Tashi Tewa

A senior person, who has nearly two decades of experience in a mainstream journalism came and suggested me to write more n more. Neither I drink alcohol nor I eat meat (so I'm not really good in rapport building if the person enjoys drinking n eating meat) but then in such atmosphere, if certain person comes out of his comfort zone to suggest you to continue what you love to do, then it can only be considered as a bliss. Though I somewhat already decided never to write again for any mainstream newspaper even in Nepali, his generosity and modesty forced me to reflect upon my choices.

         You need to start your journey from scratch. Life is all about struggles n more you learn n try to understand n act accordingly, you'd be a better man/woman. Just a glimpse of yesterday's show of my documentary, 'MiTse: Struggles of Dolpo Women', where I was about to screen it.                                                                    Photo by: Sonam Choekyi  Many friends and seniors came together for this but I'd never forget all those Dolpo people who came in together for this project. I still remember that I only had my camera, not a huge fancy camera. B ut looking back, what really worked in my favor is I trusted myself and my folks trusted me. Undoubtedly, that particular bestowed trust has its historical and cultural roots and our several encounters and journey back and forth into their lives. That's why I think I was nervous yesterday, especially over how our narratives from Dolpo, the remotest Himalayan indigenous margins wo