Kathmandu

With Gathasthapana on October 13, the greatest festival of Nepalis Dashain has arrived. It is the time when families unite, wear new clothes, eat delicious food, have fun and much more. However, this Dashain is not going to be the same as it used to be due to the fuel crisis and the April earthquake. Nevertheless with Nepal’s new Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, there is a hope for betterment. And here’s what our college goers think about celebrating Dashain and about the newly elected Prime Minister.

Dashain is all about celebration and being together with friends and family. But due to the fuel shortage, we have to compromise our way of celebrating Dashain this year. Yet we are celebrating it. This year there is a financial crisis in the family and I won’t be buying any new clothes. Instead, along with my college friends, I collected Rs 200 per person and bought kites, cake and juice for the school children so that they can enjoy the arrival of Dashain. The students are from poor background and some of them are orphans.

Meanwhile, I hope our new PM will do something for the earthquake affected people and focus his action towards the needs of people.

— Ashish Man Singh, BBS IInd Year, People’s Campus, Pakanajol

I used to go to Janakpur with my family to celebrate Dashain but this year due to the disturbing condition there, we will be celebrating the festival here in Kathmandu. I feel bad as Dashain is the only time when we get to meet our relatives and the entire family. I will miss all the gatherings. But I will be celebrating with my friends this year.

I don’t think the new PM will be able to bring changes in the country’s development but I hope he could restore peace

as soon as possible. We want a peaceful Nepal and we don’t want to see division in our country.

— Aabha Rauniyar, Class XII, Jubilant College, Kalimati