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(Part 1/5) "Sorrow had found shelter in this place with my ancestors. Had it not been for this place, we would probably be able to know, listen and understand. It is a thing of great rumination and a...

(Part 2/5) "My grandfather paid the dues to the government and registered this land in his name. He was a naive and simple man who did not know conspiring against others. After he bought the land, he...

(Part 3/5) "We were raised in dire conditions. We all lived in straw Goths. During monsoon, things would float inside the Goth as water would take over the floor. There were no clothes to wear. We...

(Part 4/5) "He came with his father to my house to meet my parents. His father wanted to ask my father my hand for his son. I was 12 years older than him. He was too small for me. I expressed my...

(5/5) "One day, the wild will sweep out from inside the body. As you grow old, these are the things that will start to worry you. The fear of being alone, just the two of us, is also a difficult...

"I believe in Karma. We have abused the earth too much and she is teaching us a lesson. We are all participants in the deaths and suffering that is going on right now. Every person that dies and...

(Part 1/3) "She had come from Damauli for college and was looking for work. She had rented a place nearby. I was working at a finance collecting deposits then. Someone we both knew insisted that I...

(Part 2/3) "Women have it difficult. When we reached Damauli Bus Park, I insisted that we do not go and meet my parents. I was afraid. Afraid that I would not be allowed to return to Kathmandu and...

(Part 3/3) “Things were good for us in Nepal. Both of us had jobs and we were happy living together. Her parents had come around and we have visited them during Dashain and they have blessed us. But...

“I work at the airport cargo here in Dubai. I am a bit worried going to work these days. It is a public place and I have to interact with people and also deal with handling goods. I have to touch...

(Part 1/4) "It was during the 4th month of pregnancy, he left Nepal to find work abroad. He never came back. I do not know if we even had a relationship as a husband and wife. I waited for him in his...

(Part 2/4) "One day the words he screamed over the phone were too difficult for me to bear. For the first time, I expressed my resentment. I retaliated. I told him how I felt. I told him: ‘I have...

(Part 3/4) "After he came back he never tried to earn his relationship back with his daughter. The things that I had endured during the 10 years of his absence had already made me lose all hope in...

(Part 4/4) "My daughter visits sometimes. Those are my happy days. Cooking for her and discussing with her about her school and other things. She is smart and I am proud. Sometimes, she is not able...

(Part 1/4) "Ours was a love marriage. But love was born out of necessity. It was not the kind of love you see in cinemas, mobile phones, and Facebook. You fell in love because you needed support....

(Part 2/4) “I have always put my family before anything else. I do not know how to express the love I have for my wife. The feelings of the hearts reside in the heart. Chini Maya was a kind woman....