Global News by Tag: Caste
MUDA, NEPAL – Taruna Badi, 38, a member of the Badi community, one of the most marginalized groups in Nepal, says that three years ago she thought her days of prostitution were over.
KALIALI DISTRICT, NEPAL – Rame Bhul is 79 years old. He says he will never forget the deep sound of the Panchebaja, traditional Nepali music, playing in the background as his father gave him his first order to carry a heavy load. Most than seven decades ago, Bhul learned that he was a member of the Dalit, or “untouchable” caste and his was to be a life of bonded labor, servitude and torture.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL – “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles and leaps fences,” says Sunita Sahi, 19, as she looks out the window of a bus. Her gaze falls on a young couple, kissing. “We were also in [an] affair,” she says, gesturing to her husband who sits next to her, caressing her hand. “But our families and society did not accept us.”
Sahi married Bimal Auji, 22, one year ago.
As the sun sets, the main road in Patukhola bustles with movement.
Patukhola is a small community in the Dang district of Nepal that lies 400 kilometers southwest of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. In the tiny town, just 150 huts line a narrow road. Haystack roofs, stone walls and wooden pillars reflect the state of poverty that is commonplace here. Still, the women on the street tonight, who work at the tea stalls along the path, all wear bright smiles on their faces.