Binni laughing in pink
Binni laughing in pink
Betrawati, 2005
Neighbors Ashmeeta and Malati
Neighbors Ashmeeta and Malati
Betrawati, 2005
Yashoda and Saru catching up during clothes washing
Yashoda and Saru catching up during clothes washing
Betrawati, 2005
The Acharya family, including Puja, Apshara, Prazzwol and Sushma
The Acharya family, including Puja, Apshara, Prazzwol and Sushma
Betrawati, November 2004
Friends harvesting
Friends harvesting
Phutung, Kathmandu, October 28th, 2015
After Nag Pokhari [snake pond, so-called for the statue of a naga in the middle], there is a S-curved jog in the road with fields of rice on both sides.
In the field to my left, I could see the familiar face of Ramita (in the head-scarf), so I hopped down to the field (it's about three feet lower than the road) and walked over.
A tarp or canvas had been laid out on the ground and they were taking clumps of cut rice stalks and beating them on the ground to shake off the rice kernels. When the stalks were empty, they were handed to Siddhi who would arrange them on the stack.
I asked them if they wanted a group photo and they were up for it, so I politely told them basnush, basnush [sit, take it easy] and joked with them while I took a few photos.
From left to right, they are Gita, Bishnu-maya, Ramita, and Sarlina.
Siddhi is standing on top of the haystack.
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Sangam and Shreejesh
Sangam and Shreejesh
Dadagaun, Kathmandu, October 16th, 2015
There is a short-cut I sometimes take, when I want to get over to Manamaiju without walking all the way up to the hairpin curve by Nag Pokhari. The path starts as a bit of an alley, that then leads down to cross the floor of a small valley. Right before the valley there is a small plot of a garden opposite a tall house that looks out over all. In the past, I have taken photos of Ritisha and her parents, who live in the house. Sometimes as I am walking across the valley I will hear my name called, and look up to see Ritisha and her sister on the roof, and we exchange funny faces back and forth.
On the day of this photo, Shreejesh walked up and asked if he could have his photo taken as well (his house has a large barky dog, so I don't often go by it). I said sure. Shreejesh is ten years old, and his friend Sangam is six.
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Parvati
Parvati
Manamaiju, Kathmandu, October 2015
I first met Parvati, along with her sisters Indramaya, Susmita and Ashmita, back in 2002. They were returning from farming and we were both taking the same trail up the side of a green hill to Manamaiju. I think they may have invited me for tea then, or perhaps it was later, when I brought them a photo of our first meeting. Like all in her family, Parvati has a wonderful smile, an easy laugh, and a heart of gold.
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Joking at the tailor shop
Joking at the tailor shop
Balaju bypass, Kathmandu, Friday, October 16th, 2015
Protahn, Sangita, Buhlie, Noym, and Nabil at a tailor shop near Sona’s house.
I got into a joking match with Protahn which ended with him curling up and hiding beneath his counter giggling. Sweet, sweet people.
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Sarita, Raj-Kumar and Teelok
Sarita, Raj-Kumar and Teelok
Kathmandu, Saturday, October 3rd, 2015
Walking back from Manamaiju, I spotted these three playing a game where they would stand atop the small brick wall, jump up and then kick a small rubber toy (imagine 30 small rubber-bands tied together, this is the toy). I believe they were trying for both distance and style points.
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Four friends
Four friends
Phutung, Kathmandu, Saturday, September 26th, 2015
A stone’s throw from Phutung’s Nag Pokhari, four friends—Dipesh, Bimochan, Saroj, and Rohan—are taking turns playing table tennis on a large concrete table. A line of bricks (of which there are plenty about) serves as their net.
As I arrive, Bimochan has hit the ball over the fence and is climbing back from getting it. He pokes his leg on the top of the fence, so decides to get back by instead climbing on the low concrete roof of a neighboring building.
“Do you want to play table tennis?” –Dipesh
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