Category Archives: Narratives

Stories That Unfold

A tall, sturdy fellow in oddly fitting school uniform enters my office and asks for audience. He says, “If you don’t mind, Mr. Kafle, may I ask you a favor?” I tell him to go ahead, and he begins in … Continue reading

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Literacy, school and stories…

My literacy began with my being able to speak, and when what people said began to make sense to me. And it began with listening verses from Mahabharata and Ramayana. Father’s melodious recitations of them were the nightly rituals in … Continue reading

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Moral Science Stories

“Why are you crooked?” It was during my short-term teaching at Kalika Secondary School, Tandi, Morang, in the spring of 1993. A ‘first boy’ of my time, I was allowed/asked to teach ‘anything’ in the Lower Secondary Level — English, … Continue reading

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Little on My Family and Childhood

My ancestors are supposed to have migrated to the eastern part of Nepal from some village of Dolakha district. I have a a problem of tracing the genealogy because of the lack of information. I have been somehow cut off … Continue reading

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The B.Ed. Saga-II

[First published in Nelta Choutari] “Ay, sir. You must be punctual.” “I’m sorry, I was stuck on the way. A public bus is sometimes ridiculous, you know. And I come from Kirtipur.” “No, you can’t have excuses! See, everyone here … Continue reading

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