dates

Dates and Oranges

His name on my phone screen. Butterflies, butterflies. There must be 651 species of butterflies in Nepal and all of them come to roost in my tummy. He wants my class notes. He wants… want… I want him. “Hell... Read More...
madhesi youth

Message to Madhesi Youth

Dear Madhesi Youth friends, I was born and raised in Terai. I understand the language and I know the culture/customs to a large extent. I used to cut banana trees during Chhath Puja, and excitedly eat the Pras... Read More...
november nepal

November in Nepal

No oil  -no sugar! No gas - no cooker- No job – no office – no work for the day. No success, cruel  filthy mobs -dirty press No progress,  Terai  burns, nobody confesses- No seeds,  no fruits,  no fo... Read More...
parasmani1

Parasmani

Parasmani ~ the touch of yours turns iron into gold or anything into gold ~ how can I not choose to turn into gold for the single touch of yours? Here we are again~ the bank of Sunkoshi welcomes us. You can ... Read More...
mait

Gooddai Mait!

When I first arrived in Sydney two years ago, I had in my mind a list of what I ought to expect of a country so far down from home. While I wasn’t disappointed by the development and the better system of things... Read More...
moonstruck

Moonstruck

I stood there, where the cliff held still, Where the waves kept splattering onto him, And he just kept still, No matter the pain, No matter how downhearted it was, He just kept still.   ... Read More...