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When we started the Stories of Nepal Covid-19 Relief Fund we wanted it to be just that - a relief fund. The relief would be immediate but in all reality, temporary. This fund was never going to...

(Part 1/2) "I have always fought for my rights. I could see that as a daughter I was treated differently. My fight started with my father. He declined to send me to school. 'What purpose does it...

(Part 2/2) "People fear the Devis and the Deutas. And different rules were made. These rules were said to ensure that no one angered the Devis and the Deutas. And everyone followed. There was no...

(Part 1/2) "During the time of the month, women were not allowed in for 10 days. I was of the view that the number of days needs to come down. I fought with the Deuta, and with everyone in the...

(Part 2/2) "But just because we have formed a collective opinion, the women are not going to come in and start sleeping inside their house. They are afraid that bad things might happen. They have...

(Part 1/2) "I was 14 years old. They did not allow me to come to the garden. I lived in the shed. The shed had a thatched roof. It was made of wood and stones and was elevated with wooden pillars. It...

(Part 2/2) "My husband's ancestral village is Bajhang and I am from Achham. When I came to his house after marriage, it was difficult for me to understand the way they spoke. They would ask of me to...

"I am illiterate because we were not given a direction. The direction for us was to collect grass, wood, and then look after the animals. That is how life has been spent. I got married at the age of...

(Part 1/2) "When I came here to my husband's house after marriage, I was only 16. I did not know the rules of my new home. I was not used to the new environment. In my parent's home, I was used to...

(Part 2/2) "During menstruation, the women in the house, we sleep in our own beds, in our own room. I wear everyday clothes but I do not use the same blankets, I have a separate pair. Once the period...

"In my parent's village, people strictly abided Chau Pratha. Girls who were menstruating were prohibited from going to school for 8 days. The elderly said that anyone who went to school would be sick...

(Part 1/2) "My life changed when my brother got electrocuted and died. I was 10. Up until then, I was going to school. After his demise, my heart was not in school anymore. And the long-distance was...

(Part 2/2) "I endured for a long time. There is no time in the world to tell all. When you do not have someone to call your own then life ceases to have any meaning. And then slowly you find...

"I have a small bed. On the 4th day, I wash my clothes and let them dry in the sun. I do not go far to bathe. I bathe nearby. My mother in law takes care of me during the time I am menstruating. She...

"My father is a man of few words. When he came to the airport to drop me off, he did not say anything. Just kept looking at me. I think mom mostly spoke on his behalf - to be good and to eat well. My...

"I started playing the violin at the age of 9. Before the violin, I was playing the piano but I did not show much interest so I picked the violin in school. And then I grew my passion and interest....