What you should know
Every week we eat at least two to three kilos of meat. About 2500 rupees per week will be spent on this. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were regular. Apart from this, I bring seasonal fruits such as mangoes, apples, oranges, etc. to feed the family.
There are three Masina children . He has to pay for going to school. I will arrange it myself. 50 kilos of rice sacks cost twenty-eight hundred . There is no need to buy and eat vegetables. I mix it up.
I was born in Fungling Municipality-7 Dokhu, Taplejung. I was born in 2016. Now I am 66 years old. Among the 6 brothers and sons, only the youngest is at home. All others are abroad. So far, I have not had to rely on anyone else for household expenses.
My source of income is also good. I make two khukuri in a week . One is sold for at least five to seven thousand rupees. I only make one a week . But that goes to eight, ten thousand . My average earning is 1500 per day . I earn 60/70 thousand a month. It also has expenses. Coal consumption is four/five thousand per month . Laha is required . Laha should be brought from Dharan. It takes about 1200 for Laha to reach one month. Iron is cheap. If I bring 3000 worth of iron, it will be enough for one month.
It's hard to count on fingers as much as I do at this time . I make all kinds of things from iron to hoes, spades. There is no problem in sales now. Maybe it's because it's made with a quick map, people say you should make it yourself. There is a lot of problem with iron grinding. Sons and daughters should be asked for time . They also had to pay the expenses. But the money has not been set aside to say that much for a day or that much for one.
Earned money is spent at home . An old house, an old man's house costs 30/35 thousand rupees per month. There is also an income according to that and I don't even keep much account . I don't drink alcohol, beer, anything. Don't even eat cigarette butts . But sugar and pressure are starting to hurt .
Even his son didn't pay much attention to my skills . He thought that he could die by teaching his skills to others . But no one has prepared that kind of environment. I cannot give money to those who want to learn skills . I said I will teach you for free if you come. Nowadays, there are no people who pay attention to this. It feels very sad. I am worried that the skills I have learned since I was eight years old will die without being taught to others.
I also went there to say that they provide training when they register at home, but they didn't. When the khukuri that I made came to the Kanchenjunga festival, the then prime minister also liked the khukuri . The bosses of Taplejung Adda have mostly bought khukuri.
My home is the mikva river first. If it is near the market, it is easy to sell, I have come here near the market because many people can see, see and learn their skills . There was never a need for a market. Sometimes when there is a movement, there are heaps of orders. At that time, I wonder if they will bother me by taking the chicken. It's our business. We act accordingly. Rather than business, it is to make what is needed in the family.
With one skill, there has not been a problem yet about what to eat and what to bring to so many children and daughters-in-law. There is little land. It is not enough to eat. I didn't even worry about what to do. How easy is it to grind iron? But it has also become a strong business. I have also continued the profession of a father. Now the only concern is that the latter will not do such a good thing .
Presentation: Anand Gautam
