KATHMANDU: Sitaram Khadka, 52-year-old, has been a newspaper vendor in Kathmandu for more than 20 years. He has worked in various different places such as Sundhara, New Baneshwar, Asan and Indrachowk.

He currently sells newspapers inside Ratna Park from 7 am in the morning, which gives him a daily profit of more than Rs 500. Few years before taking upon this job, he worked as a security guard at Namaste Security which proved to be rather imposing and stingy.

Selling papers to visitors in Ratna Park has proven advantageous to him for three distinct reasons: he is able to send money to his seven-member family in Ramechhap. He calls himself a ‘proud entrepreneur’ and has obtained proficiency in English speaking.

This has helped him converse not only with domestic but international visitors as well. In life, he has learnt that it is essential to work hard while still young and be able to face adverse situations ‘with courage’.