A young man from Dasharatchand, who returned after not being able to work abroad, said that he was raising a family of six while working as a maid at home and struggling for his mother's treatment.
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I prepare doko, supo, and dal from nigalo so that it is not just sitting. I have sold these goods to support my household expenses. Although he cannot read, he has a great desire to teach his sons. If my son studies well, I am thinking of teaching him till I can. It is hoped that if the children study, they will do an easy job.
I understand the importance of education . If I had read it, I wouldn't have had to hang my head like this . Thus, only household expenses go on, there is no saving. When there is no savings, house-land cannot be combined . If we look for a loan and join the household, there is a fear of drowning in it . A good source of income is required to take a loan. It is not possible with eye work . This is just a living.
I am now 41 years old . I was born in Dasharathchand Municipality-2, Chauseri village. I have three sons . Two sons study in 10 and one in 6 . Only one doko can be made per day. I will sell one doo for three to four hundred . If he had worked, he would have earned 700 rupees a day. Labor is not always available .
Even though I could not make great progress, I have raised a family of 6 people including my mother by selling this head . More demand comes automatically. Demand for supo, thali, dal comes only sometimes . I have made it according to demand. In Baitadi, Supo is used to pound paddy and blow the chaff. The thali is used to dry grains . Dali is like a bhakari shape made of nigala . Cereals are stored in Dali . It is believed that insects do not occur when stored in it.
My father died of paralysis when I was 9 years old. We are one brother and two sisters . After the death of our father, we grew up in our mother's house . My childhood uncle passed away at home. The financial condition of the maternal uncles was also poor. So could not read . I am fingerprint . We returned to the village only after turning 18. After returning to the village, I married myself and my sister. Now the mother is sick . I took my mother to the hospital even though the loan was cleared. The doctor said that the back bone was bruised and a vein was slightly swollen. He said it would cost a lot to treat it. I brought a few days of medicine and brought it home . If you can get the money, you will get treatment for your mother.
There is no land to eat all year round. All must be bought and eaten. I go to the Dehimandau market in the evening and sell the dos made throughout the day. I will buy ration with that money. You have to wait for Tihar to eat delicious food. It seems like he would have starved if he didn't make this head . I also went abroad (Dubai) with a big dream. Returned home within two years . I did not read, what work could be found abroad! The broker said that even the uneducated can get a good job . I took out a loan and went to Dubai with his desire. There was a job in the company. I couldn't work because I didn't study . I paid off the loan after two years. I returned home after being very sad to work.
My salary in Dubai was Nepalese Rupees 30,000 . What progress would be made with this salary! After returning home, I started the work of looking after the profession that I have been doing for generations. Nigalo's work has been coming to me since my childhood . Our profession since generations is the work of Nigalo . The current generation does not want to do such a thing . Cannot work in sunlight. The Ward President from the ward has provided tin support. I have built a small house in Tinatin . After building this house, it was not only protected from the sun and rain, it became easy to work at night by turning on the light. Sometimes shops contract to make doka . A good doko lasts about a year . I used to sell the made heads in the Dehimandou market rather than in the village.
is sent from Dehimandaun Bazar to Kailali, Kanchanpur in Doka Terai. Therefore, heads are sold immediately in that market . Due to this, Doko's market is good . This profession does not keep you hungry . Doko's bit requires a pad . Bado (wood for turning the top of the head) is not found near the Ari (a type of bamboo tree). It takes a day to find and bring it from the forest. Found in community forests, not always accessible. I will bring the days to reach the months and days. You don't have to shake hands with anyone by doing this job.
I am satisfied with this profession that can be done in my own backyard rather than suffering abroad. Self-satisfaction is also possible when working with dignity .
Presentation: Mohan Chand
