Home: Dangihat, Morang, Koshi

Education: B.A.-B.S.W., Nepal Mega College, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Born in Dharan, I grew up in a village in Morang where there were no electricity and telephone facilities until I was in fourth or fifth standard. There were narrow roads, handful of literate people and only few households in neighborhood. We used to see wolves and foxes in rainy seasons and even wild elephants sometimes.

I got good grades during my Bachelor’s. However, I was not in the category of so-called brilliant students in my school. Our teachers were very biased; they used to treat us according to the percentage we scored in our exams. I remember an incident from my fifth standard when one of my teachers punished me just because I was weak in Maths and I couldn’t understand the way he taught the subject. I hated studying. Due to this reason, I wanted to quit my studies but I persevered and passed my SLC with good marks.

Life after that hasn’t been easy, either. I joined in Government College for my +2, which was far away from my home. My father was abroad to earn for the family, my eldest sister got married and my second sister went to Biratnagar to pursue nursing degree. So, only I and my mother were left at home to take care of each other. I was doing well with my studies but then, my mother’s health deteriorated. I had to often miss classes for her treatment. Once again I wanted to quit studying but I somehow managed to complete 12th. I then enrolled in BA-BSW program in Nepal Mega College where I got numerous opportunities to learn about social issues from various Nepalese non-governmental organizations during my field work placements which was mandatory for my course work. Besides that, I was involved in many other events, movements and organizations following my interest and goal; goal to work in and for my society. With all the struggles I had to face in life, I wanted to do something to help other children and make their lives better. TFN would be that platform.

It was not difficult to convince my parents that I wanted to join TFN. They were very positive about it and they believed in me. All they want me to do is make decisions that will make me happy and decision that I will not regret making. So, I need to prove that I made a right decision by choosing to join TFN movement and I have to make sure I never regret doing so.

Now that I’ve joined the movement, I hope it will help me to be more human than what I am today. From these two years, I hope to bring change in myself and also in the children and the society where I will work.