Trigger Warning // Mentions of sexual assault, violence, and self-harm.

This episode is about reaching out to strangers in moments of distress - when you fear for your life or when you just need someone to talk to. Journalist Sewa Bhattarai brings you the story of Kabita, a helpline worker at the National Women’s Commission Helpline 1145. Kabita’s job entails receiving calls of distress from women, thousands of them, across Nepal who are subjected to different forms of violence every day. 

This episode is part of a five-part series, Interrupting Spaces, produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal.

Over the next five weeks, we will bring you stories of women who are interrupting and disrupting the spaces and structures around them through their work, their voices, and their presence. You do not want to miss this special series. For new episode updates, please subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, CastBox, or wherever you get your podcast.

If you or anyone you know is suffering from gender-based violence, please CALL or SMS at 1145. You can also visit nwchelpline.gov.np to file an online form about your GBV incident.

For psychosocial counselling contact 1145
Or
Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal's toll free number between 8am to 6pm 1660 010 2005
For shelter services contact SAATHI: 9801038482, 9841607846, 9849544950
For child related services contact CWIN Nepal child helpline: 1098
Patan Hospital Helpline for Suicide Prevention: 9813476123
TUTH Suicide Hotline: 9840021600

If you are in need of LEGAL COUNSELLING, contact the following advocates of Legal Aid and Consultancy Center (LACC) and TPO Nepal (for Nuwakot) between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Adv. Punyashila Dawadi 9841437949
Adv. Shakuntala Basnet 9841644515
Adv. Chandeshwori Tandukar 9841202275
Adv. Anjana Neupane 9860489403
Adv. Garima Pandey (Nuwakot) 9849491538

Credit:
Reported by Sewa Bhattarai.
Sewa is a bilingual journalist based in Nepal, working in radio and print media. Her main reporting focus is gender issues, and her other interests are arts and literature, environment, and rural Nepal. Follow Sewa on Twitter: @sewa_ditee

Edited by Sikuma Rhiannon Rai

Illustrations by Stuti Sharma
Follow Stuti’s work on Instagram: @zealteal

Music by Flekke

Sound design by Phatcowlee

Marketing and Social media:
Rabina Adhikari & Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan (Boju Bajai team)

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#48 A Day in the Life of a Helpline Worker | Ep 1 | Interrupting Spaces

समृद्ध नेपाल कसको लागि? चिल्ला सडक र महँगा एयरपोर्टहरूले भरिएको समृद्ध नेपालको परिक‌ल्पनामा व्हिलचियर प्रयोगकर्ता लगायत विभिन्न किसिमको अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्तिहरुले पनि प्रयोग गर्न मिल्ने भौतिक संरचनाहरू पनि पर्छन्  की पर्दैनन् ? समृद्ध नेपालको सडक, फुटपाथ, गगनचुम्बी भवन र त्यहाँ थुप्रिएका अवसरसम्मको पहुँच अपाङ्गता भएका व्यक्तिहरूका लागि पनि उत्तिकै सहज हुनुपर्छ। तर अवस्था त्यस्तो भइसकेको छैन। र यहि (अ)समावेशी समृद्धिले तेर्साएका चुनौतीहरु बारे यसपालिको हाम्रो गफगाफ ।

In this episode, reporter Nikita Tripathi talked to Shreeti Shrestha. Twenty-five-year-old Shreeti works as a software engineer and she was featured in The Kathmandu Post piece ‘The women who are changing the face of tech in Nepal’ by Prajesh SJB Rana for her work at Cotiviti Nepal and Dallo Tech. She is also a wheelchair user. We wanted to find out from Shreeti how she is navigating the physical side of the city but also her personal and professional experience working in the tech industry in Nepal.

This episode is part of a five-part series, Interrupting Spaces, produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal.

Over the next five weeks, we will bring you stories of women who are interrupting and disrupting the spaces and structures around them through their work, their voices, and their presence. You do not want to miss this special series. For new episode updates, please subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, CastBox, or wherever you get your podcast.

Related readings: 
‘The women who are changing the face of tech in Nepal’ - https://tkpo.st/2LdKgef

Twitter by Shubha Kayastha on how inclusive the streets are - https://twitter.com/Shubha_a/status/1360237874344435713

‘Report on Accessibility Audit on Kathmandu Nepal’ (PDF file) by National Federation of the Disabled - Nepal - https://nfdn.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Final_Access-audit-report_NFDN2018.pdf

Credit:
Reported by Nikita Tripathi.
Nikita holds a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies from Kathmandu University.

Research by Bidhya Rai

Edited by Sikuma Rhiannon Rai

Illustrations by Stuti Sharma
Follow Stuti’s work on Instagram: @zealteal

Music by Flekke

Sound design by Phatcowlee

Marketing and Social media:
Rabina Adhikari & Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan (Boju Bajai team)

‘सडकको यो आवाज सुन’ bite from Sumnima Rai Karki’s Twitter
https://twitter.com/suminaraikarki/status/1360227197445758977

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#49 (अ)समावेशी समृद्धि | Ep 2 | Interrupting Spaces

यसपालिको गफगाफ हाम्रो 'मनको भाषा' सँग हाम्रो सम्बन्धबारे। एउटा समुदायको भाषा मासिदै जाँदा सो समुदायको पहिचान मात्रै नभई तिनको इतिहाससँगको सम्बन्ध पनि हराउदै जान्छ। आफ्नो मातृभाषा दुङ्गमालीलाई संरक्षण गर्ने प्रयासहरुबारे शोधकर्ता कैलाश राईसँगको कुराकानी यो एपिसोडमा सुन्नु होला। नेपालमा बोलिने विभिन्न भाषाहरू कसरी लोप हुन्छन्/ लोप हुँदै छन्  र त्यसले ती समुदायका व्यक्तिहरुलाई पर्ने असरबारे कैलाश राईसँग रिपोर्टर सेवा भट्टराईले गर्नु भएको कुराकानी यस एपिसोडमा। 

How is a community's history, culture and identity linked to their language? And how do people process and come to terms with feeling uprooted when their language slowly starts dying. Journalist Sewa Bhattarai talks to researcher and editor Kailash Rai about her changing relationship with her mother tongue Dungmali, Nepali language and the Nepali state. Dungmali is one of the 123 languages spoken in Nepal. The last census listed Dungmali as an endangered language since it is now only spoken by about 6000 people, mostly Kiratis in different areas of Bhojpur district in eastern Nepal.

Follow Kailash Rai on Twitter @Kailash1819

This episode is part of a five-part series, Interrupting Spaces, produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal.

Over the next five weeks, we will bring you stories of women who are interrupting and disrupting the spaces and structures around them through their work, their voices, and their presence. You do not want to miss this special series. For new episode updates, please subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, CastBox, or wherever you get your podcast.

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Credit:
Reported by Sewa Bhattarai.
Sewa is a bilingual journalist based in Nepal, working in radio and print media. Her main reporting focus is gender issues, and her other interests are arts and literature, environment, and rural Nepal. Follow Sewa on Twitter: @sewa_ditee

Edited by Sikuma Rhiannon Rai

Illustrations by Stuti Sharma
Follow Stuti’s work on Instagram: @zealteal

Music by Flekke

Dong Pung Pada - Dungmali song from the Facebook page Hamro - Sanodumma
https://www.facebook.com/SanodummaBhojpur/posts/1615243225252866

'Hati Haina, Dati Ladne' by Ganesh Rashik and Friends

Sound design by Phatcowlee

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#51 मनको भाषा ‍| Ep 4 | Interrupting Spaces

Composition/Vocals: Prabal Shrestha
Guitars/Back Vocals: Steven Tamang
Recording/Mixing/Mastering: Binaya Man Amatya

एकैनासे जीवन - I Painted It White

एकैनासे जीवन कसैको हुदैन 
जान्दछौ तिमी मित्र
एकदिन फूल ऒइल्याउछ 
जमीनमा छरिन्छ 
नया पालुवा त्यहीबाट उम्रन्छ 

येस्तैनै छ जीवनको प्रक्रिया 
यहाँ खुशी त छदैछ 
कहिले रोधन त कैले परीक्षा
छैन एकैनासे जीवन

नकोट्याउ तिम्रो गहिरो बिगतलाई
घाउ सुक्नलाई समय देउ 
अनि एकदिन निको हुन्छ
अनि याद भै बिलिन हुन्छ 

छैन एकैनासे जीवन



Ekainashey Jeewan - I Painted It White (Official Audio)

Repeat and Revised ( feat. Nikita )

Teesta is an experimental track that aims to reflect the agony and wrath of our holistic river caused by the construction of the unregulated dams. It talks about the threat the dams poses to the natural habitat and the ecosystem.  It also showcases the possibility of natural disasters and threat to human life and existence as a whole.  

Teesta

photo credit : Abhushan Chitrakar
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Sun Shower

Doses 3

All audio works (mix/mastering) done at Bajra creations .

Prasna

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Disclaimer - This episode contains two un-beeped expletives, ध्यान दिएर सुन्नुस् होला :) 

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#41 को कति नेपाली!

In this episode, we talk about violence against women offline and online. We hope to explore how gender-based violence manifested itself in new and different forms during the COVID pandemic and also touch on the lack of policy and judicial responsiveness when it comes to online harassment and bullying of women and individuals from marginalised communities.

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This episode is part of a series Boju Bajai has produced in partnership with UN Nepal on the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. It is an attempt to amplify the voices of individuals and organizations in Nepal striving towards creating a more equal, just and sustainable society.

For more information and take part in the UN75 survey, please go to un75.online/

Related readings:

How COVID-19 Worsens Gender Inequality in Nepal: https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/how-covid-19-worsens-gender-inequality-in-nepal/

Lockdown and the surge in domestic violence: https://www.nepalitimes.com/latest/lockdown-and-the-surge-in-domestic-violence/

Domestic violence surging during lockdown: https://theannapurnaexpress.com/news/domestic-violence-surging-during-lockdown-2552

648 women committed suicide during lockdown: Police: https://english.khabarhub.com/2020/15/104698/

Child marriages up during Nepal lockdown: https://www.nepalitimes.com/latest/child-marriages-up-during-nepal-lockdown/

#44 Online/offline Ghar ko kahani

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