Images from Nepal
Kami Woman, Nepal, Around 2000.
Small Heaven School is operated by Little Angels’ School System. Small Heaven School is an English language school that draws students from a considerable distance. Chitwan, Nepal, 2008.
Rice has historically been threshed by hand in Nepal. This mechanized threshing is occurring in Chitwan, Nepal in 2008.
Human-Powered Rice Threshing – the most common way of threshing grains, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008
Vatika, a new world of hair care, is being advertised in Chitwan, Nepal, in 2008. It is said to be loved in Australia and is now available in Nepal.
Rice harvest has just been completed in Chitwan, Nepal, 2008. This stack of rice will be threshed later and the remaining straw will be fed to animals over the winter.
This Massey Ferguson tractor is pulling a load of rice from the field to be threshed in Chitwan, Nepal in 2008. Such loads were and still are often pulled by water buffalo and oxen.
This English language school is located in Chitwan, Nepal, 2008.
Young Child in Himalaya Mountains, Nepal, 1980s.
Prior to the overthrow of the monarchy in Nepal this pedestal supported a statue of a Nepalese king. The king’s statue has since been removed from his pedestal. The location of this monarchical statue is located in Chitwan, Nepal, but other such examples can be found elsewhere in the country.
“Sharashwati” – Hindu God of Education, Chitwan, Nepal, 2008.
An important element in contemporary Nepal is labor migration to countries in the Gulf, such as Kuwait and Qatar. This is a picture of a van with returning migrants and their gear on the last leg of the journey home. Chitwan, Nepal, 2008.
Young Woman Carrying Load of Maize in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1980s.
Interviewers Checking Questionnaires, Nepal, Around 2000.
Porter Carrying Load in Himalaya Mountains, Nepal, 1980s.
Wedding in Chitwan Valley, Nepal, Around 2000.
Mother Preparing Child for School, Nepal, Around 2000.
Survey Interview, Nepal, Around 2000
Farmer and Children Plowing Field, Nepal, Around 2000
Survey Interview, Nepal, Around 2000
Carpenter in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal 1980s.
