Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Pictures are enough to understand Jumla, Karnali Nepal March/April 2013

Please just follow the pictures and its captions. These pictures are enough to understand the reality of rural areas of Karnali. This is clear picture of Poverty, geographical difficult, gender, caste, class discrimination, culture, customs......................................enjoy !


s;nfO{ yfxf 5}g / < g]kfnsf] ;a}eGbf u/La, k5f8L k/]sf] c~rn s0ff{nL xf] eg]/ . s0ff{nL c~rnleq ljZn]if0f ubf{ ;a}eGbf ;lhnf] / ;'ljwfo'Qm lhNnf eg] h'Dnf xf] . ljz]if u/L h'Dnfdf s]lGb|t /x]/ cfkm\gf] sfdnfO{ cf}krfl/s / cgf}krfl/s 9+un] cuf8L a9fPsf] klg !@ jif{ k'/f u/]/ !# cf}+ jif{ nfu]5 . nfU5 slxn]sfFxL w/} kl/jt{g eof], ljsf; eof], af6f] ag]sf] 5, ufpF ufpFdf :s'n 5g\ kfgLsf wf/f 5g\, 6\jfOn]6 aGb}5g\, ufpFx? km6fkm6 …v'Nnf lbzfd'Qm ufpFÚ 3f]if0ff ul/Fb}5g\ . vn+ufdf ;/sf/L / u}/;/sf/L lgsfosf sfo{qmdx? xfgyfkn] ul/Fb}5g\ . sfo{qmddf hfgnfO{ EofpgnfO{ g ;do 5 g JolQm g}+ .
oxL cGof}ntfsf aLrdf s]xL pT;fx, s]xL lbSbf/Lkgsf ;fy d dfr{ @* @)!# df /]8qm;sf] ef8fdf lnOPsf] ufl8df lnkm\6 dfu]/ tflDtsf] ofqfdf lxF8] . tflDt h'Dnfsf] #) j6f ufpF ljsf; ;ldltdf ;a}eGbf k5f8L k/]sf], b'u{d jf ef}uf]lns ljs6tfsf ufpFx? dWo] Ps xf] . /]8qm;sf] uf8L ;fF3'/f, p7]sf, a;]sf vf8nx?df plk|mFb}, k5fl/Fb}, sf7sf k'nx? kf/ ub}{ ltnf vf]nfsf] sfvsfv} vnËfdf ePsf] a;kfs{af6 dxt, tlnpd, nfd|f, tftf]kfgL x'Fb} s'F8f/L k'Uof] .
s'F8f/L k'Ubf ToxfF ; ;fgf] ahf/ 5 cyf{t s]xL xf]6nx?sf dfkb08 gk'/\ofOPsf xf]6nx? 5g\ . Ps b'O{ ;+:yfsf sfof{no, a; :6k, tfDtL hfg] cfpg]sf nflu s]Gb| s]xL rxn kxn lyP .
To:t} !@M#) ah]sf] lyof], /]8qm;sf] 6f]nLn] dnfO{ klg vfgfsf] Joa:yf u/]sf] /x]5 . ;Fu} vfgf vfP/ d tfDtLlt/ hfg] /]8qm;sf] 6f]nLsf ;fydf tfDtLlt/ xflgP . d]/f] ;fydf PS;g jS;{ g]kfnsf] …ldt]/ ufpF–;Fu;Fu} afFrf}+Ú cleofgsf tLg ;fyLx? gGb sf]O/fnf -cgdL_, wgjL/ ljs -/fFr'nL sflnsf]6_, zf/bf rf}+nfufO{ -nfd|+f h'Dnf_ / s]zj efO{ -lhNnf ;+of]hs_ d ;Fu;Fu} g}+ lyP .
Way to Tamti village, Jagadish Chaulagain from Red Cross also with us
lbpF;f] dWofGx h'Dnfdf 3fd nfUg] cyf{t udL{sf] dlxgf xf] . lbpF;f] /fd|f] rsf]{ 3fd nfU5 . ljxfg a]n'sf /fd|f] lr;f] x'g], lbpF;f] @ ah]kl5 xfjf nfUg' ;fdfGo xf] . s'F8f/Laf6 tfDtL hfg s'F8f/Ls} af6f] x'Fb} nfUg' kg]{ x'G5 . sf7sf] k'n t/]/ xfdL psfnf] nfUof}+ . psfnf] /fd|f] psfnf] cyf{t cK7\of/f] psfnf] 5 . d 3/L cfkm\gf] emf]nf af]Sb}, 3/L ;fyLx?nfO{ lbFb} cuf8L a9]+ . psfnf]df ;f; a9\of], rsf]{ 3fdsf sf/0f kl;gf klg em/], ;fyLx?;Fu} lx8\g ;lsPg ufx|f] eof] . s'/f klg vf;} s;}af6 lgl:sPg, ;a}nfO{ pSng} kg]{ 5 . d}n] ;fyLx?nfO{ eg]+, …tkfO[x? lx8\g ;Sg'x'G5 eg] ;/f;/ cl3 hfg';\, af6f] 5'l6\6g] a]nf dfq dnfO{ kv{g' . o;/L kvL{ kvL{ lxF8\bf tkfO{ lx8\g]x?nfO{ ysfO{ w]/} nfU5 .Ú t/ pgLx?n] dfg]gg\ slxn] cl3 slxn] kl5 nfu]/ dnfO{ ;fy lbO/x] .

ltvf{ nfUof] d'v ;'s]/ RofkRofktL eof] . s'F8f/Laf6 ;dft]sf] nf}/L klg ySs 5f]6f] eP5, Tolt w]/} ;xof]u ePg t} klg ;xf/f lnFb} /x]+ . hs]6 km'sfn]/ sDd/df afg]/ kfOnf bx|f] agfpg] sf]zL; u/]+ . ;n k6\ofP/ 6fpsf]df afFw]+ h;n] ubf{ 3fd / ysfOn] 6g6g b'v]sf] 6fpsf]nfO{ ;fy lbof] . kfgL vfg klg hxfF txLF cfF6 ePg . xfdLn] ltnf vf]nfnfO{ 5f8]/ e]/L vf]nfnfO{ k5\ofPsf lyof}+, vf]nfsf] ljk/Lt lbzflt/ . ;fyLx?n] vf]nfs} glhs d'nsf] kfgL eg]/ vfg'eof] . dnfO{ lr;f] kfgL rfx] t/fO{ xf]; rfx] kxf8 / lxdfn vfFg} x'Gg . vfPsf] kGw| ldg]6d}+ ?3fvf]ls, 6G;Ln clg lj/fdL . ltvf{P klg kfgL glkOsg lxFl8/x]+ . :jo+;]js eP/ lxF8]sf] g 6Gg ;fdfu|L 5g\ g ;fdfu|L af]Sg] JolQm g}+ . Psbd} ;fdfGo eGbf ;fdfGo hLjg lyof] xfd|f] . lxF8\bf lxF8|b} sF8f/Lsf] tfDtL;Fu hf]l8Psf] ufpF cfof], af6f]df dfq} @  j6f xf]6n lyP . cuf8L hfg] ;fyLx?n] kfgL ttfpg eGg' ePsf] /x]5 . tLg lunf; tftf] kfgL vfP/ lxFl8of] km]l/ . af6f] psfnf], cf]/fnf], 9'ª\u} 9'Ëf, st} v]tsf] cfnL, st} s'nf]sf] l8n . h]h:tf] eP klg xfdL h'Dnf hfh/sf]6 hf]8\g] af6f]df lxFl8/x]sf lyof}+ . k/fk"j{ sfnb]lv rlncfPsf] af6f] ca eg] lj:tf/} df]6/af6f]df :t/f]GgtL x'g] t/v/df lyof] .
Resting  a while at Sarmi,



tfDtLsf] j8f gda/ ! ;ld{sf ufpF cfof] . s]xL lrghfgsf dflg;x? e]l6P, aly{ª ;]G6/sf af/]df s'/f eP . ljsf; rflxPsf] 5, cfjZostf klg xf] t/ k|lqmofdf ToQL v'zL 5}gg dflg;x? . cfkm"nfO{ eg]h:tf], kfos kg]{ eof] eg] dfq} v'zL, :jfyL{ ;+;f/ . oLg} o:t} aLrdf s'/f ubf{ ub}{ xfdL j8f gDa/ @ sf] so/sf]6 k'Uof}+ . hxfF klxn] klg d af; a;]sf] lyPF .
Kayarkot, Tamti, we had team discussion/reflection under the light of firewood (Jharo balne in Nepali)


6f]nL /]8qm;sf] klg 7"nf], xfd|f] klg . clg p2]Zo klg lgtfGt km/s lyof] . t;y{ pxfFx? 7"nf] /fd|f] 3/lt/ nfUg'eof], xfdL ;fgf] / k/Dk/fut 3/lt/ . xfdL hfpF eg] tfDtLsf] tfDtL g}+ eGg] j8fdf hfg ;SYof}+ . t/ a:of}+ lsgeg] /]8qm;sf] 6f]nLn] x/]s j8fsf dlxnfx?nfO{ hDdf kfg]{ ePsf lyP ef]lnsf nflu hxfF xfdL xfd|f sfdx? ljz]if u/L dlxnf lx+;f, 5fpk8L / aly{ª ;]G6/sf af/]df 5nkmn ug{ ;Syof}+ .
Continue our discussion in Kitchen, a place where I was sitting, I slept there  and girls were slept where they were sitting in this picture due to extreme cold and lack of rooms
d d]/f ;fyLx?n] s]zj, wg, zf/bf / gGbnfO{ lnP/ bnaxfb'/ /fjtsf] 3/df l5/]+ . ;'Gt 7fpF k'Ub}g ;a}nfO{ eGb} lyP . d}n] …k'U5 s]6fx? sf]7fdf ;'T5g\ s]6Lx? r'Nxf]df ;'Tg]Ú eg]+ . lrof -hl8a'6L /fv]sf]_ ksfpg nufP/ xfdL ToxL cFWof/f] sf]7fdf vf]nflt/af6 cfPsf] lr;f] xfjf / dl;gf] pHofnf]sf] cf8 lnP/ PS;g jS;{ g]kfn …ldt]/L ufpF–;Fu;Fu} afFrf}+Ú  sf af/]df k9\b} 5nkmn u¥of}+ . s;/L ;d"x agfpg], ;d"xnfO{ s;/L kl/rfng ug]{, ldt]/L ufpF eg]sf] s] xf] < of] lsg cfjZos 5, l/kf]6{ s:tf] x'g'k5{ < ;d'bfodf lxF8\bf, af]Nbf, sfd ubf{ s] s:tf s'/fdf Wofg lbg'k5{ eGg] ljifodf 5nkmn cuf8L a9\b} uof] . 3/L zf/bf 3/L wgn] k9]/ ;'gfpg] clg 5nkmn ug]{ u¥of}+ . cFWof/f] a9\of] d}n] dflgg, em/f] afn]/ klg xfd|f] sfd cuf8L al9/x\of] . 3/a]6L afnfO{ l67 nfu]5 Sof/, Pp6f 6r{nfO6 NofP/ lbP . o:t} ;fF9] * ah]lt/ 3/a]6L cfd}n] vfgf ksfO5g\ / elgg\ tflnd Psl5g aGb ug]{ sL …vr{Ú vfgf tof/ ef] . xfdL ef]sfPsf klg lyof}+ . vfgf vfg efG5fdf hfFbf cFWof/f] sf]7f, 5]pdf vf6 To;df cf]5\ofg, vf6d'gL vfqfs v'q's ;fdfgx?, s's'/, efF8f dfem\g] af6f, kfgLsf] ufu|f], Ps leQfdf sf7sf] ¥ofs To;sf] 5]pdf Ps dfG5] xf]zLof/Lk"j{s ;'Tg ldNg] 7fpF clg cFu]gf .
l;ldsf] bfn, lsg]sf] df]6f rfdnsf] eft / cfn' e'6]sf] t/sf/L -lk/f] xfn]sf]_ df xfdLn] vfgf vfof}+ . km]l/ pgsf ;fv HjfO{ kg]{ clns lbdfudf ;d:of eP h:tf dflg; cfP, vfgf ;a}n] vfP . d}n] km]l/ 5nkmnnfO{ cuf8L a9fpg cg'/f]w u/]+ lsgeg] rfF8} ;'t]/ lgGb|f klg nfUb}g . /ftL 56k6 56k6 ug'{eGbf t l9nf] ;'Tg] em\ofKk} lgGb|f nfU5 eGg] nfUof] . ;fyLx? klg ;xdt eP gx'g klg s;/L pkfo klg lyPg . 3/a]6L cfdfnfO[ efG5f ;kmf ul/lbg' xfdL oxlF a:5f}+ eg]+ . cem d}n] rt'¥ofO{ k"j{s pgsf] ;fvHjfO{ b]lv ;'Tg] 7fpFsf] ;d:of ;dfwfg ug{ s]6Lhlt efG5fdf s]6fhlt sf]7fdf eg]/ ;xdt agfPsf] lyPF . o; kl/j]zdf efG5fdf a;]/ ;kmntfsf] syfx? k9\g nufpFb} 5nkmn u¥of}+ . hgd'vL lzIffsf] ut jif{sf] ;Dd]ngdf k|bfg ul/Psf] lstfj lyof] . t/ To;df ePsf ;kmntfsf syfx?dWo] s'g} klg klZrd t/fO{ / s0ff{nLsf af/]df lyPgg\ . t/ klg xfdL !)M#) ;Dd 5nkmn u/]/ ;xdlt adf]lhd ;'Tof}+ . xfdLn] yk ;xdlt u¥of}+ xfdL lrof vfP/ hlt;Sbf] rfF8f] ;'sL{df dlxnfx?nfO{ e]6\g hfg] .
d ¥ofs / cFu]gfsf] 5]pdf xf]lzof/Lk"j{s kN6]sf] lyPF eg] cFu]gfsf] kfl/kl6\6 zf/bf / gGb vf6df cfd} . gGbn] cln ugug ub}{ lyOg, dnfO{ s's'/ glhs} x'Fbf ;'Tg 8/ nfU5, plkofF h'd|f ====== . zf/bfn] s's'/nfO{ aflx/ cyf{t sf]l/8f]/df k'¥ofPkl5 xfdL ;'Tof}+ . To:t} !@ aHbf] xf], tL ;fvHjfO{n] efG5fsf] 9f]sf hf]8n] vf]n] . xftdf 7'nf] /fFsf] lyof] . d h'?Ss p7]/ s/fPF, sf] xf] < lsg cfPsf] < af]nLn] lrg]+ . tLg}+ dfG5] eFb} lyP …d hfG5' d]/f] h'Qf oxfF 5g\ z+sf dfg]p sL <Ú d clns s8f :j/df s/fPF …dfg]+ gL, /ftL lxF8\g lyof] t ks h'Qf lnP/ hfg' kg]{ ls t af]nfP/ 9f]sf vf]Ng'kg]{ .Ú
pgL h] h:tf dgzfosf eP klg uP . d'n9f]sf v'Nn} 5f8]/ uP5g\ Sof/] zf/bf / gGb klg 56k6 56k6 ul//x] . d}n] pgLx?sf] 56k6 / ugug ;'lg/x]+ t/ k6Ss} af]lng, hLp lrnfP klg lj:tf/} lj:tf/} ldnfO{ ldnfO{ sgfpy]+ tfsL pgLx?n] yfxf gkfpg jf dnfO{ gp7fpg\ . obL lgGb|f gk/] klg pl7of] eg] lbge/Lsf] lxF8fOn] un]sf] hLp lj/fdL kg]{5 . gGbn] cfuf] km'sf}+ eg]/ lhl2 ub}{ ubf{ ljxfgsf] To:t} ;fF9] $ ah]lt/ 3/a]6L afh] cfP / cfuf] ;NsfP . d yfxf gkfP em}+ klN6/x]+, ;a} s'/f ;'lg/x]+ . xfdL lrof dfq} vfP/ lxF8\g vf]Hof}+ . afh]n] ;f]w] gfgL vr{ vfg s] u5f}{+ < a'9f dfG7f -*) jif{ eG5g\ t/ dnfO{ ljZjf; 5}g lsgeg] ltly ldltsf] x]Ssf /fVg] rng ToQL x'Fb}g a'9fkfsfx?sf]_ cfFvfdf lrk|f, cfFz' alu/x]sf] 5, gfs ;kf/L/xG5g\ -;kmf ul//xG5g\_, d}nf] g d}nf] sfnf] sf]6 / v}/f] bf}/f, d}nf]n] sfnf] ePsf] ;'?jfn . d}n] xfF;]/ eg]+, æclxn] xfdL ufpF hfG5f}+ . ! ah]lt/ xfd|f] oxfF a}7s 5 . dfly sfd Eofpg s] x'G5, pt} d];f] k/] pt} vfpFnf . gq cfPkl5 ksfpFlbg' egf}+nf . t/ Pp6f cg'/f]w klg ;t{ klg csf]{ csf]{ k6s cfpFbf tkfO{sf] 3/df klxn] leq x]5'{ ;kmf 5 eg] vfG5' gq hfG5' .Æ d}n] afh]sf] lrQ b'vfPF sL 8/ / lrGtf nfUbf nfUb} pgn] eg] …x'G5 x'G5Ú  eg] / yk], …s] ub\bf xf]p h'Dnfsf] 7fd\ h'Dnfsf] dfG7fÚ .
xfdL psfnf] nfUof}+ . s]zjn] s'F8f/Laf6 NofPsf] 5f]6f] nl7\7sf] ;f6f] 3/a]6L af sf] nfdf] nl7\7 dnfO{ lbP . d}n] rf]/]/ NofPsf] sL ;f]w]/ eGbf pgn] b'a} sf] pQ/ lbP . ;fFRrLs} nl7\7 d]/f] prfOnfO{ ldNg] lyof] . To;n] psfnf] r9\g dnfO{ w]/} ;3fof] . cf?sf af]6n] ufpF /ª\ufPsf] lyof], /dfOnf] lyof] . ebf}df 5/]sf] ux'F, hf} Ps laQfsf x'Fb} lyP . :ofpsf af]6 km"Ng rdrdfPsf, cf]v/sf] af]6df em'l;lNs/f h:tf km"nsf TofGb|fx? em'l08Psf] . :ofF :ofF ;f; a9]/ lxF8\g sl7g ePsf a]nf klg k|s[ltn] phf{ yk]sf] lyof], kfOnf cuf8L a9]sf lyP, xfdL dfcf]jfbLn] hgo'åsf qmddf agfPsf] ;lxbu]6 kf/ ub}{ ;'sL{ k'Uof}+ .
hf]8]/ agfPsf b'O{–tLg tnfsf 3/x? . slt 3/ eGgsf nflu df6f]sf] 5tnfO{ Kjfn kf/]/ /fv]sf] w'Fjf/lxt r'Nxf]sf] lrpgL sflkm lyof] . ;'?df xfdLnfO{ s;}n] klg k5\ofPg, x]/Ldfq} /x] . dlxnfx? ljxfg} …a'gÚ jg uPsf]n] pgLx?nfO{ e]6\g ( ah];Dd s'g'{kg]{ egfO lyof] . TolQs}df dnfO{ lrg]sf b'O{ k'?if e]l6P . d}n] pgLx?nfO{ k|of]u ul/xfn]+ . x}g x}g v}gL dfG7f …:jf:gL dfG5]Ú e]6\g cfPsf] xf]Og …t'ldg e]6\g cfPsf v]8 ;a} k'?ifg xf6\6} 8f+sÚ d}n] v; efiffd}+ af]n]kl5 pgLx? pT;flxt b]lvGy] / eGy] …xKk} af]lNbl5g t logLÚ .
aRrfx? klg dflylt/ kg]{ 3/sf 5tdf em'lDdP/ xfdLnfO{ x]g{ yfn] . ;fyLx? jlNt/ klNt/sf 3/df hf] e]l6G5g\ pgLx?nfO{ af]nfpg uP . d cfPsfx?;Fu ukm ug{ yfn]+ . Ps}l5gdf sl/a ^)–&) hgf hDdf eP . lj:tf/} s]6fs]6Lx? klg glhs cfP clg dlxnfx? klg jgaf6 kmls{P .

 lxhf] a]n'sf / af6f]sf] ;Nnfx cg';f/ ;fyLx?n] 5nkmn ;'? ug]{ eGg] lyof] . d];f] k/]g sL pgLx?n] /0fgLlts lx;fan] dnfO{ 5f8] . h] eP klg d}n] 5nkmn cuf8L a9fPF . k'?ifx?n] dlxnf g}+ kl/jt{g x'g grfxg], b]jtf dfGg] ePsf]n] ;d:of ePsf] s'/f u/] . To;f] eGg' / dlxnfn] ug'{ :jefljs lyof] . t;y{ …db{ k'?ifÚ sf] xf] < s:tf] x'g'k5{, dlxnfnfO{ s] s] eof] eg] jf ul/of] eg] lx+;f x'G5 < 5fpk8L ;'Gbf ;lhnf] / /fd|f] nfu] klg lsg ck/fw xf] < x6fpg h?/L 5 eGg] af/]df 5nkmn eof] . ;a}n] ;fx|} g}+ Wofg lbP/ 5nkmn k|Zgf]Q/ ub}{ lyP . Ps hgf Jofkf/L t c?eGbf clns km/s klg b]lvP . >LdtLnfO{ cfkm}+n] k9\g l;sfPsf], vfgf ksfpg], 3/ lnkkf]t ug]{ cflb . To:t} csf{ k'?if km/s t/ lbSbf/ dfGb} lyP . #^ ;fndf P;Pn;L lbP/ km]n ePsf, ljleGg ;d"x / ;ldltdf a;]sf t/ vf;} kl/jt{g ug{ g;s]sf . d}n] xfF;]/ eg]+, …ltd'g cfkm"g dfq} /fVof} lxsfPsf s'/f clg .Ú a'9fn] ;xdltdf 6fpsf] xNnfP . d}n] yk]+, …s]xL lau|LPsf] 5}g cem} ug{ ;S5f}+ of] ufpFnfO{ . ;a}eGbf klxn] 5fpk8L d'Qm ufpF 3f]if0ff ug'{;\ ;a} kfk sl6\6 x'G5 .Ú
Meeting with men about work load, chhaupadi, education, birthing center etc 
5nkmn lj:tf/} aRrfx?k|lt s]lGb|t eof] . pgLx?sf] ;/;kmfO, s'kf]if0f clg lzIffsf] ljifodf . w]/} aRrfx?nfO{ cfkm\gf] gfd n]Vg elgof] . k'/:sf/ lbg], rsn]6 lbg] eGbf klg sf]xL cuf8L ;/]g . Ps hgf ^ sIffdf k9\g] afa'nfO{ l5d]sLn] kmsfP/ NofP . p;n] cfkm\gf] gfd t n]Vof] t/ Where do you live / I live in Surki n]Vg ;s]g . p;sf] n]vfOaf6 p;nfO{ g Live g Leave g Love s]xLsf] yfxf klg cy{ yfxf 5}g eGg] :ki6 eof] . 
Poor foundation of kids in school, 5 grade student unable to write live ....


o;} ljifonfO{ lnP/ cleefjs, lzIfs / :s'n Joj:yfkg ;ldltsf] e"ldsf s:tf] x'g'k5{, s;/L cuf8L a9\g ;lsg] cflb h:tf af/]df Jofks 5nkmn eof] . ;a} af cfdfx?sf] cg'xf/df UnfgL lyof], lk/ lyof] cfkm" t kl9Pg, k9\g kfOPg t/ 5f]/f5f]/L klg =====. s'g} klg s]6fs]6Ldf eljio k|ltsf] ;kgf 5}g . #^ ;fndf P;Pn;L lbg] JolQm klg :s'n Joj:yfkg ;ldltdf /x]5g\ . pgn] o;/L aRrfnfO{ n]Vg, k9\g nufP/ cg'udg ug{ ;lsG5 eGg] g}+ d];f] gePsf] atfP .
ca dlxnfx? k|z:t} eP . b'a} dlxnf / k'?ifnfO{ dlxgfjf/Lsf] af/]df s'/fsfgL, k|Zgf]Q/ ub}{ 5nkmn ;DkGg eof] . Toltv]/ sl/a !) alh;s]sf] lyof] . d}n] sDo'6/ vf]n]/ lel8of] b]vfPF . lel8of] x]g{ yfn]kl5 aRrfx? glhs glhs cfP . lj:tf/} aRrfx?n] Nofk6ksf] ls af]8{df xft /fv] . 8/fPsf] efjdf d':s'/fP h'g cToGt} efj's / dd{:kzL{ aGof] . d]/f] cfFvf /;fP .

Kids enjoyed by touching laptop computer, Surki of Tamti

 xfdLnfO{ so/sf]6sf afh]nfO{ r'gf}tL klg lbg' lyof] eg] ;'sL{af;LnfO{ pT;fx klg . To;}n] /f]6L eft h] h] kfOG5 ToxLF vfFP/ xfdL so/sf]6 cf]ln{of}+ .
/]8qm;sf ;fyLx? ;a}nfO{ ( ah] k'Ug' kg]{ ;"rgf lbFb} lxF8]sf lyP . t/ dlxnfx? cfOk'Ubf ;fF9] afx|, Ps g}+ aHof] . sfo{qmd cGtu{t s]xL k};f klg afF8\g], Tof] k};f dlxnfsf] gfddf g}+ lbg] /]8qm;sf] gLlt /x]5 . ! b]lv ( gDa/ j8f ;Ddsf dlxnfx?nfO{ 5'6\6f 5'6\6} /fVg], /]8qm;n] k};f afF9\g' eGbf cl3 jf kl5 xfdLn] dlxnf clwsf/, lx+;f, 5fpk8L / aly{ª ;]G6/sf af/]df 5nkmn ug]{ of]hgf lyof] eg] d / s]zj efO{ aly{ª ;]G6/sf af/]df . crDdsf] s'/f dlxnfn] g}+ k};f lnP klg pgLx?sf] cfly{s clwsf/ /x]g5 . >Ldfgsf] /lS; vfPsf] tf; v]n]sf] jf 3/sf] vr{kr{df vr{ ug]{, >Ldfgn] lg0f{o nfb\g] u/]sf /x]5g\ .
cf–cfkm\gf] e"ldsfsf] qmddf Jo:t} /xFbf aly{ª ;]G6/, ldt]/L ufpFsf] cjwf/0f cg';f/ ;~rfng ug]{ ePkl5 d}n] lxhf] ;f+em / cfh ljxfgsf] 5nkmnsf cfwf/df efO{ jlxgLx?n] s] s] / s:tf] ub}{5g\ eg]/ ;'kl/j]If0fdf uPF . tfDtLsL :jo+;]ljsf hf] lxhf] / ljxfg ;xefuL lyOgg\ pgLafx]s c?x?sf] ;xhLs/0f /fd|f] nfUof], v'zL nfUof] .
Volunteers were facilitating the discussions in Kayarkot , Tamti 

 a? aly{ª ;]G6/sf ;Gbe{df pkef]Qmf ;ldltsf ;fyLx? cyf{t ;d'bfon] km/s ljZn]if0f / sfo{ u/]sf]n] clns gdHhf nfUof] . x/]s 3/w'/Ln] of]ubfg ug'{ kg]{, ;d'bfodf kfOg] ;a} ;fdfu|L ;d'bfon] g}+ Joj:yfkg ug]{, lsGg' kg]{ ;fdfu|L, cgdLsf] tna, tflnd xfdLn] Joxf]g]{ eg]/ elgPtf klg pkef]Qmf ;ldltsf ;fyLx?n] kTofPg jf 6]/]gg\ . cf–cfkm\gf dflg;x?nfO{ 9'Ëf af]Sg nufPsf, k};fsf] k|To]If ef]urng pgLx?n] ug'{kg]{, k};f ar] klg xfdLn] s]xL eGg gkfpg], pxfFx?sf] Joj:yfkg ug]{ s'/fn] b'Mv nfUg' t :jefljs xf] . xfd|f] ;d'bfodf u}/ ;/sf/L ;+3 ;+:yfn] l;sfPsf] ;+:sf/, u|fdL0f ;d'bfo;Dd h/f uf8]sf] e|i6frf/ ;+:yfut ljsf;sf] HjnGt pbfx/0f xf] . u'0f:t/Lotf, ;xeflutf eGbf klg cf}krfl/stf / b]vfj6Lkg w]/} .
sl/a $ ah]lt/ ToxL 3/df g'g vf];f{gL / /f]6L vfP/ so/sf]6af6 tfDtLsf nflu psfnf] nfUg} vf]Hbf :yf:Yorf}sLsf cgdL / dflzsf klg e]l6P . vnª\ufdf x]Nykf]i6 k|d'vn] d tfDtL uPsf] eg]/ kmf]g u/]sf]n] ck]lIft ;doeGbf klxn] g]+ kmls{Psf /] . pgLx?sf] s'/f ;'Gb} psfnf] plSnFb} ubf{ d}n] lbpF;f] dlxnfx?n] kf]v]sf] cfqmf]z ;Dem]+ . tfDtL ;'Ts]/Lsf sf/0f dlxnf dg]{ uflj;df k5{ . uPsf] xKtf dfq} kmf]g u/]/ :jf:YosdL{nfO{ va/ ubf{ sf]xL cfPgg\ /] . em08} csL{ dlxnf klg a9L /ut au]/ d/]sL . tfDtL g}+ k'Ugsf nflu ch+usf] psfnf], h+unsf] af6f] hfg' kg]{ x'G5 . ;fyLx? 5'l6\6P, lxF8\g ;Sg]x? cuf8L / g;Sg]x? k5f8L, aLrsf aLraf6f]d}+ . s]zj efO / d ;Fu;Fu} aLrlt/ lxF8\b} sfo{qmdsf af/]df, ;d'bfosf] ck]Iffsf af/]df 5nkmn ub}{ ;fF9] ^ ah]lt/ uflj; sfof{nosf] Sjf6/df k'Uof}+ .

xfd|f] 6f]nL 7'nf] ePsf]n] xfdL afFl8of}+ klg . gGb x]Nykf]i6 k|d'vsL efO{ a'xf/L ePsLn] sf]7fsf] rfaL lnP/ cfPsL /lx5g\, ;a}sf] emf]nf /flvof] . pgnfO{ h]7fh'n] vfgf vfg] 3/af6 lng uP, PSn} hfg 8/ nfu]sf]n] zf/bfnfO{ lnP/ uOg\ . b'O{ hgf s]6fx? hfgsL l;:6/sf]df uP eg] dnfO{ dfg u/]/ xf]nf sf}lzNof / kz'kltsf]df v'jfpg] eP . kz'kltnfO{ d ljut !@ jif{b]lv lrGb5' . åGåsf a]nf ;'/lIft dft[Tj ;DaGLwL sfo{qmd ;~rfng ug]{ a]nfb]lv .
;fgf] sf]7f, uflj;n] lbPsf] Sjf6/, ;Lldt efF8fs'F8f, gfª\uf] vf6, 9'ª\uf 5fk]sf] t/ kmf]xf]/ clg vfN8f v'N8L k/]sf] e'FO{ . x]Nykf]i6df NofPsf] rf6{ k]k/nfO{ ldnfP/ em\ofndf agfOPsf] tvtf, ;d'bfoaf6 k|fKt bfp/f, cfn' clg rf]tf] . kfgL kg{ yfNof], lxpF;d]t k/]kl5 8fF8fx? lxpFn] 9fSof], xfjf klg a]:;/L nfUof], 9f]sf aGb u¥of}+ . w'Fjf el/P/ :jf; km]g{ ufx|f], 9f]sf vf]Nof] eg] d'6' sfFKg] hf8f] . aQL 5}g pltsf gfddf d}g aQL klg . em/f]sf] ;xfotfn] tLg hfgn] 5fd5'd u/]/ vfgf vfof}+ .

o:t} cf7 ah]lt/ s]zj cfP, pgLx?nfO{ ;'Tg] Joj:yf klg ToxLF ldN5 /] . gGb / zf/bf klg . gGb / zf/bfdWo] zf/bfnfO{ dl;t ;'Tg eg]sf] gGb dflgg\ clg d PSn} ;'Tg] ePF . dnfO{ 8/ klg 5}g, cflv/ s] 5/, sf] 5/ lbge/ e]6]sf dflg;x? . olQ xf] aQL, 6\jfOn]6 s]xL klg 5}g, l;ªuf] 3/df gf}nf] dfG5] . d}n] ;a}nfO{ ljbfjfbL u/]kl5 s]zj km]l/ cfP / eg], ælbbL dnfO{ t s:tf] s:tf] nfUof] . h] eP klg d];f] gkfPsf] 7fpF, lxhf] /ftLsf] h:t} sf]xL s;}n] 9f]sf xfGg ;S5 . cx]j ;/sf] sf]7f, lj/fdL g}+ eP/ sf]xL cfP eg] s] ug]{ < dt oxL e'O{df ;'T5' .Æ dnfO{ p;sf] s'/f klg l7s} nfUof] . t/ sk8f s] ug]{ < dl;t slxn] sfFxL l:nlkª Jofu x'GYof] cyf{t o;kfnL lyof] . d}n] km6fkm6 cx]jsf] cf]5\ofgaf6 8;gf / ePhlt sk8f lgsfn]/ lbPF . p;n] e'O{df cf]5\ofof], b'O{ j6f l;/sdf Ps Ps j6f afF8\of}+ . cx]jsf] klg l:nlkª Jofu /x]5 l;/fgLdf n'sfP/ /fv]sf Tof] klg lbPF . p;n] dfof nfu]/ xf];\ jf rfs8L u/]/ h] eP/ u/] klg b'Mv kfof] eGg] nfUof] . d}n] hlt lhb\bL u/] klg p;n] dfg]g . k|fo p dnfO{ psfnf] cf]/fnf] af6f] / /ftLdf 5f]8\b}gYof] . ut ;fndf xfdL e6\6Ldf ;'Tb} sflnsf]6sf] ofqf klg ;Fu} u/]sf lyof}+ . dnfO{ s;}sf] klg ljZjf; nfUb}g, km]l/ kl/:yltjz ljZjf; gu/L ;'v klg 5}g, clg e;]{nf k/f];\ eGb} :jLsfg'{ afx]s lasNk klg 5}g . o;n}] dnfO{ /fd|f] lgGb|f nfu]g . plkofFn] 6f]s]/ p:t}], hf8f] p:t}] / dgdf s'/f v]n]/ p:t} . ;+;f/e/ k'¥ofpg] cfkm\gf] ldzg, ;+;f/e/ km}lnP/ a;]sf cfkm\gf egfpFbfx? clg ========== kfn}kfnf] ;lDemPF . pgLx?;Fusf p7a;, s'/fsfgL, Od]n, :sfOk, :jfyL{ lg:jfyL{ cflb cflb .
sf}lzNof / kz'klt p7]gg\ ljxfgsf] cf7 ah];Dd . s;f] s;f] cfuf] km'Sof}+, kfgL ttfof}+ / vfof}+ . zf/bf, gGb, wg ;a} cfP . ;a}sf cg'ej s]xL /dfOnf s]xL lttf] klg . wgnfO{ ;Fu} ;'t]sf] ;fyLn] df]afOn rf]/]sf] bf]if nufP5 . e/] df]afOn cf]5\ofg d'gL /x]5 . ljxfg} hf8f] ePsf]n] gf} ah]lt/ dfq} ;d"xdf hfg] lgwf] eof] . d}n] c:tL so/sf]6df ;kmntfsf syf 5nkmnsf] cfwf/df ;a}nfO{ n]Vg eg]+ . pgLx?n] n]Vb} ubf{ d eg] kmf]6f] lvr]/ a;]+ . s]zjn] afx]s c?n] n]v]sf] /fd|f] klg nfUof], s]xL yk 36 dfq} .
xfdL kz'klt / sf}lzNofn] lbPsf] sfnf] lrof vfP/ km]l/ ufpF lt/ nfUof}+ . w]/}n] dnfO{ lrg]sf lyP . 3/sf] 5tdf Psflt/ dlxnfsf] ;d"x csf]{lt/ k'?ifsf] ;d"x, tLg} ljifox?df 5nkmn eof] . t/ Pp6f ;d"x sfo{ u/] . ;dosf] pkof]u M k'?ifx? hDdf !) 306f sfd ug]{, Tof] klg d]nfkft 5}g eg] ukm, tf;df ;do latfpg] eg] dlxnfx? !* 306f sfd ug]{ ;a} 3/ kl/jf/sf] / hLljsf]kfh{gsf nflu . of] ;d"x sfo{n] lgs} g}+ ;3fof] cj:yf a'em\g, pgLx? v'zL klg eP / dxTj klg a'em] .
I had discussion with women's group in Tamti

lxhf] a]n'sf h:t} u/L cf–cfkm\gf] 7fpFdf vfgf vfof}+ . Ps hgf dlxnfn] 9f8 b'v]sf], ;]tf] kfgL au]sf] u'gf;f] kf]Vb} ubf{ cgdL jlxgLx? cfh zlgaf/ elg/xg' ePsf] lyof] . TolQs}df kNnf] 3/lt/af6 6fpsf] rf]6 nfu]/ /ut aufpFb} Ps hgf cfdf cfOg\ . d}n] xQ g kQ cxf] 6fFsf nufpg'k5{ slDtdf @ j6f, ;'rl/ª ;]6 5}g eGbf eGb} tL cfdfnfO{ aRrf lnP/ cuf8L hfg eGg'eof] pxfFx?n] . xfdLnfO{ klg b'O{–b'O{ hgf cgdL ePkl5 s] s] kl/jt{g eP5g\ eg]/ x]g'{lyof] . d}n] g}+ af6f] ttfPF . tfDtLsf] psfnf]df ufpF, cf]/fnf] / clns ;Dddf x]Nykf]i6 lyof] . 
On the way back from Healthpost, with nurse (with black jacket)

x]Nykf]i6df ePsf cf}ifwLx?, ;fdfu|Lx? ldnfP/ klg /fv]sf] lyPg . kmf]xf]/ p:t}, 3fp lr/]sf] ;fdfg klg gwf]O{ /fv]sf] 5 . 6\jfOn]6 t emg}+ vQd, g kfgL g}+ lyof] . :jf:YosdL{sf] ;'/Iff klg b]lvg . km]l/ csf]{ nSsf hjfg jfOs PlS;8]G6af6 -3f]8faf6 n8]/_ 6fpsf]df 3fp lnP/ cfP . jlxgLx? ;fdfg ;kmf ub}{ km\n]ldª ug]{ tof/L ub}{ lyP . c6f]Sn]d klg /x]g5 . ;'Ts]/L u/fpg] ;]6 klg 5}g eGb} lyP . c:tL so/sf]6sf] 5nkmndf Pp6f ;d"xsf dlxnfx?n] em08} gs'6]sf . …kmf]g ubf{ klg cgdLx? cfPgg\, em08}n] dl/g xfd|L 5f]/L /ut au]/, s] sf] aly{ª ;]G6/ <Ú eg] .
ux|f}+ dg lnP/ lzIfs tyf :s'n Joj:yfkg ;ldltsf JolQmx?nfO{ e]6\g eg]/ km]l/ tfDtLlt/ plSnof}+ . lzIfsx?;Fu e]6 eof] . @ hgf ;Kt/L, ! hgf xf6l;+hf clg # hgf :yfgLo t/ Psbd}+ hf]z hfFu/ gePsf, ;/sf/ / gLltnfO{ bf]if lbP/ s'/f ug]{ . d}n] lzIfssf] bfloTj / s;}sf] ;Nnfx / ;xof]uljgf g}+ ug{ ;lsg] sfdx? h:t} cleefjs e]nf, ;kmf ;'U3/ eP/ cfpg] aRrfnfO{ k'/:sf/ lbg ;lsg] af/]df s'/f u/]kl5 dnfO{ af3n] em}+ emlD6Psf lzIfs klg dTy/ eP . ;a}nfO{ 6Gg k};f / sfo{qmd rflxPsf] 5, s] ug{ ;lsG5 eg]/ g ;f]Wg dg 5 g ug{ g}+ . :s'n aGb u/]/ kf6gdf hl8a'6L, of;f{ l6Kg k|f]T;flxt ug]{ lzIfs klg e]l6P . &) hgfdWo] ! hgf dfq} P;Pn;Ldf kf; ePsf] k|lt lzIfssf] Ifdtf / e"ldsfdf plQ klg nfh / k5'tf] 5}g .
emg} ux|f}+ dg / 6fpsf] lnP/ xfd|f] 6f]nL k'gM lgjf;lt/ nfUof] hxfF cgdL jlxgLx? klg sfd ;s]/ xflgO;s]sf lyP . pgLx?;Fu klg tLg tLghgf cgdLn] s] s] ug{ ;lsG5 ePsf ;fdfu|Lsf] s;/L k|of]u ug{ ;lsG5 eGg] ljifodf 5nkmn u/]/ kmf]6f] lvrfPkl5 xfdL nfdfau/ hxfF aly{ª ;]G6/ aGb} lyof] Totf xflgof}+ . d}n] glxF8]sf] 7f8f] cf]/fnf] l;wf / 5f]6f] eg]sfn] Tot}lt/af6 xflgof}+ . ;fFRrL g}+ af6f] ;fx|} g}+ 7f8f] cf]/fnf] lyof], hLp wfGg} ufx|f] . 6]Sg] 8f]ax? klg lyPgg\, v'6\6f vfFlbP/ efFlrPsf, cf}+nf kf]Ng yfNof] . 3fd, ef]s / cf]/fnf], wg efOn] dnfO{ ;fy lbP, pgL cl3 cl3 d kl5 kl5 ub}{ a9f] d'lZsnn] cf]/fnf] em/L aly{ª ;]G6/ k'Uof}+ . 9'Ëfx? hDdf ul/Psf] lyof], ejgsf nflu l;dfgf, hUufsf] nflu l;dfgf 5'6\ofOPsf] lyof] . To;kl5 xfdL em08} ;Fu} /x]sf] uflj; d'lvofsf] 3/lt/ xflgof}+ . nfdfau/ ;fFRrLs} ( j6} j8fnfO{ kfos kg]{, df]6/ af6f] -eljiodf_ ;Fu] lyof] t/ clxn] j:tL lyPg hDdf tLg 3/ dfq} . d'lvofn] klg xfdLnfO{ sf] /x]5 eg]/ 9'Ëfdf r9]/ x]b}{ lyP . pgsf afa' lj/fdL ePsf];, SofG;/ ePsf], cfdfnfO{ d'lvofn] lrGg klg gkfPsf] s'/fn] efj's agfof] . d;Fu s]xL klg lyPg lj/fdL e]6\g . kfgL ttfOlbg cg'/f]w ub}{ dfly tnfdf pSn]/ afl;t s'/f u/]+ / d'l7\7e/ rsn]6 /flvlbPF . afn] dg{ g;s]sf] cfkm" / 5f]/fnfO{ b'Mv ePsf] u'gf;f] ug'{eof] . d}n] s]xL eGg ;lsg / d]/L cfdfnfO{ ;Dem]+ . cfdf klg To;} eGg] ug'{x'GYof] ha d /ftL  /ftL clS;hgsf] l;ln08/ km]g{ bf}8Gy]+ .
sl/a !# y/Lsf hl8a'6L ld;fPsf] lrof, dgtftf] kfgL vfP/ xfdL lxF8\of}+ km]l/ . d'lvof vfhf vfg] eGb} lyP, dnfO{ ef]s nfUbf c?x?nfO{ klg nfu]sf] lyof] xf]nf . afp 5f]/f dfq}, lj/fdL cflbsf sf/0f aly{ª ;]G6/sf] pb3f6gdf olxF a:g] eGb} ljbf eof}+ . efO{x?nfO{ cln l56f] uP/ so/sf]6df uP/ vfhf vfpF gq lxF8\g ;lsGg eg]/ k7fPF . d}n] /f]6L xfNg nufp eg]sf] pgLx?n] vf;v'; u/]sf] /f]6L xfNg l9nf x'g] eGg] pQ/ kfPkl5 ltdLx? h] vfg dg nfU5 vfp dnfO{ rfFxL /f]6L xfNg nufpg' . @ hgf s]6fx? cuf8L a9], xfdL s]6Lx? lj:tf/} lxF8\of}+ . cl3sf] cf]/fnf]n] v'6\6f ;fx|} g}+ b'v]sf] lyof] . h'Qf vf]n]/ kmfNg dg nfu]sf] lyof] . so/sf]6 k'Ug} nfUbf c:tL af; a;]sf af x]b}{ lyP t/ ;t{ k'/f ePsf] lyPg . Tof] 3/sf] kfl/kl6\6 ;fgf] k;n lyof], h;sL ;fx"gL eL/df PSn} vGb} lyOg\ . em'lSsP/ ;f]em} vf]nfdf kl5{g sL em}+ . pgsf >Ldfg dflg;x? v]8]/ -hDdf kf/]/_ tf; v]Nb} u/]sf /x]5g\ . dnfO{ lrGg] ljlQs} pgLx? h¥ofs h'?s p7], gd:t] u/], ;do s6fpg v]n]sf] eGb} lyP . pgLx?n] …sn a|]sÚ v]n]sf lyP h:tf] nfUof] skLdf nfdf] lx;fa klg lyP .
d}n] lh:sfPF, ætkfO{x? db{ k'?if xf] sL x}g < pgLx? nfhn] e't'Ss eP, xftdf lnPsf] tf; af6f]df kmfn] . kfgL kl//x]sf] lyof], csf]{n] skLsf] kfgf klg Roft]/ kmfn] . d}n] eg]/ s] g}+ x'GYof] /, To;/L tf; kmfn] klg pgLx? ;fFlRrs} tf; gv]Ng] k|0f u/]sf lyP eGg]df z+sf dfGg' :jefljs g}+ xf] . d}n] ;fx'hLnfO{ >LdtL PSn} eL/df x'g'x'G5, sd;]sd ToxfF uP/ ukm u/]sf] eP klg d]nf] t rfF8f] ;Yof]{ elg/xFbf ;'sL{sf gd'gf k'?if /ftf] g lk/f] cg'xf/ nufP/ uNtL eof] lbbL eGb} lyP . ef]s, kfgL / kl/l:yltn] ToxfFaf6 lgl:sP/ xfdL kf/Lkl6\6 nfUof}+ hxfF efOx?sf] pkl:ylt lyof] .
ToxfF pgLx?sf] nflu rfprfp / d]/f] nflu /f]6L kfSb} lyof] . d}n] klg /f]6L ksfpg ;'? u/]+ . !& jif{sL s]6L. sfvdf 8]9 jif{sf] aRrfnfO{ :tgkfg u/fpFb} /fd|f];Fu @ hgf klg a:g gldNg] efG5fdf /f]6L ksfpFb} lyOg\ . P;Pn;L lbPsL /lx5g\, kf]xf]/ klg km]n ePsL /lx5g\ . d}n] h'Dnfdf c;f/af6 :6fkm g;{ v'Nb} 5 geP cgdL k9, nfdfau/df aly{ª ;]G6/ aGb}5 ltldnfO{ OR5fnfu] xfdL 5fqj[lQ klg lbG5f}+ eg]sf] pgL pT;flxt eOg\ . pgn] >Ldfg;Fu 5nkmn ug]{ arg klg lbOg\ . g'g v';f{gL ;fx|} lk/f] ePsf]n] d}n] /f]6L dfq} vfPF . efO{ jlxgLx?n] rfprfpF;Fu] Ps–Ps /f]6L klg vfP . ysfO nfu]sf]n] d}n] ToxLF af; a:g vf]h]+ t/ gGb / s]zjn] dfg]gg\ . d 6f]nLsf] lj?ådf lg0f{o sd u5'{ . d pgLx?sf] kl5 nfu]+, pgLx?n] eg]sf lyP hxfF xfdLn] cfpFbf kfgL vfPsf lyof}+ ToxLF af; a:g] .
aNn tNn k'luof] lgwf{l/t 7fpdf, To:t} ;fF3'/f] efG5fsf] 5]pdf /flvPsf] kmn]sdf a;]/ d}n] h'Qf vf]lnxfn]+ . cf}nfx?df kmf]s}kmf]sf, v'6\6fdf Hj/f] cfPsf] lyof] . ;fx"n] a:gnfO{ cg'dlt lbP, d}n] r]kf/] efiffdf ;kmf ul/lbg';\ x} sf]7f, ;fx|} yfs]sf], lj/fdL ePsf]n] af; a:g vf]h]sf] gq g'jfsf]6} k'luGYof] xf]nf eg]+ . ;fx"gL bfn ksfpg] t/v/ ug{ yflng\. l;ld lnP/ lgl:sOg\ . ;fx"hL ;kmf ug{ uPsf xf] sL lsg xf] d}n] cg'/f]w u/]kl5 leq k;]sf csf]{ af6f] u/L cfP . d}n] stf 5 sf]7f b]vfOlbg';\ eGbf pgn] k5f8L 5 hfg';\ eg] . d n8v8fpFb} leq k;]+ . sf]7fdf vf]n gxfn]sf] l;/s, nLp km'he'hfP/ kf]sf] kf/]sf], @ j6f vf6 ;Fu} hf]8]sf], af6f]sf] w'nf] kfgLn] ydfl/Psf] lyof] t/ ToxfF Psbd} w'nf], df5fsf] sfF8f l;Fufl;Fu}, k'sf/, rfprfpsf] d;nf, r'/f]6sf] 7'6} 7'6f, dt ;fFRrL g}+ cSs g aSs ePF . s]zjnfO{ ;f]Wg nufPF sf]7f olQ xf] sL c? klg 5 < ;fx"hL cfP/ sf]7f olQ xf], o:t} xf], a;] a:g';\ ga;] hfg';\ eg] . d}n] ;fx"gLnfO{ xQ g kQ l;ld glehfpg eg]+ . clg ;f]r]+ a;'F s;/L a;'F, kfFr hgf, olt kmf]xf]/, ;fF3'/f] hfpF eg] l/;fpg] xf]nf ;fx"hL, ef]lnb]lv ufpFdf xNnf, rkL{ klg /x]g5 . kfgL 5s]{/ ;kmf u/]/ a;'F sL em}+ klg nfUof], t/ efG5f klg lyPg . aflx/ x\jfªu} k/]sf] efG5fdf ;a} b[li6sf]0fn] ;'Tg ;lsGy]g . cGtdf af; ga:g] lg0f{odf ;fx"hLnfO{ ;DemfP/, lrQ gb'vfpg cg'/f]w ub}{ ljbf eof}+ . s]zjn] of] tkfO{nfO{ ;'emfj klg /fd|f];Fu u|x0f ug{ cg'/f]w u/] .
s]zj / wgnfO{ hlt;Sbf] rfF8f] uP/ h'g ufpF jf 3/ cfpF5 ToxLF af; a:g] Joj:yf ug{ cg'/f]w u/]+ . d}n] h'Qf nufOg, kftnf] vfnsf] rKkn nufP/ lxF8\g yfn]+, r'Rr] sf6]sf 9'ª\ufn] sf]k]h:tf] cg'ej x'GYof] tfklg pkfo lyPg . /ft kb}{ uof] af6f] b]Vg 5fl8of] . df]jfOn ;a}sf l:jr ckm Pp6f dfq} 6r{ nfO6 kfFr–kfFr hgf dfG5], ;fF3'/f] cK7\of/f] af6f], ;a} gf}nf dfG5] ;fFRrLs} ufx|f] eof] . aNn aNn ufpF cfof], cfzf knfof] t/ af; kfOPg . Toqf] g'jfsf]6 /fjtaf8fdf af; kfOPg . s'/fsfgL ub}{ uof] af; dfu]kl5 gfhjfkm . cfZro{ nfUof] . o:tf] crDd nfUbf] t slxNo} ePsf] lyPg . ;fyLx? ef]sn] cflQP dnfO{ v'6\6f / 9f8n] b'Mv lbof] . t/ d}n] xf/ vfOg / eg]+ s]6fs]6Lx? -d dfof u/]/ slxn]sfFxL s]6fs]6L eGy]+_ lk/ gu/ ;/f;/ c+snsf] 3/df hfcf}+, hlt aHnf aHnf .
cFWof/f]df n8\b} k8\b} lxF8\b} ubf{ aNn aNn s]zjsf] c+snsf] 3/df k'Uof}+ . ToxfF k'Ubf pxfFx? vfgf vfP/ wGbf ub}{ x'g'x'GYof] . Tof] lbgdf :s'ndf a}7s, a}7ssf dflg;x?n] ToxLF vfgf vfPsf]n] vfgf vfg l9nf ePsf] /x]5 . cfG6Ln] vfgf ksfpg] ;'? t ug'{eof] t/ rfdn /x]g5 . zf/bf / jlxgLn] wfg cf]vndf s'6\g yfn], cfG6L l;ldnfO{ lk;]/ bfn agfpg yfNg'eof] . dnfO[ stf stf b'Mv lbP h:tf] nfUg yfNof] kfFr–kfFr hgf vfOnfUbfx?nfO{ v'jfpg ;lhnf] lyPg . d klg cfn' sf6]/ ;xof]u ug{ yfn]+ . ef]s nfu]sf] lyof], lrp/f agfPsf] /x]5 aLp /fv]/ afFsL /x]sf] wfgaf6 . d}n] h'Dnfdf o:tf] lrp/f vfPsf] !# jif{sf] Oltxf;df klxnf] k6s xf] . ;fFRrLs} ld7f] lyof], l;/f}+nf vfP h:tf] . c+snsL 5f]/L aLP8\ k9\b} u/]sL ljBfnodf lzlIfsf klg . cfG6Ln] klg kf]xf]/ ;fndf P;Pn;L kf; u/]sf] / c+sn klg ;dfh;]jL / kl08t ePsf]n] 3/ ;kmf, n'uf, sf]7f klg k|z:t . vfgf vfP/ ;'Tbf ;fF9] !) ah]sf] lyof] . d yfs]sf] lyPF, t/fO{ lt/sf] nf] a]8h:tf] ;fF3'/f] vf6df ;'t]+ . wg / s]zj d]/} sf]7fdf csf]{ vf6df ;'t] eg] jlxgLx? jlxgLsf] sf]7df .
gGb / zf/bf ljxfg Ps 306fhlt 5nkmn u/]kl5 3/ 3/ uP lsgeg] zf/bfsf] ;'Id lzIf0f ug'{ lyof] . gGbn] tfDtLdf aRrf / ;fdfu|L lnP/ hlt;Sbf] rfF8f] kms{g' lyof] . s]zj, wg / d vfgf vfP/ ;fFkm'NnL xflgof}+ . a9L lqmlZrogsf] afx'Notf, cfPPgPkmn] sfo{qmd rnfPsf], d'n af6f]sf] glhs, w]/} u}/ ;/sf/L ;+:yfsf] pkl:yltn] /xg ;xg clns km/s lyof] . ;kmf, s/];faf/L, a:t' efpsf] Joj:yfkg t/ aRrfx? s'kf]lift / a]/f]huf/L klg plQs} . xfdLn] km]l/ dflg;x?nfO{ vf]Hof}+ . s'F8f/Lsf :jo+;]js hgs zfxLn] klxnf] lbgb]lv g}+ cfp eg]sf] clxn];DDf va/ 5}g . h]xf];\ ;fx|} /dfOnf] u/L 5nkmn ul/of], k'?ifx? v'a af]n] dlxnfx?nfO[ ufnL u/] ta dlxnfx?n] PsfPs k|Zg u/] . ;a} af]Ng] k'?ifx? r'krfk dfq} /x]gg\ Psl5g eP klg cfTcfnf]rgf u/] . d}n] k'gM db} k'?ifx?sf] gd'gf ag]/ cuf8L cfpg cg'/f]w u/]+ . s]xL k';?ifx? ljz]iftM kl08tx?n] v'z ;jfn hjfkm u/] .
s'F8f/L ahf/ lgl:sof}+, hxfF /]8qm;sf] uf8Laf6 em/]sf lyof}+ . rKkn nufP/ lxF8]sf] lyPF h'Qf nufpg] cfF6 klg lyPg, h'Qf klg lyPg, c+snsf]df lal;{P5 . ahf/ e/L vf]hL ubf{ yfxf nfUof] sL hgs yfxf kfOsg klg xfdLsxfF gcfPsf] /x]5 . t/ h;/L eP klg e]6\g] / sfdsf af/]df cg'udg ug]{ lg0f{osf ;fy nfluof] . xf]6ndf kfgL vfP/ tlª\u|g vf]h]+ d}n] xf]6ndf e]l6Psf dlxnfx?n] l5d]sLx?nfO{ kmf]g u/]/ hgsnfO{ ahf/df lemsfpg k|of; u/], pgLx? eGy] psfnf] eo+s/ 5 . kmf]g ;Dks{ klg ePg, d s'/]/ a:g], s]zjn] uP/ af]nfP/ Nofpg] / e]6\g] ;Nnfx klg /fd|f] nfu]g . To;kl5 psfnf] nfluof] .
psfn] klg uhjs} lyof] . rsf]{ 3fd, kfntf] rKkn, r'Rr] 9'Ëf, cfkm\gf] emf]nf . d]/f] utL v:sFbf] g}+ lyof] .
So tired with steep mountains, on the way to Dheemkot, Kudari

 s]zjn] emf]nf dfu]/ eg] pgsf] emf]nfdf s]xL 5}g . d}n] cfhsn ofqf Psbd k|fs[lts agfpg] r]i7f u5'{ t;y{ vfg]s'/f af]Sg] ulb{g . vf]nfvf]nf lxF8\b} l9dsf]6 k'luof] . k'Ug'eGbf cuf8L af]tf / l;+hfdf dfOtL ePsf dlxnfx? @ dlxgfb]lv %–^ jif{sf aRrf af]s]/ ljzfGtL vfg lxF8]sf lyP . aRrfx? s'kf]if0fn] u|:t lyP t/ rfprfp, lrhaN; xftdf lnPsf lyP rfx] tL sfFwdf, 9f8df af]lsPsf lyP jf k}bn lxF8]sf lyP . 7f8} psfnf], crDd nfUof] . d 9'Ëfdf ;'Tb} 7fpF 7fpFdf ;':s]/f;Fu} pleP/ ;f; km]b}{ l9dsf]6 k'u]+ . ef]s Psbd, ltvf{ klg pTkft} nfu]sf] lyof] . hgssf] 3/ l9dsf]6sf] 6'Kkf]d}+ /x]5 . 3/df cfdf xfdL uPkl5 v]tdf kfgL r/fpg uOg vf; s'/f ul/gg\ . 3/leq sf]xL af]n]h:tf] nfu]/ leq k;]+ hgssf] efO{ a'xf/L /lx5g\ cfuf] km'Sb} lyOg\ kfgL vfgnfO{ dfu]+ . / aflx/ cfFugdf a;]/ cfkm} cfPsf] af6f] x]/]+ . stf xf] stf b]lvg} 5f8\of] . hgssf af ;fx|} d]xgtL, s[lifsf :yfgLo >f]t JolQm . o;kfnLsf] l;hgdf klxnf] k6s xl/of] el/of] u|Lg xfp; agfP/ t/sf/L pdf/]sf, rkfL{, kfgLsf] Joj:yf .
ef]s nfu]sf]n] vfhf agfpg cg'/f]w u/]+ / aflx/ g}+ a;]+ . cfh t of] 7fpF olt cK7\of/f] 5, xhf/f}+ jif{ cuf8L xfd|f cu|hx? s;/L a;] xf]nfg\ < s] vfP xf]nfg\ < dflg;sf] cl:tTjsf af/]df v'Nb'nL nfUb} /x\of] . leq k;]/ ds}sf] /f]6L xfn]sf] x]b]{ 3/ kl/jf/, hgs / pgsf af/]df ;f]w]+ . pgL t hDdf !& jif{sL, s klg gk9]sL $ dlxgfcl3 ljjfx u/]/ hfh/sf]6b]lv ToxfF cfPsL /lx5g\ . /fd|f];Fu h'DnL v; efiff klg ga'em\g] t/ ld7f] ;'l/nf] jf]nL ;fgL s]6L . ljjfx eP/ cfPkl5 Ps k6s klg dfOt hfg gkfPsL, kmf]gdf klg s'/f ug{ gkfPsL . b]Vb} gb]v]sf] s]6f;Fu ljjfx u/]sL afa'x?sf] e/df . hfg dg pTkft nfu]sf] 5, efO{ jlxgL / lbbLx?nfO{ e]6\g cft'/L nfu]sf] 5 t/ lxF8]/ uP tLg lbg nfU5 . lxpFsf] af6f] k5fP uf8Ldf uP % lbg nfU5 To;}n] lxpF uPkl5 hfg], kf6gdf hl8a'6L l6Kg] a]nf hfg] pxfFx? klg kvf{Odf x'g'x'G5 . Psf]xf]/f] 1fgL aRrfn] em}+ v'?v'? pQ/ lbOg\, d]/f] af/]df s]xL ;f]lwgg\ dfq} ;f]lwg\ …ljjfx ug'{ePsf] 5 <Ú d}n] 5 eg]+ . /f]6L kfSgf;fy dfu]/ Pp6f vfPF . ds}}sf] dfq} /f]6L vfPsf] klg o;kfnL klxnf] k6s, ;fx|} /fd|f], uf]nf] kf/]/ ksfPsL, xft}n] lyr]/ agfPsf] ;fx|} bIf nfUof] . 
Eating corn, hand made bread, yummy...yummy..

@ sIff k9\g] l;+ufg] b]j/nfO{ tkfO{ tkfO{ eg]/ ;Daf]wg ub}{ lyOg\ pgL . g hgsnfO{ s;}n] af]nfof], g cfdf cfOg\ . ToxfF a:g eGbf t ufpFdf hfg] / 5nkmn ug]{ / hgssf] sfdsf] cg'udg ug]{ eGb} ufpFlt/ lgl:sof}+ . t/ ufpFdf ;'g;fg cg'ej eof], xfdLnfO{ s;}n] 3fd 5]s]/ 5taf6 x]/]g, g s'g} s]6fs]6Ln] k5\ofP . t/ klg af6f]df, dlGb/sf] 5]pdf a;]sf o'js e]l6P . lrg] h:tf nfUg], t/ 7\ofSs} sf] xf] yfxf 5}g . pgn] s'/f lems] /]8qm;sf sd{rf/L, dnfO{ nfdf] ;dob]lv lrGg], emg\ cl:t klg s'F8f/Ldf b]v]sf] cflb . pgsf cg';f/df ufpFdf d[To' cyf{t zf]s k/]sf]n] ;a} hgf pt}lt/ Jo:t 5g\ . uf8Ln] Rofk]/ d/]sf JolQmsf] ;tutLdf ufpF z'Go 5 eGg] yfxf kfPkl5 xfdLn] kNnf] ufpF hfg] lg0f{o u¥of}+ . ltgs} ;Nnfxdf r'Nxf]sf]6sf nflu cf]/fnf] nfUof}+ dfgaxfb'/ a'9fsf] 3/lt/ . emf]nf lng hfFbf s]zjnfO{ hgssf] 3/df va/ 5f]8\g / hgssL a'xf/LnfO{ gf;f] klg k7fPF . xfdL aNn aNn dfgaxfb'/ a'9fsf] 3/df k'Uof}+ .
aNn aNn Ps :s'n] aRrfsf] ;xof]udf xfdL ToxfF k'Ubf 3/df sf]xL klg af]n]gg\ . 5tdf pleO/x\of}+, l5d]sLsf] ;xfotfn] leq k:bf sl/a !) jif{sL aflnsf cfuf] km'Sb} /lx5g\ . sl/a ! 306fkl5 dfgaxfb'/sL >LdtL ufO[ r/fP/ cfOg\ . pgnfO{ l5d]sLn] xfd|f] sxfgL ;'gfP . kfgL / cl;gf k/]sf]n] hf8f] klg lyof], ysfO{ t eGg]} k/]g . 3/a]6Ln] leq efG5fdf a:g elgg\ / /f]6L xfNg yflng\ . 5fk|f]df ljxfgsf 6'qmf 6'qmL /f]6L klg lyP . /f]6L xfln;s]kl5 pgn] xfdLnfO{ vfg elgg\ d l9dsf]6df hfh/sf]6] gfgLn] agfPsf] /f]6Ln] 6Gg lyPF, vfOg s]zjn] Pp6f vfP . l5d]sLn] xfdLnfO{ /fd|f];Fu kl/ro lnP / pgn] sxfgL yfn] .
 pgL x/]s jif{ @ dlxgf -lxpFbsf] a]nf_ g]kfnsf t/fO{sf lhNnf cyf{t Ol08of hfg] ubf{ /x]5g\ . sl/a $)–%) xhf/ ?k}+ofF sdfP/ Nofpg], 3/ kl/jf/ kfNg] ubf{ /x]5g\ . tLgsf] Jofkf/sf] sxfgL eg] a9f] uhjsf] lyof] .
h'Dnfsf] Po/kf]6{, ?k}l8ofsf] af]8{/df k|x/Ln] vf]h tnf;L lng] ePsf]n] k|of]u ug]{afx]s s'g} klg hl8a'6L nfg gkfOg] /x]5 . To;}n] pgn] lrgL ksfP/ n]bf] agfpg] / ufO{sf] ux'FtnfO{ ksfP/ dx h:tf] agfpg] h;n] l;nflhtsf] h:tf] af:gf lbg] . /ftL /ftL 8]/f a;]sf] 7fpFdf ef]lnkN6 a]Rgsf] nflu ;fdfg agfpg], slxn]sfFxL dfnf, ;n unaGbl nu]/ a]Rg] ubf{ /x]5g\ . /S;L vfg] /S;L vfP/ 6'6]km'6]sf lxGbL af]n]/ wDSofpg klg kl5 gkg]{ /x]5g\ . slxn]afFxL u'08fsf] klg km]nf kg]{ /x]5g\, k};f klg rf]l/lbFbf /x]5g\ . /]ndf ljz]if u/L g]kfnLx?n] g}+ em'SofP/, h'; v'jfP/ 7Ubf /x]5g\ . pgLx? slDtdf klg rf/ hgfsf] ;d"x agfP/ lxF8\bf /x]5g\ . oltsf b'Mv u/]/ klg 5f]/f5f]/Lsf] k9fO{ /fd|f] gePsf]n] pgL v'zL lyPgg\ .
pgL uP pgs} 3/df vfgf vfg . 3/a]6Ln] /f]6Ln] dfq lrQ a'emfPgg\ / km]l/ eft / bfn ksfOg\ . pgL @* jif{sL dlxnf, !$ jif{b]lv 5f]/f5f]/L kfpg yfln5g\ . ( j6f aRrf kfPsf]df clxn] rf/j6f dfq} hLljt /x]5g\ . pgnfO{ @ j6f 5f]/f kfpg] wf]sf] /x]5 . klxnf] 5f]/f eP klg pgL v'zL 5}gg, To;df klg p;nfO{ 6Lla nfu]kl5 emg\ b'MvL /lx5g\ pgL . af]Nbf af]Nb}] dlng eOg\ . tL 5f]/f sIff !) df k9\b} /x]5g\, ( sIff gk9L !) sIffdf egf{ ePsf s;/L kf; u5{g\ s'GgL < a]n'sf * ah]lt/ 3/df cfP esfes xft klg gwf]O{ 5fk|L]sf /f]6L lgsfn]/ vfP . /f]6L e'O{df /fVb} vfFb} u/], lr;f] kfgL 6Gg lkP/ km]l/ aflxl/P . pgL pgsf af 3/df cfpF5g\ sL cfpGg\ eg]/ kQf nufpg uPsf /ftL bz ah]dfq} 3/ cfP . Sof/]d af]8{ v]n]sf xf]nfg\ elGyg\ cfdf . v]tLkftL ug{ g;s]/ v]t a]r]sf, 3f]8f klg a]r]sf >Ldfgn] ;xsf/Ldf n]vfkfnsf] hflu/, slxn] 3/ cfpg] slxn] gcfpg], slxn] /S;L vfP/ cfpg] . kf7]3/ klxnf] aRrfs} kfnfb]lv em/]sf], Rofk]/ a;] l7s} x'g] gq b'Mv x'g] h:tf sxfgL ;'gfOg\ . pgsf] kfnfdf :s'n gePsf]n] n]Vg k9\g gkfPsf], 5f]/f5f]/Ln] klg k9\g] nfOg glnPsf] pgsf] egfO lyof] .
pgsf l5d]sL h]7fh' kbf{ /x]5g\ km]l/ cfP/ l5d]sL dlxnfsf af/]df s] s] s'/f sf6] . d ysfOn] nf]t lyPF, vfgf klg yf]/} vfPF . gvfpF sL h:tf] nfu]sf] lyof], ef]ln ljxfg s;/L lxF8\g] eGg] 8/n] vfPF . ^ sIff k9\g] 5f]/L clns k9\g hfGg] t/ cfdfsf s'/f ;'g]/} latfOg\, tLg sIff k9\g] 5f]/LnfO[ gfd klg n]Vg gcfpg] stf x/fOg vfgf vfg klg cfOgg\ . g cfdfn] k9\g hfcf] elgg\ g t 5f]/f5f]/Ln] g}+ k9\g] dg u/] . ukm} ukmdf /ftLsf] bz aHof] . s]zj efOnfO{ efG5fsf] 5]psf] sf]7fdf ;'Tg nufP/ pgL, @ hgf 5f]/L / d aflx/sf] sf]7fdf uof}+ . sk8fx? k|z:t t/ :ofxf/ k6Ss] gk'u]sf .
x/]s lbg ljxfg d]/f] z/L/df plkofFn] 6f]s]sf gofF 3fpx? x'g' :jefljs lyof], cfh klg lyP . lrof vfg kfOG5 sL eg]sf] 3/a]6Lsf] d'8 gb]v]kl5 ljgf lrofsf] ofqf ;'? u¥of}+ . t/ a]n's} s]zjnfO{ hgssf] 3/df hfg / eP;Dd ;d"xnfO{ e]6\g] of]hgf lyof] . g hgs cfP g t ;d"x;Fu} e]6 eof] . lxhf] d/]sf JolQmsf] ;;'/fnL ufpF ePsf]n] cem} ;':tfPsf] lyof] eg] h+un v'Nnf ug]{ a}7s klg s6'jfn nufP/ lbpF;f]nfO{ ;fl/Psf] lyof] . To;}n] xfdLn] lxF8\g] lg0f{o u/]sf lyof}+ . 3/a]6LnfO{ ! ;o %) ?k}+ofF a'emfP/ lgl:sof}+ .

With whom I slept in Cholyokot, Kudari

;a}n] eGb] lyP s'F8f/L ahf/ kmls{P/ hfg], tftf]kfgL hfg n]s ePsf]n] ufx|f] x'G5 eGb} lyP . d}n] s]xL klg xft gnfu]sf] emf]+sdf n]s sf6]/} eP klg hfg] lg0f{o u/]+ . s]zjn] klg cfkm\gf] lbbLsf] 3/ ltnfsf]6df ePsf]n] ljxfgsf] vfgf vfg kfOg] ePsf]n] cg'dlt lbP . vfnL k]6, b'v]sf v'6\6f / kftnf] rKknsf] e/df n]s pSng yflnof] . r'Nxfsf]6af6 yfKnf]df Pp6f 3/ b]lvGYof] . ToxL 3/ eP/ lg:sFb} lyof}+ s]xL u/L tftf]kfgL / /f]6L vfg kfOG5 sL eg]/ . t/ e]l6Pg, 9f]sf nufPsf] /x]5 . /fd|f] afSnf] ag df;]/ ux'F 5/]sf], ux'Fdf a/km hd]sf] lyof] . cln cln 6';f knfPsf] . Ps}rf]6L yfKnf]df k'u]kl5 dn km\ofFs]/ kmls{PsL dlxnf e]l6Og\ / pgn] af6f] l;sfOg clg h+unsf] cf]/fnf] af6f] x'Fb} emg{ yfNof}+ . 
Who showed me for Litakot, Tatopani

b'j} l;t 38L klg lyPg, df]jfOn l:jr ckm, afSnf] ;Nnf]sf] h+un hf8f] nfUb} lyof] . e'O{df 3f]8]dRrf ;lxt ljleGg hl8a'6L lyP . ltnfsf]6 cfpg cfpg yfn]kl5 h+un hfg lgl:sPsf dlxnfx? e]l6g yfn] . af6f] Psbd} cK7\of/f] lyof] . 
Forest, on the way to Litakot, steep, cold, .....

pgLx?n] af6f] lj/fof}+ ;lhnf] af6f] vf]nfaf6 lyof] eg] . af6f]df s]zjsf lbbLsf h]7fh', ;f;' ;;'/f kg]{x? klg e]l6P . / s]xLn] eg], …lbbL klg a'g cyf{t jg ljxfg} uOg\, ljzfGtL hfg] ePsL 5g\ .Ú 5f]/Lj]6LnfO{ r}tsf] @) ut] dfOtLn] af]nfP/ v'jfpg] rng 5 h'Dnfdf . s;}n] af]nfPg eg] Hofb} b'Mv dfG5g\ jf cefuLsf] ;+1f lbG5g\ .
aNn aNn lbbLsf] 3/df k'luof] . cfFugdf ;fgL gfgL v]ln/x]sL lyOg\ eg] 8f]sf]df klg aRrf v]Nb} lyof] . k'hf ub}{ ;;'/f lg:s], TolQs}df Ps hgf !&÷!* jif{sf k'?if emf]nfaf6 kf]sf] lgsfNb} k'hf/LnfO{ 9f]u u/] . 5f]/f kfP/ 5}7Lsf] lbgdf x]/fpg cfPsf /x]5g\ . 5f]/f kfPsf] xf] eg] t /f8L g}+ Nofpg'k5{ eg]/ leqaf6 /f8L NofP/ la5\ofP clg xft x]g{ yfn] . sl/a ! dfgf /ftf] rfdn, kfFr ?k}+ofF k};f . sl/a cfwf 306fkl5 pgL kmls{P . d 3'/]/ pgLx?s} cuf8l lyPF . kl08tn] d]/f] hft ;f]w], ljjfx ;f]w], aRrf aRrL clg >Ldfgsf] af/]df klg ;f]w] . d}n] km6fkm6 pQ/ lbPF . Pp6f 5f]/L, P;Pn;L lbPsL, >Ldfg ljb]zdf k9\b} . a'9fn] Pp6f 5f]/L dfq} < eg]/ #÷$ k6s eg] . dnfO{ x]/] t/ s]xL af]n]gg\ . dnfO{ l9nf] klg ePsf] lyof] / ef]s klg .
Faith healers forecasting luck of girl child who born just 5 days ago
kl08tgL aHo}n] xfdLnfO{ vfgf vfg lbOg\, dhfn] vfOof] . lrof klg gvfPsf] ;f/} kl/f] bfn t/sf/L eP klg ld7f] eof] . vfgf vfP/ d]/f] rng cg';f/ gf;f] a'emfP/ km]l/ lxFl8of] . wfgsf] aLp /fVg sf]xL Jof8 agfpFb} lyP, st} eg] Jof8 /flv;s]sf] lyof] . h'Dnfdf wfgsf] aLp /fVg] cfkm\g} ljz]iftf 5 . r}t !@ ut] wfg lehfpg], !^ ut] wfg lgsfNg] / cFu]gsf] 5]pdf sDdn, /f8Ln] 5f]k]/ /fVg] @) ut] af/Ldf 5g]{ . af/L agfpFbf hf]Tg], ;Dofpg], df6f]nfO{ xftn] ldr]/ lxnf] dlnnf] agfpg]. l;Gsf uf8]/ aLraLrdf ;fFw agfpg], clg kfgL nufpg] / kfgL ;+lUnPkl5 pd|]sf] aLp 5g]{ .
A way of cultivate rice paddy 

xfdLn] ltnfsf]6df uf8L kfof}+ le8ef8df pleFb} ofqf u/]/ nfd|fsf] P]/]gL cyf{t k'ln; rf}sL cuf8L cf]ln{of}+ . k|x/L rf}sLdf nfd|fsf] :s'n Joj:yfkg ;ldltsf cWoIf gGb rf}nfufO{, wf}nfkfgL :s'nsf k|wfgfcWofks, nfd|f dfljsf cGo lzIfs nufot c? JolQmx? lyP . h;n] clk|n km"nsf lbgdf em'SofP/ dhfs u/]sf lyP . ToxfFaf6 w]/} dflg;nfO{ :s'ndf x]8 ;/sf]df k7fOPsf lyP klg x]8;/af6 ToxfF . ;f]emf l;wf hgtf h;nfO{ clk|n dlxgf klg yfxf 5}g pgnfO{ …clk|n km"nÚ s;/L yfxf xf];\ . d}n] klg clk|n kmi6 eg]sf] lal;{Psf] lyPF . gq of] lbgsf] d]/f] hLjgdf 5'6\6} ;+of]u 5, d ;Demg] lyPF . nfd|f :s'nleq x]8;/ / cWoIf;Fu Joj:yfkg ;ldltsf] lj36g ug]{ ljifodf 5nkmnkl5 xfdL nfd|fdf /f]6L / lrof vfP/ lxF8\b} lxF8\b} ;f+em ;b/d'sfd vnªuf kmls{of}+ .
Women is working along with young child in farm

She smiled when I am ready to shoot


vnªufdf dflg;x? e]6\g], a}7sdf hfg], /]l8of]df hfg] OG6/g]6 r]s ug]{ ubf{ ub}{ lbgx? laTb} ubf{ Pp6f crDdsf] 36gf 36\of], /fli6«o dfgj clwsf/ cfof]usf] h'Dnf sfof{nodf . r}t @! ut] /]l8of] gf/L cfjfhdf eujtL, uf}/L, l;+Bdfof, km'k' / d a:b} ubf{ eujtLnfO{ ;]km xfp; -lx+;f kLl8t dlxnfx?nfO{ /fVg] 3/_ af6 kmf]g cfof] . pgn] kmf]gdf 36gfsf af/]df yfxf kfPkl5 xfdLsxfF cfpg elgg\ . s]z o; k|sf/sf] lyof] M
.............], sfof{no ;xfossf ?kdf dfgj clwsf/ cfof]u h'Dnfdf tLg jif{b]lv sfo{/t 8]/fdf g}= a;]sf] . sfof{no k|d'v ............ cfPsf] ! jif{. ! jif{df ljleGg b'Mv lbPsf] h:t} JolQmut sfd nufpg], lrof lbFbf xft ;dfKg], sfhdf hfGg eGbf eGb} /f/f 3'dfpg nu]sf], d];df vfgf vfg bafa lbPsf] . kmfu'g # af6 dfq} Sjf6/df a:g yfn]sf], r}t # ut] ;f+em vfgf vfPkl5 sf]7fdf kfgL /flvlbg] lgx'Fdf anfTsf/ ug{ vf]h]sf], s;}nfO{ eg]df hflu/ vfg] wDsL lbPsf] . .............] !) lbgsf] ljbf lnP/ a;]sf], pgsf] >Ldfgsf] cjsf;sf] lr7\7L k|fKt ePsf] !& ut], pgL >Ldfgaf6 klg tgfjdf . !* ut] lhNnf k|x/L sfof{nodf ph'/L lbg hfFbf k|x/Ln] gdfg]sf] . k|x/Ln] pN6f] eujtL, /fwf / uf}/Lsf] gfd elglbPsf] / ..........n] ysf{Psf] . ;a}nfO{ xf/ u'xf/ u/]/ aNn aNn % lbgdf dfq} d'b\bf btf{{ . r}t @^ / @& df Psnf}6L ax;, dlxnfdfly af/Daf/ lx+;f, dfgl;s lx+;fsf] lzsf/ . of] 36gfn] ;do vfof], 6fpsf] b'vfof] cem} klg 6'ª\uf] nfu]sf] 5}g . dlxnfsf] ;fd"lxs anfTsf/ ul/Psf] 5 .
@$ ut] d ljxfg} af]xf]/fufpF uPF . lu6L s'6]/ sfkL snd lsGg' k/]sf] syfnfO{ k5\ofpFb} . @ lbg nfUof] 3/ kQf nufpg . t/ tL jf:tjdf % sIffdf km]n ePsL s]6L cfkm\gf] gfd klg n]Vg g;S] cj:yfdf . pgsL jlxgL rf/af6 kf; ePsL pgn] dfq} n]lvg\ c? n]Vg / k9\g b'j} ;lsgg\ . pgsf bfO{ gf} sIffdf k9\g]afx]s c? sf]xL klg g;Sg] cj:yfdf . cfdf / afa' g}+ e]l6of] . sfvdf cem} klg gfgf] cyf{t ;fgf] 5f]/f 5 . b}nf]df kfgL 5 t/ 5f]/f5f]/L ;a} kmf]xf]/L, 3/leq pSn]/ x]/]+ p:t} kmf]xf]/ . ef]s crfSnL nfu]sf] lyof] t/ vfpF s;}n] eg]gg\ . lsgsL d}n] ;kmf eP h;sf] 3/df klg vfg] pbL{ hf/L u/]sf] lyPF . pgsf] bfh' dgf]hnfO{ ef]ln ljxfg * ah] l;4dfof km'k'sf] k;ndf cfpg' eg]sf] t pgL cfh klg cfPgg\ . …lzIffsf] d'No / u'0f:t/ b'j} g}+ k|Zgjfrs 5 .Ú
@% ut] ljxfg} ^ ah] rSsf lbbL / d l;+xrf}/ plSnof}+ . em08} ! jif{ eof] rSsflbbLn] Tof] aRrfsf] af/]df srsr u/]sf] . cfdf kf]xf]/ ;fn d/]sL . afa' /S;Ln] dft]sf] dfq} xf]Og cfh sL ef]lnsf] cj:yfdf k]6 km'n]/, cfFvf, gfsaf6 l;+ufg / cfFz' Ps5q au]sf] . @ hgf bfh'x? ;+:yfn] nUof] /] stf xf] stf sf7df8f}+ /] . gL/f -oL s]6L_ nfO{ bfO{sf] hf]Onf cfPsf] aRrf x]g{sf] nflu /fv]sf] /] . tLg sIff k9\g] gfgLn] g Ps lrlgg g s g}+ . ;':t dgl:ylt h:tf] nfUg] cfFvf klg ;–;fgf . d}n] 8/fO{ 8/fO{ ;f]w]+ cfFvf b]V5f} < cF sf] pQ. kfPF . t/ cj:yf ;a}lt/af6 lahf]u . bfO{ * sIff k9\b} 5f8]sf], 9'Ëf lu6L af]s]/ af, jlxgL, >LdtL / ;f}t]nf] aRrf kfn]sf] hDdf !& jif{sf] /] . hUuf hdLg 5}g, k9]sf] 5}g, sdfO 5}g . 6fpsf] g}+ ux|'ª\uf] eof] .  
Speech less disability, poverty, alcoholism, orphan, morbidities.........



                             

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

The ways to eliminate Chaupadi or menstrual taboo in Nepal



Due to deep rooted harmful traditional practices, need comprehensive and collective efforts to eliminate the Chaupadi or menstrual taboo.
  • 1.       Educate people about culture, its formation, evolving process and its essence in 21th century
  • 2.       Developed policy briefs including pictorials, documentaries,…. and disseminate massively on Chaupadi a culture based gender based violence
  • 3.       Extensive engagement with media workers/houses in order to unpack feudal mindset regards to Chaupadi and menstrual taboos
  • 4.       Engaged with men and  faith healers and use them as resource person and change makers
  • 5.       Awards, felicitations to those women, men, faith healers, families who transformed
  • 6.       Publication and dissemination of inspirational stories on why and how they break the cultures
  • 7.        Worked with schools in order to educate and creating enabling environment in schools Engaged with political leaders, school teachers, social leaders
  • 8.       Media mobilization: radio jingle, radio programming including box pops from the field and policy makers
  • 9.       Multisectoral; education, health, economic, assistance required
  • 10.   Long term commitment required from the donors, networks and actors
  • 11.   Policy enforcement should ensure from the government
  • 12.   Required depth and wider studies to understand the direct and indirect adverse effects of the taboo
  • 13.   Constant monitoring, follow up and evaluation should required  
  1. (This is points which is prepared and share for the Mr. Suman Baral who is doing his thesis on Chaupadi).

Friday, January 3, 2014

A Woman with Disability: Hopelessness



Usually, I say namaste while walking in the village, my motto saying namaste is to encourage people to speak, interact with externals or strangers. I have already visited four districts of Karnali except Dolpa. In Karnali, people specially women, girls and young kids don't like to speak, they have phobia (Vheya lagdo in local language).

In 24 October 2013, I was walking to the Sannigaun (a village of Jumla) along with Tuka Sandwell, London, UK. We were trying to reach the health post because we are following the activities of newly constructed Miteri Birthing Center. There was suns set already, paddy fields can seen, the greenery still remain. Villagers were busy to collect herbs, harvesting paddy rice and other corps because the winter is already approached.

She just stopped when I said Namaste and asked for taking photograph. Ms. Tuka was holding a movie camera and bit behind of me, she looked like foreigner though she is Nepali woman.

We took her photos and showed her, she smiled but it was too short. She changed her face and said, it was not good because of my eye. I have already noticed her, she has only one eye. I took long breath and tried to ask, how it happened? She told her story without taking breath; she got married with a man at the age of 13 years. When she was 15, she went to forest as a normal daily work, one day she lost her vision, her eye broken of branch of pine. There was no hospital, no culture about check up and all so she used local medicines and finally cured. Then that day, she was pushed in more bad situation at home. All family members including her husband didn't pay attention. next year, her husband had has next marriage. I asked further, don't you have kids? She replied with watery eyes, how come? Then that day, my husband never come to me. I am living in a separate house alone.

Women who are living with disability they further deprived from their reproductive rights, property rights and so  many other rights.

This case is enough to review and analyze the situation so I will come up with next story.


Sunday, December 29, 2013

नफेरिने शर्तहरु

समय बदलीयेछ,
छेउछौका मानिशरू पनि ।
निहालेर हेरेको त
आफ्नो भन्ने पनि ।
नयाँ बर्ष बदलियेर् ,
कहिले बसन्तमा झुल्किन्छ
कहिले शिशिर्को सिरेठोमा ।
बदलियेछ अंगालो,
फेरिएछ शुभकामना पनि ।
फेरिएका रेस्तुरन्ट
गिलासका रङ बिरङ पनि ।  
हाम्रा गन्तब्य यात्रा
यात्राका शहयात्रिपनि ।
तर ताजै छन,  
नबिर्सने नयाँ बर्षहरु,
नफेरिने शर्तहरु,
सदै सदै उस्तै शुभकामना पनि

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Buna: A Martyr, A Activist and Inspirator from Badki, Sinja valley, Jumla, Karnali, Nepal

Sinja Valley, part of Badki village, Buna belonged with this village which is far from 12 hours walk  to reach headquarter







Buna was sitting as chief Guest in 16 days VAW program in 2012 , Jumla



She was sitting along with Women Development Officer


She spoke on program as chief guest, what happened in SAFE HOUSE, Jumla


Ready to bring to the River for funeral after postpartum


She committed suicide due to severe depression from GBV



Preparing for funeral by neighbors and I was there with bag (Pink)


Preparing at the bank of Tila River , Jumla


Burn the death body, ending everything 

Buna Rokaya, a Martyar: Governemnt Failed to Provide Justice
Not surprisingly, Nepal has the best policy to ensure the rights of women and girls in many ways. Likewise, Nepal is operating thousand of NGOs and Human Right/Women Right/Right Activists across the Nepal and it is increasing in trend to seen many right based organizations and individuals. Unfortunately, the ratio of killing, kidnapping, acid attack, and other forms of violence is shooting drastically. During the month of the Mangsir (November-December), 2012, 18 Nepali women killed at the name of various reasons but all fall under the Gender Based Violence (GBV) broadly. The government who is the key institutions is failed to provide safety and security even in the immigration office or within the premises of court, police office, office of Women and Child Development Office or at Safe House etc. Women and gilrs are not safe and secure at home, street, school, workplace and everywhere.
Usually the GBV cases are not heard from the west part of the Nepal specially Far West and Mid West due to lack of documentation and responsive civil society organizations and networks as well as government ignored the surveillance mechanism in entire governing mechanism largely. Only very devastating cases or cases which are not disguise at any cost, are come out for discussion  which is already too late to revive the person and become very complex issues.
While celebrating the 16 days activism in globally 2012, Nepal is paying active role, many women were killed due to gender based violence. Among them, Bunu Rokaya is one from the Badki village of Jumla district, Karnali. She is 35 years old, having three children. She had 2 years girl from the second marriage. Her husband raped him indeed while sleeping with other two children after death of her first  husband. He committed to love and marriage so she remained quite but she become pregnant. About five months, her sister in-law recognized and explored the situation. Finally, villagers made consensus and the guy and his family accept as her. She started to stay that house but her husband didn't pay much attention as he committed during rape and after in front of the villagers. The days pass on, she had disputes with mother in-laws several times at the name of kids and other things. One day, by the help of friend, she came to Women Development Office, a government's primary entity to address violence of women's right. She started to stay in the `Safe House' or `Shelter' with her small girl. According to the safe house norms, this is temporary shelter, allow to stay only for 15 days and required special Constitution for more than that. But she was there more than 35 days.
In Dec 8, she was the chief guest along with Chief Justice (District Court) and inaugurated the program jointly. She also spoke in front of the public and ask to provide immediate support to reintegrate home. Her husband has already left home and went to Achham for taking care of goats. So she wanted to back as early as possible because of her two kids. She demanded simply to create enabling environment to initiate dialogue or mediation where her mother in laws involved and get rid of from such violence in future.
All concerned stakeholder; Women Development Office (WDO), Chief of Safe House and Police Officer, were there. It was informed to Chief District Office and almost all district organizations somehow aware on it. Instead of getting prompt justice, she observed the disputes between WDO and safe house. 
Meantime, the police, LDO and CDO also knew about it , she was waiting and waiting with all circumtances at safe house, psychological state due to her children at home. Unfortunately she losed her mental state and become depressive (as mentioned by the villagers). Finally, she committed suicide at the evening in Dec 15, 2012. Due to passing the comments to each others and families matters, again took a time even doing postpartum. After 2 days discussion, CDO, activists and others managed to inform family members and negotiated with them. In Dec 18, postpartum  done and also did the death ritual in Tila River. During death ritual, except family members, none of the activist, representatives of CDO, WDO, safe house representatives were there except Radha Paudel, President of Action Works Nepal. She was only one woman to join the deah ritual. People said that it was a first even where woman involved in death ritual.
In the morning, 19 Dec, 2012, relatives had meeting and also invited civil society organizations and others in order to inquirer with CDO about the further plan. CDO had has almost zero plan for further. Almost all participants spoke up and blamed to the CDO for its negligence. Later, CDO agreed to formed an Inclusive Investigation Committee and provide immediate relief support to three kids and their long term plan. The committee extended its date three days more that applied the end day of 2012. The relatives and neighbors were enthusiastic to support her, later the degree of support, emotions, commitment just faded up. Personally, the formation of investigation committee biased and not properly workout. Indeed, it was policy matters in working gender based violence (GBV) and its response specially safe house.The role of district women, child welfare office and safe house are critical areas to review, analysis to respond GBV.
I was shocked and can’t sleep that night, sometimes, I saw Buna and her life in dream.  I honored to meet her, assist her and participate in her death rituals and justice mechanism so far. I brought the issue in to the national policy discourse. A safety and security of SAFE House included in the demand of GBV movement including Occupy Baluwatar 2013.

 Why Buna was Martyr?
Because it is not a joke to come out home, speak up against family members in Karnali. Buna lived in such as far and traditionally faith village. Further, she was raped and managed later in rapist home. She had more two children. Due to having many dimensions within herself and her society, she came to seek support to Women Development Office but not get the adequate and proper support as supposed to get. Later, she caught severe depression and commit suicide.  she came to the government (a concerned stakeholder) for her legal and other essential treatment.
In addition, she was a chief guest during the interaction program in Dec 8, 2012. She was my source of inspiration. I got opportunity to address because of survivors of gender based violence. Thus, she was martyr for me though no one talk about it and I also didn't like to disclose at that moment but felt guilt. So I wrote this blog for salute her contribution to women's right movement.

My Deep Regret : Not able to Help a Woman who faced Attempted Rape by her Boss: At Human Right Commission, Jumla

April 2013, I was in office of Radio Nari Aawaj, with local women activist in Jumla. A woman called Menaka Pokhrel  (here I disclosed her name because she allow to disclose, hereafter survivor) wanted to meet chief of Safe House, Bhagwati Shrestha, seeking support against attempted rape by her office chief (hereafter perpetrator).
She shared all stories;
  • ·         Survivor started to work in Jumla for about 3 years, with her husband. She did second marriage with this husband and he also used to work as security guard. She  joined campus for her further study.
  • ·         Perpetrator  recently joined, started to eat with the same kitchen
  • ·         It was 30th day of eating together (Chaitra 3, 2069),  during power cut, about  7.30, he asked to put the warm water, while she supposed to out from his room he attempted for rape. fortunately, she escaped.
  • ·         Her husband back from neighbor’s home, then both men fight badly. Perpetrator threatened to them to terminate job of both in case of disclose the reality.
  • ·         So, they kept quiet, fortunately or unfortunately, perpetrators  asked justification with Survivor and  terminate job of survivor’s husband.
  • ·         Meantime, survivor was in deep sorrow so took 10 days  leave. She was severely  tortured by her husband, blaming  her character.
  • ·         In this scenario, she decided to registered the case for justice. It was 9th day already. She went to police office. Unfortunately, case was not registered. Thus, she was seeking support from the women activists who ran Safe House in Jumla.

We all went to the police office, met woman and man police inspector, office time already over so dispersed to meet next day.
Next day, I had already talked with DIGP Bimla Thapa, few activists, lawyers in Kathmandu  though the case was not registered. Man Police, inspector called perpetrator and asked for resolved. He also called to local women activists, perpetrator also threatened, blamed to them as well. Meantime, I also called Gauri Pradhan , in Kathmandu. He also NOT happy with me and said what type of case you were supporting?  Later, I was quite busy to receive many , phone calls, meeting people and women activists , they all were saying I took forward this case otherwise no women had have voice in Jumla. I got threaten phone calls too.

Resignation Letter from Women's network 
I started to work in Jumla since 2001, I never like to build dependency among the local leaders.  Before I left Jumla, an investigation committee also was in Jumla from  National Human Right Commission.  Finally case was registered at police office, took five days to registered.
In the beginning, local women leaders were really working so hard, updated me, asked me the suggestions. They  meet press, met BAR association and others. Local women leader also resigned from their women’s network at police office.


Press Release by Women's right activists/networks 




Press Meet, but not covered by media 

However, except women leaders and few journalists, majority of the stakeholders police, lawyers, journalist, politicians etc all were on side of perpetrator.  It means that case didn’t get space in media and anywhere. I keep on receiving many phone calls.
Women leaders are not unified, not properly skilled, politically divided , manipulated very easily, hesitate to take stand, low confidence etc so they didn’t like to continue the support to Survivor.

Later, I asked to forward all documents and shared with WOREC, NAWHRD and about more than 50 journalist. I spoke myself with many of them. But no one ready to take this case forward (The reason myself and my organization was not talking lead role because my organization doesn't have a single money, whatever my organization is doing, doing by passion and commitment at voluntarily basis.  Further, myself is a member of WHRD, my organization is working with NAWHRD and WOREC. So referring to these institution is not also wrong at all. I always considered that WOREC is the parent organization to work on GBV in Nepal.
I didn’t see any progress, then survivor came to Kathmandu. I suggested to her o meet NAWHRD, WOREC and Dr Renu Raj Bhandari. Survivor and Dr Renu were worked together at national Human Right Commission when Dr Renu worked as Rapporteur.  Survivor went there, met all in May 2013.  

Survivor again called me in June 2013 when I had had accident but I was keep on thinking about her. I also do not see any interest among women local leaders who were together in the begging. But, there is rumor that this case was manipulated by Radha and so on.

I have experienced of various forms of gender based violence (GBV) since childhood. It took long to realize the GBV and confidence to fight against it. I also engaged to support when I started my professional career though I didn’t have formal education on GBV before 2011.

When I started my full time career in Action Works Nepal, I actively engaged in fighting against GBV. Everyday, I worked on GBV for response and prevention in a way another. Usually, senior, educated women and men consult me.
Today, 10thday of  16 days VAW activism 2013. It is right after the election for Constitutional Assembly II. Almost all media are working on GBV, 16 days VAW and organizing various activities around GBV and women’s participation. I felt so guilt, remember to Survivor  almost every day. She dared to disclose the situation but no one ready to support at all. About one month ago, I called her but she didn’t respond. I thought she changed her mobile number.

Today, 5 December 2013, again I called her and know about the following facts;
  • *      she defeated her case in district court, now the case was in PUNARBALOKAN court according to the government lawyer Laxman Aryal
  • *      She didn’t hear any response from any where
  • *      She went to Jumla for attempting exam in campus and tried to meet local women leaders they already change their mind and asked for resolved/meditate.  She also paid Nrs 2000 in district court due to filing the case against her office boss. She added, local women leaders blamed me again.


I do not have any complaint towards the local women leaders because they are depressed, deprived and divided politically. I feel sorry with Local Women Leaders, Human Right Commission and lawyers who asked the evidence against attempted rape. Shame L


Here my conclusion:
*      How much structural patriarchal society we have specially in rural region e.g. Jumla
*      No one ready to take actions, power oriented, working on comfort zone L
*      Nepal’s justice mechanism is too biased, lengthy and not survivor friendly L
*      Lack of skills, knowledge and mechanism on GBV response and prevention in Jumla
*      Long way to go for fighting GBV specially in rural areas


Request: This is the long story, if anyone like to know please feel free to contact, I will connect with Survivor







Monday, December 2, 2013

बसायो तिमीलाई,

बसायो तिमीलाई,
गनायो मलाई ।
तेसैले तिम्ले पीयेउ,
मैले थुके ।
तेसैले,
तिमी पूर्व गएउ,
म दाहिने हानिये ।
तेसैले,
एउटा अध्यारो भित्र,
अर्को उज्यालोमा ।
फरक दिशाका हामी
रहन्छौ कती गनी गनी ।
रस बिनाको बसै    

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