salina.upreti, Author at Rising Junkiri

110

Being the momo lovers they are, three friends—Saurav Sah, Subekshya Hada, and Paras Shrestha—imagined a place where they could serve a variety of momo. Not just make the ‘evergreen’ momo but they imagined all s... Read More...

Story of Struggle: Samjha’s journey to school

salina.upreti

Blogs, Editor's Desk, NEPAL, People, WOMEN

Living in an underprivileged family with four sisters, Samjha Rai, a 12-year-old girl from Sankhuwashabha, had lost her hopes of getting the education. What her parents earned wasn't even enough for their hand-... Read More...

Father-daughter bond: From scarcity to smiles

salina.upreti

Blogs, NEPAL

Bikash Sainju, a local of Panauti in Kavre district, used to travel every day to Kathmandu for his job. He used to work in a job where he got only six thousands rupees a month, which was ever only sufficient fo... Read More...

Janai Purnima: Tying the thread of faith and love

salina.upreti

Blogs, CULTURE, Editor's Desk

266

Today, Hindus across the nation celebrated Janai Purnima or Raksha Bandhan. On this day, Hindu men change their white sacred (cotton) thread they wear (diagonally across the chest from their left shoulders). Th... Read More...

butterfly metamorphosis, being a better version of yourself

Be a better version of yourself

salina.upreti

Editor's Desk, LIFESTYLE

109

No one is perfect, yet we all want to be no less than perfect. Some think highly of themselves while some don't give themselves enough credit. Society has created some ideas of success or perfection, and we are... Read More...

Pursue healthy life with these effective tips

salina.upreti

Editor's Desk, LIFESTYLE

237

There is nothing more meaningful than one pursuing a better, more fulfilled life. No matter how perfect we think we are, there is always something we can improve in ourselves. No one is perfect, and our learnin... Read More...

7 Jack Ma Quotes: Secrets to Successful Life

salina.upreti

Editor's Desk, LIFESTYLE, SOCIETY

273

Everyday thousands of thoughts and ideas strike our minds but, not all bear results. In result, we panic and become hopeless, or even depressed and we feel 'useless'. But only those who don't give up succeed. O... Read More...

Shrawan fast and its charm among women

salina.upreti

CULTURE, Editor's Desk, WOMEN

127

On the first Monday of Shrawan this, I met a 10-year-old girl, Sarita Giri. In between conversation, she said had kept fast praying to Lord Shiva to bless her in her studies. Sarita's parents live in Biratnagar... Read More...

Change your life, Change begins with you

Change your life for better by working on these…

salina.upreti

LIFESTYLE

153

We want success and fame in our lives but at the same time we are scared to make any attempts to change our situations. We are reluctant to get out of our comfort zone. It's rather easier for us to spend our ti... Read More...

Children as Highway Hawkers in Kathmandu streets

salina.upreti

NEPAL, SOCIETY

105

A child, working as one of the many highway hawkers in Kathmandu, selling water bottles in vehicles as seen in Kalimati. Photo: Salina Upreti One Saturday morning, my phone popped up with a series of notifi... Read More...

Street Children and Hopes for their future

salina.upreti

NON-FICTION, SOCIETY

478

"One early morning, I woke up with plans to bring smile on my sister's face after a night filled with terrifying nightmares. She was sleeping next to me and I tried to wake her up. I tried and tried, but I got ... Read More...

A life full of medicines

salina.upreti

FICTION

173

I have a list of medicines I consume every day. There are all sorts of drugs; some chemical ones, some homeopathic; some in tablets others in the form of liquid. They are all scattered in my bed and in every pa... Read More...

How to be a (feminist) warrior without actually going to war

Story of Struggle: Samjha’s journey to school

I tried but I couldn’t

अाँखिर मानिसहरू किन गर्छन् बलात्कार? र यसका रोकथामका उपाय के छन?

Shrawan fast and its charm among women

Womb: The Creative Genesis of Sushma Shimkhada

The Untouched Nipples (Breaking the Bracket 1)

नेपाल कहिले आउँछौ ?

लालपुर्जा

आज फेरी मन रोयो!

म चाँडै आउँदै छु |

कठपुतली-जो चल्दै छे आर्कैले चालेको चाल्मा |

कालो रात…न त तिमी नै आयौ |

सायद जीवन भन्या एस्तै होला ।

salina.upreti

MOMO Business in Nepal: Conversation with Sinka’s Founders

Story of Struggle: Samjha’s journey to school

Father-daughter bond: From scarcity to smiles

Janai Purnima: Tying the thread of faith and love

Be a better version of yourself

Pursue healthy life with these effective tips

7 Jack Ma Quotes: Secrets to Successful Life

Shrawan fast and its charm among women

Change your life for better by working on these…

Children as Highway Hawkers in Kathmandu streets

Street Children and Hopes for their future

A life full of medicines

Author salina.upreti