Notes from the Field

4 posts in

Gender

Gender Violence family

The Scars

Tsering Tsomo Gurung
By Tsering Tsomo Gurung

Wangmo’s father loves playing sho (dice). People say he has luck in his hands. His opponents sometimes complain that his constant winning feels unreal. But Wangmo’s father makes the funniest, most shameless jokes when he plays.

Read More
Gender family Education

First Day of School

Sabhyata Timsina
By Sabhyata Timsina

Sabina washes her waist length hair and is letting it dry in the sun. She pops inside, vanishes for five minutes, comes back outside with her hair combed and clipped at the back. She has a tika between her eyebrows, and a thick red potey around her neck. She’s

Read More
Gender family

Kiwi and Memories

Srizu Bajracharya
By Srizu Bajracharya

As I stepped into Maili didi’s small kitchen, she immediately busied herself making a cup of coffee. She took out the shiniest cup from the shelf to pour the hot drink. And together, we sat next to each other sipping our coffee. It had been a year since I

Read More