Holi is one of the important festival for Hindus in Nepal . It is celebrated on the full moon day (Purnima) in the month of Falgun of Hindu luni-solar calendar (sometimes falls in the month of Chaitra of Nepal’s solar calendar). It falls in the month of March and sometimes in late February as per […]
Author Archives: Sabrina Maharjan
75-year old Dhan Nani Maharjan resides in Panga, Kirtipur. She loves making productive use of time as she does not like to sit idle. Presently, she is active in planting flowers and making bateko dhoop (handmade incense) as well which is helping to generate her income source as well. Nepali incense (bateko dhoop) is made […]
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45-year-old Rajani Rai Chitrakar started to work since she was 7 years old. Native from the rural part of Dhankuta, Nepal she is the eldest child of her parents. She has 6 younger siblings: 3 sisters and 3 brothers. Rajani’s mother suffered from tuberculosis pre-marriage. And apparently, post-marriage due to heavy physical work and giving […]