by Edwin Koo | May 2, 2017 | 2015, Showcases
Raising Nikita By Shruti Shrestha When Nischal and Nirmala met in Kathmandu ten years ago, they were surprised how similar their fates were. Both of them had lost their mothers when they were young. They both came to Kathmandu in search of a better life, and ended up...
by Edwin Koo | May 2, 2017 | 2015, Showcases
In His Shoes By Hemanta Shrestha At the age of 15, Krishna left his village for Kathmandu, in search of a better life. He became an apprentice to a shoemaker. Three years later, he completed his learning and started making his own shoes. He worked hard six days a week...
by admin | May 2, 2017 | 2015, Showcases
The Long Road Home By Lee Jie Qi with Nabin Baral Kalsang can hardly remember his father. The last time he saw him was at the age of six, when Kalsang fled Tibet. He never imagined he would remain an exile in a foreign land for the next 30 years. Like other Tibetan...
by Edwin Koo | May 1, 2017 | 2015, Showcases
The Tea Boy By Bhisma Neupane At the holy temple of Pashupati, there is a boy who sells tea everyday. Some older boys call him names like “psycho” and push him around. I decided to make friends with this tea boy. Nischal also told me his father had come from the...
by Edwin Koo | May 1, 2017 | 2015, Showcases
Sing to the Dawn By Timothy Tay with Robic Upadhayay Every day, 29-year-old Anjali Thulung reports to work at the Armed Police Force. She is a familiar face around Halchowk, one always lit with a sunny smile. But her life has not been a bed of roses. At 14, she ran...
by Edwin Koo | May 1, 2017 | 2015, Showcases
Will of Steel By Karma Tshering Gurung Everyday, Rupesh Gurung, 34, works out at the gym without fail. At the age of 21, the new migrant to Kathmandu dreamt of becoming a professional bodybuilder. He worked hard and clinched the silver medal at the prestigious 9th...
