Dipendra

Dipendra was a young boy who assisted me for the Radio project in Nepal. he in a student of class 12. earnest young enthusiastic young blood from a Communist family in Nepal. he helped me with the translations of the recordings, with the editing of the material and was my shadow for most of my stay there. the evening i left Nepal i was bidding farewell to everyone. the fellow artists, the tourist guides, the friends i had made during my stay. when i said goodbye to Dipendra he hugged me and wept like a child. we had developed a special bond.
he kept in touch with me on a regular basis even when i got back.
he recently wrote to me that he had enjoyed the experience of working with communities with me and wanted to initiate his own project. he wants to collect money from his school-mates and go to the neighboring villages and use that money to fund education for the poor children there. he said he needed suggestions for his project. i am sooo proud of him. and for me this is in another sense an extension of my project. if i could contaminate one i am sure there are others willing to listen.......
6th jan 2007