Struggle in Dharan: An Inspiring Story of a Young Woman
What you should know
People migrate from villages to cities with dreams. I was one of those people. I was born in an ordinary family in Jitpur of Dhankuta. Parents raised us children by suffering. There was a school in the village. However, since it was far from home, I had to walk an hour to go to school.
There was no limit to our sorrow. Drinking water in the village was also very poor. That sadness has not gone away yet . You have to walk for hours and bring a bucket of water. Childhood spent suffering for water . Sometimes we had to miss school to fetch water. I passed SEE from Janata Madhyamik School in Jeetpur after enduring similar hardships. I also passed class 12 in agricultural science from the same school.
Our settlement was not developed . One has to walk for hours to reach the market by vehicle and shopping. I didn't want to read more since I passed plus two . So I stopped studying for about two years . In those two years, my life completely changed. Remembering that change still feels like a dream to me.
Then I decided to migrate from the village to the city. Working environment more than what I do in the village Wasn't . So I thought of coming to Dharan and completing my studies. The family also supported in this . It has been two years since I came to Dharan. Dharan was a very new city. My favorite city is also . After coming here, I started living in the Dera .
There were no relatives in the city . Many of the people I know in the village are were . Neighbors who don't speak in the village are like relatives when they meet in the unknown city. Now I am enrolled and studying at Mahendra Multipurpose Campus towards Faculty of Humanities.
After coming to Dharan, my struggle started . He had no employment experience. Even to get a job of 3000 here, three years of experience was required. I came from the village to work and study. Don't look for a job as soon as you meet someone you know I used to say .
Barely a relative sister was looking for a job in a shop . I stood there for months. It was a difficult task. Then I filled the form at Jab link . A salary of 10,000 was kept for the work of a waiter in a hotel . I applied because the money seemed fine. I had to work in the hotel from 9 am to 10 pm . Couldn't rest for a moment. At first, my feet were swollen. If I had to sit down for a while, I would go to the toilet . It was also forbidden to stand at the place of work .
I worked for ten and a half months . Working there affected my studies . But, Had to work for room rent, education and household expenses . He had to raise his own expenses. But no matter where you work, you will get a job of 5,000 to 10,000. Then I worked in a shop . There was a monthly salary of 5,000 even though he worked 10 hours a day . It was not even enough to cover household expenses. 3000 per month only for room rent. Water, electricity, electricity, food, and sometimes moving, 5,000 a month is always necessary.
It is now one and a half months since the mobile shop started working. 7 thousand salary is . It is said that if you do a good job, you will get a raise. It works from 8 am to 8 pm . City Safari fare is 40 rupees while going to work . More It costs Rs 60 . Dashain goes home on Tihar .
It costs 1000 cars to go home . Parents like to wear new clothes and accessories. She wants to send some amount from the money she earns to her parents, but she has never been able to send it.
Presentation: Elina Rai
