“Kata gayeko? Hora? (Where have you been, huh?)” the brother yells. “We have been calling! The Tika materials are waiting! Do you think this is a hotel? A lodge?” Sita tries to explain about the project, but the brother interrupts: “Don’t lie. I know how you girls are these days. Shame on you for making your mother worry.”
Dashain, the biggest festival in Nepal. The family is preparing for Tika . The Character: Sita, a 19-year-old college student. The Incident: Sita decides to go to a friend’s house to work on a group project but stops for a momoz with her classmates. She forgets to call home. By the time she returns at 8 PM, her father and elder brother are sitting on the veranda. Bahini Lai Chikeko Katha Nepalil
By writing these stories down, sharing them, and analyzing them, we take the power away from the shame. We stop being just the silent, crying sister and become the narrator. “Kata gayeko