September 24, 2019
"Everyone can survive life without a good school like my school, Kopila Valley School (KVS). Similarly, I can also survive without KVS, but how I survive life is different after joining KVS. I joined KVS in 2067 Baishakh 7 in Grade 4. My school provides books, bags, notebooks, uniforms, shoes, etc. all for free. Because of this, I feel like it is not my school, it is my family."
September 23, 2019
"Our daughter had gone missing for 15 days. We searched everywhere. We asked everyone. We found out later they had married in a temple. And it was not our place to tell her new husband, “You have no money, no property. Our daughter will suffer. And we will take her back.” So we just went along with their marriage. We calmed our unwilling hearts and accepted whatever the future would bring for our daughter. It was her choice, her decision, and her love. And as parents, we could not deprive her of that. They had two children - a daughter and a son, together."
September 17, 2019
"She is my granddaughter. I have looked after her since she was 9 months old. I am her mother and I am her father. 'What happened?', you will ask. My daughter became a widow not long after marriage. It must have been her bad fate. Without a husband, she might have felt lonely. She found another man who was willing to love her and give her company. So she eloped with him. When she did, she left her daughter with me."
September 17, 2019
"My daughter died of Pneumonia. We rushed her to Kalagaun and then to the hospital in Nepalgunj. There the money ran out and so did her life. My granddaughter was only 45 days old when she lost her mother. She was tiny. She could not get the taste of her mother’s breast."
September 16, 2019
"I do not remember father. I was too young to remember when he died. But I have memories of mother. During those times when someone was sick, it was normal to summon the Dhamis and Jhankris before taking them to the doctor. There were no doctors and even if there were, they were far away in the district. I was 9 when Mother died. I was a herder spending most of my time in high altitudes with the cows, buffaloes, and goats. Not long after mother died, my elder brother died too."