Boy in a tea shop
Kathmandu, January 2003
I believe I was looking for the Shree Ganesh Himal Boarding School, when I stopped in this tea shop to ask for directions. This young boy worked there, the proprietor’s son I think.
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Santoshi, Rabin and Mira
Manamaiju, Kathmandu, Friday, January 17th, 2003
Walking home one day through Manamaiju, I noticed of a house a bit off of the path, but partially-hidden behind a tall hedge of foliage. I investigated by taking a few steps off of the main path. There I met Mira, 9, her little brother Rabin, 8, and their friend Santoshi, 14.
You can tell that it’s January and the cold is still hiding in the air;
Santoshi wearing her winter coat over her kurta,
Mira with the flaps of her warm cholo over-shirt tied tight.
I love Rabin’s easy pose in this photo; he’s all business.
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Birendra
Between Manamaiju and Shrijana Nagar, Kathmandu, January 2003
Twelve-year-old Birendra. This photo was taken just outside of his home, in the community that I spoke of in last Friday’s post.
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Sabita
Between Manamaiju and Shrijana Nagar, Kathmandu, January 2003
Eight-year-old Sabita—in the community that I spoke of in Friday’s post.
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Sankar
Between Manamaiju and Shrijana Nagar, Kathmandu, January 2003
Twelve-year-old Sankar—in the community that I spoke of in Friday’s post.
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Sanu, Bemala, and Prakash
Between Manamaiju and Shrijana Nagar, Kathmandu, January 2003
Three siblings—Sanu, 13, Bemala, 10, and Prakash, 5—in the community that I spoke of in yesterday's post.
(Prakash could be seen in yesterday's photo, just to the left of his friend Sarod.)
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Prakash, Sarod and Sudib
Between Manamaiju and Shrijana Nagar, Kathmandu, January 2003
One day I followed a wide dirt path, passing tall bluffs of sand that were slowly being scraped into trucks by construction crews wanting sand. I passed a large tractor on my right, parked outside of a low building roughly the size of a bus. The path got thinner then, and a bit bumpier as it snaked along. The steep bluffs on my left turned into more gradual hills.
Finally the path ended, and I found myself at the entrance of a small community—perhaps sixteen houses total. Children of varying ages came out to say hello to me.
I took photos of each child that I met there, and returned a couple of days later with copies for their families.
This photo of Sarod (with his friends Prakash and Subib next to him) was one of the first that I took. Looking at the photos now, I can see how bright the winter sun was that day.
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