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(Part 3/4) "One day I was bringing the cattle back to the Goth. The trail was difficult. I slipped and fell into a crevasse. As half of my upper body got stuck, I saw one of the Chauri slip and fall...

(Part 4/4) “One day, Chini Maya left me, never to come back. I cursed the cliffs, mountains, and rivers that day. I still look at them and express my hurt. We were trying to build a little Gumba in...

(Part 1/8) "Bulung is my birthplace. Father moved here and brought me to this place when I was only a year and still in a cradle. There was no cable crossing, no river crossings and no bridges back...

(Part 2/8) “There was no place to earn money. Father would give me a pair of jeans trousers once a year. It would tear in two days. I think it was made of tree bark. And then you would go and find...

(Part 3/8) "I was in a foreign place, up in the Rolwaling village. There were no phones in those times. During my stay at the Rolwaling village, something sinister came to me to whisper that I had to...

(Part 4/8) “I do not think there is any family in the village that has suffered like mine. There were times when I did not have 5 rupees for my daughter’s school lunch. And when you have no money you...

(Part 5/8) “From the day I got my hands on the medicines, I immediately stopped drinking the bark juice of the Puyun Tree. I could stand up on my feet. I felt like the wind. I could bury my hands and...

(Part 6/8) "I saw my father but not my mother. She passed away a few weeks after giving birth to me. When father went in search of milk for me he was rejected. “We have our own to feed and the cow...

(Part 7/8) "More than my own pain, the pain to see my children's eyes swell up in tears became unbearable. With their mother bedridden after the accident and an absent father, it did not take long...

(Part 8/8) "I have not cried during difficult times. If crying took away the tears, then everyone on this earth would do nothing but cry. When you have gone through everything, the only thing that...

"It is very recently that I came to Surkhet from my village. I came here so that my little brother can go to school. I take care of him. I feed him, wash him and to keep him clean. I also take care...

"My father’s name is Nain Singh Nepali. My grandfather's name is Goray Kaami.  At the age of 7, my brother left home without any warning. He must have run away. There were speculations that someone...

Dai, can I take your picture? "Wait, let me look proper first. I need a jacket and topi. I will call the others too."

I asked if I could take a group picture. Everyone went quiet and looked serious. And then I said, "Smile".

"We will be on Facebook? Why didn't you tell us earlier?"

"I was struggling to carry the heavy sack of wheat up the cliff. A few men had already passed me by but no one had stopped to offer help. He was the only one who did. Back in the day, he was very...