I am sitting in Birendranagar-5, Chisapani looking after my grandchildren. His son died at the age of 6. I have been struggling alone since my husband died of cancer 7 years ago. We raised three daughters by working as husband and wife. The daughters got married and went to their respective homes. Now 14, 11 and 8 year old granddaughter born from 2 daughters and 16 year old grandson live with me.

As long as there is breath, grass is needed in the evening and morning, so even after reaching the age of 20, he has to plow at work . Since 2053, I have been running the household expenses by picking sal leaves from the forest and making duna and tapri. I became a member of a women's group formed in the village when I had no job.

Group started Ramzan's Dunatpari industry for income generation . Now I also work in the same industry with my sisters from the village. For duna, tapri, sal leaves could be picked from the ground. Now it is difficult to climb tall trees. Maybe because I am getting older, I will not be able to climb the tree that I climbed last year. 

When I remember being bitten by an insect while picking leaves, I feel like going to the market to sell vegetables. But, you don't have your own garden to plant vegetables, you don't have money to buy and sell. And I pay attention to my own work . Now we are making duna, tapri by hand and machine . The prices of hand made and machine made are also different . Duna and tapri made by suffering are consumed in the market. This earns 8 to 9 thousand per month . With this money, I buy vegetables, rice, pulses and other things for the whole month. 

It costs only 25 to 2700 for rice in a month . 4 kg of dal costs one thousand/twelve hundred . If you buy 2 kg of potatoes, it will take only 4 days . A kilo of potato is 50/60 rupees. Now onion is 150 rupees per kg . 1 box of cooking oil per month i.e. 10 liters is consumed. 12,000 per month will be spent on lunch and breakfast for the children. It is difficult to deliver because the expenses are more than the income . 8,000 social security allowance for a single woman every three months will help with the hardships. 

Since I am landless, I have built a house that can fit in the 10 dhur land provided by the government. While building the house, 6 lakhs was spent by borrowing and borrowing from the cooperative. If you save 1/2 thousand per month, you have to go to the cooperative and pay the interest. It has become a bit easier when my daughter sends money from Saudi Arabia for principal and interest. So far 2 lakh rin has been paid .

One daughter has gone to Saudi Arabia and the other to India. Their children live with me . It took two years for the youngest daughter to go to Kuwait. Sometimes she also sends money. Daughters send the school expenses for their grandchildren studying in public schools . I don't need to buy books, copies, clothes, bags, pens . 

However, there are many expenses that are not seen at home! Electricity and water bills must be paid. As you get it, you don't have to spend much on clothes. I buy a lot of new clothes during the festival . I buy new shoes and sandals only when the old ones are worn out. If you don't have money, you won't want to buy new things and eat delicious food.

The 70,000 rin incurred during the husband's treatment was paid by the brother and sister. How long will Duna, Tapri have to leave? There is no address. However, if I have a little money, I want to live in a small shop . It doesn't seem like that much income will be enough.