Seventeen-year-old Ektaa Shah, a recent Sainik School graduate, lies in a hospital bed at KMC Hospital in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 29, 2025, after being shot outside the federal parliament on September 8. A rubber bullet hit her hand, and a live round struck her leg, leaving a plate in her bone. For 21 days, her parents have cared for her, and Dashain will be spent in the hospital.
Despite her injuries, Ektaa continues studying on her laptop, preparing for medical studies. “We fought for change, and if the new prime minister and leaders came to visit us, it would mean everything,” she says with a hopeful smile. Her mother, Bunu Shahi, calls her “our one and only daughter, a very talented student,” and worries about her future after the trauma of two bullets.
Seventeen-year-old Ektaa Shah, a recent Sainik School graduate, lies in a hospital bed at KMC Hospital in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 29, 2025, after being shot outside the federal parliament on September 8. A rubber bullet hit her hand, and a live round struck her leg, leaving a plate in her bone. For 21 days, her parents have cared for her, and Dashain will be spent in the hospital.
Despite her injuries, Ektaa continues studying on her laptop, preparing for medical studies. “We fought for change, and if the new prime minister and leaders came to visit us, it would mean everything,” she says with a hopeful smile. Her mother, Bunu Shahi, calls her “our one and only daughter, a very talented student,” and worries about her future after the trauma of two bullets.
A “get well soon” message is seen next to the hospital bed of seventeen-year-old Ektaa Shah, a recent Sainik School graduate at KMC Hospital in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 29, 2025. Shah was shot outside the federal parliament on September 8 — a rubber bullet struck her hand and a live round hit her leg, leaving a plate in her bone. For the past 21 days, her parents have been by her side, and Dashain will be spent in the hospital.
Despite her injuries, Ektaa continues studying on her laptop, preparing for medical studies. “We fought for change, and if the new prime minister and leaders came to visit us, it would mean everything,” she says with a hopeful smile. Her mother, Bunu Shahi, calls her “our one and only daughter, a very talented student,” and worries about her future after the trauma of two bullets.
Seventeen-year-old Ektaa Shah, a recent Sainik School graduate, lies in a hospital bed at KMC Hospital next to her mother in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 29, 2025, after being shot outside the federal parliament on September 8. A rubber bullet hit her hand, and a live round struck her leg, leaving a plate in her bone. For 21 days, her parents have cared for her, and Dashain will be spent in the hospital.
Despite her injuries, Ektaa continues studying on her laptop, preparing for medical studies. “We fought for change, and if the new prime minister and leaders came to visit us, it would mean everything,” she says with a hopeful smile. Her mother, Bunu Shahi, calls her “our one and only daughter, a very talented student,” and worries about her future after the trauma of two bullets.
Books are seen on the hospital bed of seventeen-year-old Ektaa Shah, a recent Sainik School graduate, preparing for her entrance exams at KMC Hospital in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 29, 2025. Shah was shot outside the federal parliament on September 8. A rubber bullet struck her hand, and a live round hit her leg, requiring plates to be inserted. For the past 21 days, her parents have cared for her, and Dashain will be spent in the hospital.
Despite her injuries, Ektaa continues studying on her laptop, preparing for medical studies. “We fought for change, and if the new prime minister and leaders came to visit us, it would mean everything,” she says with a hopeful smile. Her mother, Bunu Shahi, calls her “our one and only daughter, a very talented student,” and worries about her future after the trauma of two bullets.
Seventeen-year-old Ektaa Shah, a recent Sainik School graduate, shows her medical entrance exam form from her hospital bed at KMC Hospital in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 29, 2025, after being shot outside the federal parliament on September 8. A rubber bullet hit her hand, and a live round struck her leg, leaving a plate in her bone. For 21 days, her parents have cared for her, and Dashain will be spent in the hospital.
Despite her injuries, Ektaa continues studying on her laptop, preparing for medical studies. “We fought for change, and if the new prime minister and leaders came to visit us, it would mean everything,” she says with a hopeful smile. Her mother, Bunu Shahi, calls her “our one and only daughter, a very talented student,” and worries about her future after the trauma of two bullets.
Wounds and stitches of seventeen-year-old Ektaa Shah, a recent Sainik School graduate, are pictured in her hospital bed at KMC Hospital in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 29, 2025. Shah was shot outside the federal parliament on September 8. A rubber bullet struck her hand, and a live round hit her leg, requiring plates to be inserted. For the past 21 days, her parents have cared for her, and Dashain will be spent in the hospital.
Despite her injuries, Ektaa continues studying on her laptop, preparing for medical studies. “We fought for change, and if the new prime minister and leaders came to visit us, it would mean everything,” she says with a hopeful smile. Her mother, Bunu Shahi, calls her “our one and only daughter, a very talented student,” and worries about her future after the trauma of two bullets.
Seventeen-year-old Ektaa Shah, a recent Sainik School graduate, is preparing for her entrance exams in her hospital bed at KMC Hospital in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 29, 2025. Shah was shot outside the federal parliament on September 8. A rubber bullet struck her hand, and a live round hit her leg, requiring plates to be inserted. For the past 21 days, her parents have cared for her, and Dashain will be spent in the hospital.
Despite her injuries, Ektaa continues studying on her laptop, preparing for medical studies. “We fought for change, and if the new prime minister and leaders came to visit us, it would mean everything,” she says with a hopeful smile. Her mother, Bunu Shahi, calls her “our one and only daughter, a very talented student,” and worries about her future after the trauma of two bullets.
An X-ray report showing metal plates fixed to the bones of seventeen-year-old Ektaa Shah, a recent Sainik School graduate, is pictured at KMC Hospital in Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal, on Monday, September 29, 2025. Shah was shot outside the federal parliament on September 8. A rubber bullet struck her hand, and a live round hit her leg, requiring plates to be inserted. For the past 21 days, her parents have cared for her, and Dashain will be spent in the hospital.
Despite her injuries, Ektaa continues studying on her laptop, preparing for medical studies. “We fought for change, and if the new prime minister and leaders came to visit us, it would mean everything,” she says with a hopeful smile. Her mother, Bunu Shahi, calls her “our one and only daughter, a very talented student,” and worries about her future after the trauma of two bullets.
