamjung)

"When I was young, father would tell me not to cry over little things, over what did not work out for me. I always tried to have a positive outlook on life. I always knew that my problems were...

"My position at the post office is called the Halkara. I am responsible for delivering letters to villagers in the different wards of the district. I have been doing this for the last three years but...

"There is not much I remember of father. I was only 10 when he passed away. I only have very faint memories of him, but once every year he shows himself to me in my dreams, and that particular...

"Once, I was kidnapped. They took me to the forest. They made me walk for several hours. They would whisper to each other. I knew that my death was near. As they pushed me further inside the forest,...

"I walked barefoot until the age of 21. One day father sat me by his side and asked me, 'Son, would you like to wear shoes?' I silently nodded my head but my happiness knew no bounds. I was getting a...

"How could I express how much I love her in mere words." (Panauti 7, Kavre)

"When I was 13, I ran away from home with friends to see the city. Little did I know the city would make me run all my life. I worked in mills, in tea shops and hotels washing dishes, hoping everyday...

"Our daughters teach us the meaning of life, they make our life worth living. There are people who try to say, "Oh, pity, you have only daughters." We say, "Yes, we are very lucky." (Keshav Gautam &...

"Mother sold leaves outside temples. And I walked beside her while she carried the Doko. I was probably 7 or 8 years. Mother would say, "The money from these leaves can help you go to school. You...

(2/2) "After my first daughter I had six children. The second one was a son which made my in-laws happy. But the struggle to raise them and to look after the needs of the family continued. There was...

(1/2) "Sit besides me with a strong heart, I will tell you my story. I was given away to an older man when I was little. My parents had died and no one was there to question my uncles' decision. I...

"We have been married for over 50 years. Put your arms around me for the picture, will you?" (Chan Maya tamang to her husband Buddhi Bahadur Tamang, Besisahar, Lamjung)

"I had a happy life with my two daughters and my wife. But at 14 months my youngest daughter died of an illness. And not long after that, my other daughter also died. The doctors could not treat her....

"Sometimes, we just laugh at each other so that we can momentarily forget our problems." (Tika Ram Rai & Bimala Rai, Tafethok 8, Taplejung)