October 08, 2019
"I had 4 brothers but all of them have passed away. One could not survive cholera. One was killed during the conflict when the army open fired on a Maoist gathering in our school. He was only 12 and we went to the same class and sat together. One of my brothers was stillborn. After the death of their three sons, father and mother were heartbroken. And with a lot of grief in his heart, father passed away too. It has been 10 years since he has been gone. My life changed after father died. He was the one who sent me to school. "
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October 06, 2019
"It was a love marriage. We went to the same school. We were all friends. We were not shy with each other. He was a simple man. He was never into drugs or cigarettes. He had a difficult childhood as he did not have a mother growing up. So I always had love in my heart for him. I also thought that since he had seen enough life, he will be kind towards me. You see, those who have suffered have empathy and understand the pain of others easily. I was very happy about getting married to him. I felt my wish was fulfilled. He loved me very much."
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October 02, 2019
"I will go get grass. Please prepare food and look after our son', was what he said before he left that day. Cutting grass was something that he did on a daily basis, after all, we need to feed those animals. He would go every morning and evening. After he left, I gathered some vegetables and went into the kitchen after feeding my son. When the food was ready, I waited for him to return. But he did not return home."
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September 30, 2019
"In normal families, in our neighborhood, the husband brings money home while the wife looks after the house. But for me, that was not the case. My husband could not work much, could not stick to a job and could not handle any responsibility. He had a permanent job as an accountant and he left that without any thought. His bad habits especially drinking has caused him and the family a lot of problems. I have had no support in raising these kids. I have three. I did whatever I could find. Sometimes I went to find labor work and sometimes I sold vegetables. We were about to lose this house as well but somehow I pleaded with the relatives and they helped me. "
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September 25, 2019
"I got married when I was 16. I had grown taller than the other girls in the village. It is not the age they look at. The way I looked determined if I was old enough to get married. So I was sent away. My husband had come to ask my hand in marriage. And in villages, it is considered against the norm to dismiss someone's request. And if that someone came wearing a waistcoat asking for the daughter’s hand in marriage, they hardly say no."
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