Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

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Souls of My City: Under one roof

Published On: July 29, 2018 10:11 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Prabina Kaldang, 25, has been married for two years. She and her husband have a six-month-old baby. Her husband is a railing worker.

Souls of My City: Memorable slap

Published On: July 26, 2018 10:52 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Sometime during the evening last week, I spotted two young men around Hanuman Dhokha . 19-year-old Manish Shrestha, an art student, was preparing his canvas, and 20-year-old Kamal Sherpa, a photography student, was clicking photos of his surroundings.

Souls of my city

Published On: July 24, 2018 12:35 PM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Making family happy

Souls of My City: Better together

Published On: July 22, 2018 11:06 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Gopal and Binda Nepali, of Naubise – Dhading, have spent the better part of their conjugal life selling Taparis near Kasthamandap. They have been running their shop in a narrow lane of Basantapur, which leads to Kastamandap, for the past 16 years.

Souls of my city

Published On: July 19, 2018 11:07 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Strong and determined

Souls of my city

Published On: July 17, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

A happy family of four

Souls of my city: Sports star on a wheelchair

Published On: July 15, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Tilak Tharu was an ardent football player as a child. But at 19, Tharu was left immobile with a broken spine after an injury,. “My father blames football for my disability. He says it’s the reason that I am on a wheelchair” stated the 25-year-old Tharu.

Souls of my city

Published On: July 12, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Pedaling rickshaw on the path to happiness

Souls of my city

Published On: July 8, 2018 09:00 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Carrying hopes from Jumla

Souls of my city

Published On: July 5, 2018 08:44 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Story of Introvert

Souls of my city

Published On: July 3, 2018 09:40 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Affinity for cooking and traveling

Ropain at Khokana

Published On: July 1, 2018 08:07 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Underneath a dusky sky, the Jyapu farmers had already clustered in small groups by the time I reached Khokana.

Together till the end

Published On: June 28, 2018 08:26 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

SOULS OF MY CITY

Souls of my city

Published On: June 26, 2018 09:30 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

The occupation that made me able

Souls of My City: Defining happiness

Published On: June 21, 2018 06:20 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Currently, Tika Ram lives in Narayanghat with his spouse. “My marriage turned into the happiest story of my life. My wife helps me overcome every obstacle, and every night our family gets together for dinner.

Souls of My City: Embracing happiness for the future

Published On: June 19, 2018 09:45 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

I never thought, I would get married to my school days crush. He was one year senior to me,” remembers Devi Basnet, a 27-year-old security guard in Patan. Blushing, she mentioned how her brother-in-law used to tease her, calling her ‘bhauju’ (sister-in-law) even before the marriage.

Souls of My City: Grandmother Stories # 3

Published On: June 17, 2018 09:30 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Keshari Maharjan One can find 70-year-old Keshari Maharjan working at Kriti Buddha Bihar.  When she started working there some 40 years back, she was full of energy, but at present, her pace has slowed down. Currently, she’s limited only to easier tasks.

Souls of My City: Grandfather stories #3

Published On: June 14, 2018 07:54 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Babu Kaji Maharjan of Balkumari, Patan, started as a farmer to make ends meet. Later, he jumped ship to the Ministry of Finance to work as a truck driver.  Meanwhile, he also lent hands for the renovations of Patan Durbar Square in his prime. “I have seen a lot of changes in the people. What matters to me the most is when my grandchildren call their parents mommy and daddy instead of maa and baa,” he stated.

Souls of My City: In pursuit of her military dreams

Published On: June 10, 2018 10:16 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

“People of my age are seen traveling, continuing their studies and I am here working and having fun in my own world. I enjoy working, looking around and talking with different people.”

Souls of my city: Friends indeed

Published On: June 7, 2018 09:03 AM NPT By: Shahin Sunuwar Rasaili

Sandip Tandukar (right), and Chewant Gurung are two 25-year-olds who have shared the bond of friendship since their school days. Though they parted ways after graduating from high school, their passion for cooking brought them together again.