There are about 50 houses of Mushahar living in the Sukumbasi village on the banks of the Singhia River
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More than half of life has been spent beating iron. I am now 60 years old. He lives in Khaptol of Budhiganga rural municipality-1 of Morang. There are many Musahar communities living in our village. We have a total of 50 houses living in our squatter village on the banks of Singhia river.
It looks like a slum, but the situation of everyone living there is as dire as mine. For 20 years, my job is to heat iron and beat it to make home-made greens . After preparing homemade weapons, I used to take them to the village market and sell them. I make sickles, knives, bamfolk to swords, hoes and khukuri .
Our little bush is a bush . We are a family of 6 living in that narrow bush. It's windy time now. Sometimes you can't sleep wondering if the wind will blow the bushes. When the flood of Singhia enters the slums after the rains, it is difficult to save lives . In winter, the winter has to spend the night with difficulty. To break the story, three people including me will earn. The eldest son has gone to Punjab, India to earn. Younger son, daughter-in-law, grandson and wife are here together . After I prepare the tools, my younger son helps me sell them to the market. However, even with the income of three people, it is difficult to cover household expenses . My income is about 10 thousand per month . The younger son also earns the same amount . Son sometimes sends 10/15 thousand from Punjab.
Sometimes when you want to eat delicious food, the cost is not enough . It's been a long time since I changed clothes. Even during the festival, we do the old work . We spent this year's winter wearing little clothes. From the sale of tools, sometimes up to 7/8 hundred are earned in a day . Sometimes that doesn't even happen. With that much income, the house has to be saved.
Even though the family is small, it spends more on food and health care . Sometimes get sick . Most of us old people get sick . Healthcare is expensive for us poor people. A lot of money is spent on treatment.
Grandson used to study in government school . Dropped out while studying 4th grade . It is not possible to teach private schools . Eating is a problem. How to teach a grandson? Now he is staying at home . There is fear that its future will deteriorate . The picture roof in the old Fus house has not been changed. Whether it's winter or rain, we live in the same house . If it rains heavily, we run to the neighborhood . The house has not been built. You can count the stars in the sky from the roof. When the house was not strong enough, two years ago, the thief looted all the goods. Even if the
is the same as the picture, the roof has to be put on . But, the money was never enough . The raw materials for making domestic weapons are also becoming expensive day by day. Iron leaf costs Rs 125 per kg. Coal also has to be bought at the same expensive rate . Problems at home sometimes get boring. Increasing prices make me more worried . I understand that the poor and poor like us all have the same problem.
Sometimes I tell my wife about the sadness of the house . He also only listens! He is not in a position to do anything. But when you tell your wife, you will be heartbroken. When morning comes, the heart is heavy again remembering all the sorrows.
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