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"When I wanted to become a fashion designer my biggest struggle was to get my father agree to it. Like most men and women back home, he had a very homophobic and typical Bollywood condescending...

"It has never been easy for a teacher. We have always been left out and under appreciated. For the last 17 years I have chosen the most remote areas to teach. Yes, the rural allowance helps with the...

"I have a daughter and I love her. I could not go to school so much. But for her, I will do anything. I will give her good education so that she becomes someone that people know and respect. I hope...

"What will a simpleton tell you about life, Babu. I know only of my family and of the animals. I have not seen the things they say are in the world. The days are spent in my village. With my parents...

I could not resist sharing one last picture of Gyanu Aama before I moved on to a new story. I am sure you will understand why.

"When I have time away from the chores of the house, I come to the temple and sit with this tortoise. It does not say anything. It does not ask for anything. It just sits in my lap quietly for a...

"Life is like a glass of tea. The first sip is good and you want to keep sipping, but you know you cannot sip at it forever for it will finish, so you try to savour every sip, just like the different...

"I am 21 years old and I have dreams. Recently, I returned from Turkey after three years, working as a housemaid. Those three years taught me things that no school can. It taught me the importance of...

"When I was 19 years old a snake bit me and I lost my hand. I was very sad. One has to lose a hand to understand the sadness. But as I started to think about my life ahead, I realised that I needed...

"You would have a better picture if only I could put down my weight. But you must understand that if I do, I will have a difficult time lifting it up. See, the weight has already made its place in my...

“My heart cries for my mother. I remember, when I was young, I would go sit next to the fire when she heated the corn. She knew I liked corn. Every time I got my handful of corn, I was the happiest...

"My mother was an active woman. She tells me about the trips she had made with her father, who was in the British army. And maybe, because of the things that she had seen in other countries, the role...

"If I sit here and talk to you all day, who will feed my hungry pigs? I know you won't." (Sukmaya Tamang, Fembu, Taplejung)

"They found me in a forest. I do not know why my parents abandoned me. And I do not know the conditions I was found in. Maybe they had come to forest with their animals or to collect firewood, when...

“My parents were porters. They also worked for the well to do of the village. I did not see so much of school or of the world. My life is spent looking after the cattle and carrying weights. But life...

"There is nothing I love more than football. My favourite players are Ronaldo and Messi. I am more interested in football than in going to school. Maybe that is why I flunked the SLC. Maybe I will...