Tikapur- Kailai, Nepal: I still can’t believe how history unfolded before us. Kathmandu was alive with a fire I could only watch from a distance. The Generation Z revolution, the rise of Sushila Karki as the newly elected Prime Minister; these are not just political events, they are emotions, lived moments, stories written on the faces of the citizens. As a photographer, I longed to be there, to capture the raw energy, the tears, the chants, and the unstoppable tide of young voices demanding change. But I wasn’t in Kathmandu. I was in my hometown. I know it might sound selfish to the point of being unethical, but as a photographer, I live for those moments. I can imagine the pain of people directly affected, but I can never feel it. So, this is just saying as a photographer.
At first, I thought I had missed it all—the heartbeat of a revolution. I told myself that at least I could document what was happening here. When I went out with my camera, I found calmness. I clicked photos of peaceful marches, of children holding banners almost as big as themselves, of elderly men and women walking slowly but determinedly alongside the youth. The youngest I saw were just 7 or 9 years old, wide-eyed and innocent, and the oldest were perhaps in their 60s or 70s, walking with quiet dignity. In those frames, I saw unity.
I never imagined vandalism would touch my place. Yet, even here, the tension found its way. Later, I heard and then witnessed how a party office and an administrative office had been broken down. It was shocking. The calmness I had captured in my lens suddenly felt fragile, like a silence before a storm. My photos froze the moments of peace, but the reality outside the frame was shifting quickly.
As I look back, I feel both regret and hope. Regret, because I missed photographing the depth of emotions running through Kathmandu’s streets. Hope, because what I did capture—the faces of ordinary people, young and old, standing together—reminds me that Nepal’s spirit is alive. These protests are not just about anger or vandalism; they are about a dream of a better nation. And as we step into this new chapter with Sushila Karki at the helm, I can only hope Nepal will finally walk firmly on the path of development.
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