In Nepal, Kathmandu Post publishes story about a family that left Kathmandu for a village
Nepal’s Kathmandu Post has published a fictional short story about Bir and Sita, a family that left cramped housing in Kathmandu and settled in an abandoned house in the village of Timirkot. In the story, the couple restores the neglected home and cultivates the land, but later encounters the owner of the estate.
Moving from Kathmandu
According to the story, Bir lost his inheritance through gambling and went to Kathmandu to seek work, where he worked as a daily-wage construction laborer. There he met Sita, the daughter of another worker, Hom Bahadur. She agreed to marry him on the condition that Bir give up gambling, alcohol and smoking. He took a vow at the Pashupatinath temple.
After the birth of their two daughters, the family lived in one room in Kathmandu. Bir’s friend Hikmat told them about an empty house in Timirkot, about 80 kilometers from Gorkha Bazaar. According to him, the estate had been sold to Captain Chitri Bahadur, a Gurkha who had served in the British Army and lived in England.
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The house in Timirkot
The family traveled by jeep to Chisapani-Bhanjyang and then walked 20 kilometers. In Timirkot, they found a stone-and-wood house overgrown with vegetation. Bir and Sita cleared the yard, cleaned the rooms and repaired what they could. They later began growing vegetables and grains, acquired livestock and arranged to sell their produce to traders from Gorkha.
One day, Chitra Bahadur and his wife came to the house. The captain was initially outraged that the family had occupied his property without permission, and Bir promised to leave immediately. However, after the couple saw the well-kept fields, livestock and repaired house, the owner allowed Bir and Sita to stay. He only asked them to pay taxes on time and send receipts via WhatsApp.
