There are old parents in the village. As the mother is weak, arrangements should be made for her treatment. Sometimes we also get sick. Earned money is spent on this.
Now my happy days have come. However, I don't know how I got here. Remembering the old days makes me sad. So I don't even want to remember. I mean, where do you want to forget! The memories of that day haunt me again and again.
Chingad Rural Municipality of Surkhet is my permanent address . Now I am living in Dera in Birendranagar Municipality-13. I got married for love while studying in class 10. I was 20 years old at that time. In our society, it was not possible for daughters to continue their studies after marriage. After marriage, my studies came to a complete halt as the environment did not match. Now I am 30 years old. Has a daughter .
The relationship with the husband who married after falling in love could not be good . I didn't get love, on the contrary, I suffered physical and mental violence for a long time . As time went by, the form of violence became fiercer . How many days did you starve your own daughter? I was also starving. I decided to separate from my husband after not having any skills.
I was sitting comfortably. At that time, seeing my pain, various organizations took heart. Advocate Geeta Koirala Ma'am gave courage. With their support, I left home and moved to Birendranagar. I also brought my daughter with me . I said in the court, 'I don't need anything else, just give me my daughter'. This is how my daughter got to live with me .
At that time my daughter was 4 years old . Now she is 9 years old. I am teaching in 2nd class in a private school . The question was how to make a living. Later I started driving an auto rickshaw. This is how my daughter and I live.
When she first came to Birendranagar, Geeta ma'am put other people's clothes and belongings in the room. Later, the Birendranagar municipality organized a training course to teach women to drive. I also got to take that training . After a month of free training, the idea of buying a car came in installments.
I also bought a car after looking for a loan from this organization. I have been driving this car for three years. Now my support is my daughter and auto . I decided to drive a car when I stumbled and wandered from life. After finding no other options to live life and raise a daughter, it was good to learn to drive a car. Now the income of this has become a means of sustaining the stomach .
I just finished paying the installment of the auto I bought for 3.5 lakh rupees . 20 to 25 thousand a month. Earn from 500 to 3000 a day . Sometimes not even 500 . There is no place where the end comes from except the auto . No matter how much you spend, it is always insufficient. Pay here, there is not enough. If you pay there, it will not be enough. And so it is . I am alone in life. It will be very difficult if you have to do everything alone. That's also courage for the daughter .
15,000 monthly household expenses. Along with my daughter, two sisters and two brothers are also sitting in the room with me . I have taken two rooms. 6,000 monthly rent. We all eat from this income . Two sacks of 20 kg of rice can be consumed in a month . Buy pulses and vegetables. Sometimes it will be meat and fish. 2300 monthly daughter's fee should be paid . I have delivered as much as possible.
Siblings all read . They are preparing for jobs. I would be sure if they could do it for themselves . One sister has started working in the organization. Because of him, household expenses have become a little easier. When I don't have money, I borrow money from relatives and neighbors. When I have money, I pay that money .
There are old parents in the village . As the mother is weak, arrangements should be made for her treatment . Sometimes we get sick too . Earned money is spent on this. Food including rice should also be sent to parents who cannot work . Being alone everywhere makes you feel like you are carrying a heavy burden in your life . I am doing all this in the hope that one day will be better. Hopefully, everything is . I have moved forward with that hope.
presentation : Tripti Shahi
