"I was the eldest of the daughters and at 13, I was to finally go to school. Mother had convinced father and I was happy. But mother died the same year and my dreams of going to school died with her....
"When people said I cannot drive a Tuk Tuk, I showed them. Now, I save 5-6 thousands a month and people are quiet." (Sita Shrestha, Dharan, Sunsari)
"What a funny question. I do not know how much he loves me, but he did encourage me to go to the adult literacy program. Now, I know letters and I can use a calculator."_x000D_ (Rinen Thikeppa & Nima...
"I am the youngest of all the siblings and everyone loves me - all my brothers and sisters. When there is no homework I come to the garden to help my sisters pick tea. However, when I grow up I want...
“I wonder what women are. I sit and think. The men are different, always ordering and having what they want. But some men do the chores of the house and look after their family just like a women...
"You do not have to tell me that I look good. It is a known thing around here." (Bhakta Kambang, Taplejung)
“Parents punished me for my mischiefs, and teachers disciplined me for disobeying them. As a kid, I always wondered why cannot these old people let the kids just be themselves. Always beating them,...
"We have been married for 9 years. We fell in love, you could say, but it was no arranged marriage. I saw her, teased her a bit and she smiled back. Then I sent messages of love and jokes to her. She...
"Once I distributed all my oranges to a group of hungry kids." (Kamal Bahadur Khatri, Mane Bhanjyang 7, Bhojpur)
“When I was small, I remember father had bought me a gumboot which I wore for many years until it had holes in it. He had descended to the towns with the villagers to gather ration for the winter and...
"I was the first person to pass the SLC in Ward No. 8 of Libang. Word spread fast in the village and everyone was happy. It meant something important for the villagers. It made them proud, it made me...
"No burden is heavier than the burden of life. Sometimes you carry it crying, sometimes laughing." (Swarna Helok, Tafethok 7, Taplejung)
"Rice was very scarce growing up. It was food you sometimes heard of, food of the town and of the rich people. I remember mother saved a bag of rice like treasure in one corner of the kitchen. She...
"I am a happy person and everyone laughs at my jokes and the way I tell them. But my childhood was not a happy one. Ours was a large family. My father had two wives that I know of. The first wife, my...
"Many years ago, I pulled out a six months old baby from inside a bus that had crashed in the highway. The mother had died in the accident. I went around asking people and the survivors if anyone...
"I run mules from one ward to the other. But sometimes there is nothing to carry so I spend my days idle, listening to songs and thinking about what could have been and what should have been. With...
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