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"I tell people my home is in the mountains ,but I do so much work in the city. Most of my time is spent between the two. So where is my home, really? …I am not sure, but I know where I live – in between.
Isn’t that the future?"
Youth Aspirations
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"I remember when I was a little girl, the snow used to cover the apple trees. Now I am lucky if it covers my ankle. Times have changed. The weather has changed. And I think we are responsible for it."
Climate Histories
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I had never thought this was what my life would be like. My husband is on the road all the time, buying bricks in the plains, or building houses in some random village but I don’t feel afraid doing things alone
anymore. More than education, it is having a say in the household that has given me self-confidence. Everybody says, ‘beti padhao’ (educate daughters), but education without opportunity is bekar (useless).