Humans of Kathmandu

Stories of people living in the vibrant Kathmandu valley
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[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

I found that the thoughts that hit me were rare among other people. Specifically when there was a loud rumor in the village, “ Barun has gone mad.”

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[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

"On some days when the cases were flaring up, I reached home at 12 AM. It was hectic and I was physically drained but the happiness my job gave me made it all worth it."
#humansofktm #CovidHeroes #Nepal #Covid19Nepal

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[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

"In the last two years, I have been able to discover two asteroids categorized in the provisional discoveries. This has been a huge achievement for me."

#humansofktm #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

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[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

"I had never thought of the layers of cultural, political, geographical and social environment that I would have to uncover myself."

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[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

Gurkha women carry rich stories of experiences, struggles, separation, reunion, longing, sorrows, and happiness. These are seldom asked and recorded.

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Honouring GurkhaWomen and their unheard stories #IWD2021

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

TW: Cyber Bullying

“I don’t know if I should count myself lucky to have faced ‘minor’ harassment online or be terrified that people can quite literally do anything over the internet & get away with it.“

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#humansofktm #cyberbullying #saynotobullying

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

“Army? Nope. Spiderman!”

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#humansofktm #kathmandu #nepal #kids #army #goals #aim #future #spiderman #kidtalks

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

“I have been HIV positive for a little over 2 decades now.”

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#humansofktm #kathmandu #nepal #hiv #aids #addiction #hivaids #hivaidsawareness #hivpositive #hivaidsawarenessmonth

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

“I was not always a “Babaji”, I was forced into a life of begging. My parents and brothers are sugarcane farmers too.”

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#Humansofktm #Kathmandu #Nepal #injustice #SugarcaneFarmers

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

“When I came to the capital to protest against the injustice that has been done against us, the bank officials went to my home in Sarlahi to auction my property.”

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#Humansofktm #Kathmandu #Nepal #injustice #SugarcaneFarmers

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

TW: nudity

“After 7 days of coma in 2019, I realized that I had gotten a third chance at life after a series of similar incidents in the past.."

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#coma #surgery #bikeaccident #halloween #maldives #hok #passion #houseoffashion #nepal #kathmandu

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

“Sometimes I wonder if my mother was alive, would she have come close to giving me the “amount” of love my Jijumaa’s (grandmother) given to me?"

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#humansofktm #mothers #Nepal #village #farming #treatment #saving #education #career #empowerment

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

"I fell, I got up, I learned to have patience, and, most importantly, I learned to believe in the power of dreams."

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#humansofktm #graduation #student #dream #america #university #motivation #journey #rejection #acceptance #power

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

“I miss the different pockets of sunshine I’d created in the busy, bustling, sometimes grey city.”

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#NewYork #education #major #prayer #pizza #covid19 #alone #language #journalism #creativewriting #nepaliatheart #rememberingnepal #missingnepal

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

"I was in 11th when my dad got diagnosed with ALS. It was heart-wrenching to see my dad, a person so full of life, slowly getting confined to a wheelchair, unable to do the simplest of chores."

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#family #friends #health #strength #support #love

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

“We can still do every possible thing to create an equitable society where a female, a sexual minority, can be viewed equally because we deserve equality.”

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#womanup #podcast #issues #topics #feminism #misogyny #covid19 #conversation #inspiration

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

“The journey of Interact, by far, has been my greatest achievement."

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#hok #rotaract #interact #nepal #ktm #nepalstory

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

“Having lived outside Nepal for a really long time is probably why our bond with each other is stronger than that with anyone else.”

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#bestfriend #sisters #confidence #influence #companion #love #friendship #goals #forever #covid19

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

"As for me, I have always hated change, but as time changes, people change, and so do I."

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#humansofktm #future #natural #world #change #time #dream #passion #thoughts #puzzle #luxury #wealth #artist #influencer #covid_19

[Humans of Kathmandu @humansoktm]

In early November, we had shared the story of Saag Didi (anonymous), a local selling spinach to barely make ends meet.

Thanks to the kind response of our readers, we managed to procure significant monetary and non-monetary contributions.