Bijay Lama drives a bus along the Kathmandu-Rasuwa route. At just 15, he had to leave his home after getting into a fight with his friends. Away from home, he worked as a bus conductor.
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Remembering the time he left home, he said, “My mother died when I was young, and my father -- who was in the police --took care of me in my mother’s absence.” Driving along the long Kathmandu-Rasuwa route, Lama makes Rs 3000 a day. Further explaining his aspiration, he added, “My only wish in life now is to own a bus.”
