Menstrual Restriction is Learned Fear Only!

Bajaya from Bolding, Bajura 

It was quite shocking while a guy whispered himself, I wouldn’t eat anything, I might not walk tomorrow?’ I was following him and asked, what happened to you Bajaya (priest), why couldn’t eat dinner? We were just stopped at Netrasen, Humla. There was only one so called house (temporary shelter) on the way to Bhi village Mugu. The house was so tiny had three rooms; one for store, the other was shed for goats and the third one for the place for hiding while having alcohol by passer-by. The kitchen was outside and open. We all were so tired due to hot weather, sandy storm, dirt and hunger. I persuaded Bajaya, why hadn’t you cook yourself for all of us and why were you delayed for it?

Patience #poem

मैले जानेको को नै सहन् हो,
आमा भन्नु हुन्थ्यो,
सहे एक्दिन देख्न पाईन्छ ।

Open Letter to Stakeholders for Open Defecation Free Campaign

Accidentally, I engaged with a gentleman who is civil servant while flying down to Nepalgunj from Jumla, June 2016. He concluded the talk, sorry madam, you were from Jumla, but it was so dirty why? It was not a single question. The goers and not goers to Karnali and far west, educated and uneducated, NGO workers etc. asked the same question: oh so much flies, too dirty, got sick etc. I observed flies everywhere in the world, just a matter of degrees. Simply, flies multiply or attract with dirt. According to the government’s report 2011, the far and mid-western development regions have the least sanitation coverage (30%).

Trip to Jumla from Kolti, Humla, Mugu, Rara, Jumla

At Kolti Airport, Bajura with crew team,June 12, 2016

Karnali

कर्णाली,

Karnali River at Bolding Bajura

तिमी लामो रे भनेर बच्चाइ देखी घोकेर पो के भो र,

तिम्रै काखमा छोटा आयु लिएर म बाचिरहेछु ।

तिमी न्वारन देखिको बलले गर्जे पो के भो र,

हेर सेती र कर्णाली म् आबाज बिहिन भएर बाचिरहेछु ।

what Can I say #Raralake

तिमीलाई के भनु ?

टलटल, टलटल, छलछल, छलछल

स्वस्तिका भनु कि निलिमा भनु,

तिमीलाई म के भनु ?

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तिमीलाई के भनु ?

इन्द्रेनिको सातै रङ थोरै भये झै लाग्छ,

रङहरु गन्न खोज्दा भुल भुलैमा परे झै हुन्छ।

तिमीलाई म के भनु ?

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Coming again #raralake

I visited Rara thrice 

फेरी आए,

फर्की फर्की आए,

तिमीलाई नै सम्झिएर आए,

सपनाले सताएर आए,

बच्चाहरु सम्झिएर आए ।

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फेरी आए,

फर्की फर्की आए,

पहाडहरुमा लड्दै लड्दै आए,

जङल्हरुमा हराउदै आए,

मरुभुमिमा भस्दै भासिदै आए ।

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Letter to son on how to behave as #boy

प्यारो छोरा स्मरण,

 मिठो सम्झना प्यार !

विश्वाश छ तिमी आफ्नो सपनाप्रती लगन्शिल भएर लागिरहेको छौ। म पनि ठिकै छु, अहिले म नवलपरासी पुगेको छु । तिमीलाई थाहा नै छ नवलपरासी रास्टिय फुटबल खेलाडी बिमल घर्ती मगरकी एक मात्र बहिनी मनिषाको राहस्यमय मृत्‍युले शोकाकुल छ्। फेरी पनि गाउ गाउ घुम्दै गर्दा बिशेष गरी तिमी र दिदिको याद बिना म कसरी जिउन सक्छु र ? मैले जती पनि बाल बालिकाहरु भेट्छु, सबैमा तिमीहरु नै पाउछु । आज मलाई मनिषाको फोटो हेरी रहदा नेहाको याद अाइरहेको छ अनी कती धेरै नेहा र मनिषाहरु आफ्नो प्रेमिबाट मारिन्छन होला भन्ने चिन्ताले छत्पतिएको छु । फेरी यो पत्र कोरेर तिमीसँग नजिक हुने कोशीस गर्दैछु किन भने केटाहरु जन्मिदै हिम्स्रक भएर जन्मने होइनन जसरी पुरुश् लिङ हुन्छ ।

#Olderpeople #earthquakesupport #healthcare #Kavre June 3, 2016

I joined the healthcare materials distribution program for older people at Annayakot and Jasithok, Kavre, June 3, 2016. I was not talk only how the older people include people from all strata of the village but also remind the ways for instituionalize these efforts by network of older people, health post and other stakeholders for sustainability. There also encourage to mobilize other stakeholders to work together for the dignity of older people in Nepali sociaety

Explaining about the institutionalization of support for Older People at Ananayakot, Kavre, June 3, 2016 

This is how I travelled, way to field