Keshav
Keshav Ghimire
Betrawati, November 2002
Two girls in kurtas along the road
Two girls in kurtas along the road
Betrawati, 2000
Samjhana walking down the road on a hot afternoon
Samjhana walking down the road on a hot afternoon
Betrawati, November 2004
Aunt and her niece, cooking a meal
Aunt and her niece, cooking a meal
Janakpur, Nepal, October 21st, 2015
Urmila (in orange) and her niece Ram Kala work to prepare a meal.
Urmila is one of my friend’s maternal aunts, and Ram Kala is a cousin.
With the punitive months-long Indian blockade of fuel and supplies, cooking gas is almost impossible to come by and so meals are cooked over wood fires. Because of the smoke inherent with wood fires, families try to cook outside if possible. Cooking times are lengthened, and with only one stove “burner”, each part of the meal (lentils, rice, tea, et cetera) must wait it’s turn to be cooked.
Though the small rectangular stool in the lower-left is only a couple of inches tall, it can make all the difference comfort-wise when one is squatting by the fire for an hour or more.
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Imose emerges from a field of rice
Imose emerges from a field of rice
Dadagaun, Kathmandu, Saturday, September 26th, 2015
I was watching two children work together to launch a kite, when I heard voices in the nearby field of rice. Although I couldn't see anyone, stalks of rice were moving about. As I walked over, Imose emerged from the rice, playing with his scarf. His friend followed a minute later.
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Imose’s friend emerges moments later.
Sunita and a friend fetching water
Sunita and a friend fetching water
Futung, Kathmandu, June 2011
While fetching water for home, Sunita (in red) and a friend take a brief rest.
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