Nepalese boy and girl playing, Laprak, Nepal
School boy and school girl playing around Laprak’s school.
Gurung woman having soup, Laprak
Late afternoon, Kancchi is having soup in her daughter home. I met Kancchi for the first time in 2009 before seeing her again in 2010 while documenting the life of Gurung in the village of Laprak. She always had something to share with me whatever it was food, snack or hot drinks. A lovely lady [...]
Gurung girls wearing shawls, Laprak, Nepal
Girls gathered in the street of Laprak during the Ekadashi celebration.
Within the Gurung Christian community, Laprak, Nepal
Dabar Bahadur Gurung, priest at the church of Laprak, busy at making a bamboo mat Happiness is in the air down in the village of Laprak where the small community of protestants is gathered around Laprak church. They are waiting for the start of the Saturday morning service. A few days earlier, while wandering the [...]
The Gurung, Nepal
The Gurung, originally Tibeto Burman people, live at the foot step of the himalaya range. Surrounded by some of the highest mountains on earth, Ganesh Himal, Buddha Hima, Machapuchare, like the buddhi gandaki river, the kali gandaki river, tell the sacred stories of a Buddhist culture tribe. Legends tell that Gurung used to be nomad [...]
The Gurung: Harvesting soya bean, Laprak, Nepal
Gurung woman harvesting soya beans in the millet field, Laprak, Gorkha district Harvest time is usually around November. During my stay in Laprak, a Gurung village situated in the Gorkha district, I helped harvest soya bean. There were a few fields with soya bean plantations, but most of the soya bean plants were scattered throughout [...]
