He hears a voice coming out of a loudspeaker from a pravachan [preaching] "Do not chase Wealth. To say Santa Pariyar was born in unfortunate circumstances would be an understatement. He was born in extreme poverty in Ramechhap with that surname...

There comes the point in life when novelty becomes a rarity. Not sudden, but it creeps gradually on you. Things rarely make you wonder. Everything is about the same, all day, every week, every year. The only surprise in life seems to be how quickly ...

I wandered out of Hetauda Community Eye Hospital, barely able to open my eyes in the sun, thanks to the drops they gave me to dilate my pupils. At the hospital door, there were a couple of options to get home. Two types of rickshaws--- auto (Diesel-pow...