While studying hard, I ran away from my studies in the 10th grade because I fell in love with a girl and got married. It was customary in our village to get married at a young age. Many sisters had already married at a young age. Seeing that, I also felt that marriage was better than studying. Then, at the age of 15, I ran away with Tej Darji of Narharinath-2, Kumalgaun.

At that time, Tej, who was 18 years old, used to come to my village to visit his sister. I was his sister-in-law. When he teased me, he fell in love with me. After getting married, I couldn't study. I had a child when I was young. I didn't have any income. When the number of people in the house increased, it became difficult to make ends meet.

I had to learn something because there was no ration water. Two years ago, I started a retail shop in the village. I earn 5-6 hundred rupees a day by selling noodles, biscuits, oil, sugar, paper, pens and thread for children. That is how my family of 9 is supported.

My father-in-law Lal Damai works at home, sewing and mending old clothes that the villagers bring to the market. For doing this work, you get rice, corn and wheat once a year (Bali Ghare custom). The husband is unemployed. Mother-in-law Ghangra, brother-in-law Mahesh, brother-in-law Vinita, son Designer and Decent, daughter Diana live under the same roof. Everyone trusts this shop.

There is not much land. The old custom of supporting the family by playing musical instruments and sewing clothes is still in force. The produce from the farm is enough to feed them for only one month. The rest of the time, they have to live on their own. There is not much land. The old tradition of supporting the family by playing musical instruments and sewing clothes still exists. The produce from the farm is enough to eat for only one month. The rest of the time, they have to eat without any help. They have to educate their children. My husband is currently studying B.Ed. I also regret missing out on studying. And I have filled the exam form to appear for SEE this year at Panchadev Secondary School in Maiti Village. The stress of household expenses was on one side, now the worry of studying has added to it.

I gave birth to my first child at the age of 16. Then, at the age of 18, I had a daughter and another son at the age of 20. By the time I was of marriageable age, three children had been born in a row. At this time, in 2081 Jestha, I came to know that training was being offered in the rural municipality for young people between the ages of 18 and 24 to choose a profession and applied. I chose a retail shop. The rural municipality provided a five-day training from 2081 Mangsir 14. After that, my life took a new turn.

After the Empowered Girls Project gave me 37 thousand rupees to run a retail shop, I started my business. After running the shop, my neighbors and other organizations have also given me loans. After starting business from the shop, I took a loan of Rs. 620,000 from the cooperative and my neighbor and built a solid house. My husband and mother-in-law have also started raising chickens at home. Last Bhadra, 127 chickens were put in a cage. Now, 80 of them have started laying eggs. Each egg costs Rs. 20 when sold retail. Currently, the eldest son, Rupadevi, is in grade 4. We have enrolled the two younger children in a nursery at Gaiki Boarding School. The rural road through my house leads to Kumalgaun, the center of the rural municipality, and Danda Khala. So there is no problem in transporting goods. Since vehicles are available in the village, it is not difficult to reach Surkhet to bring goods. My neighbors go to India for employment. My family is with me. It is also a joy to live with my family. I save one hundred rupees in the village Himchuli Cooperative Society. I have also been reducing the loan taken from the organization to build a house and raise chickens. If the business continues at this pace and luck supports me, I think I can pay off all the loans within a year.