A doctor’s letter to his mother: Sorry Ma, I am leaving my motherland

Growing up in my village in Palpa, I had to walk half an hour to reach school. It was a challenging journey, but my determination to achieve higher grades and make my family proud kept me going. There came a point when I outgrew my village, necessitating my departure. In order to provide me with the opportunity to study in a superior environment, my parents made the decision to send me to one of the finest schools in Kathmandu.

I remember wanting to be a doctor from an early age. My grandmother was diagnosed with various issues and I wanted to make all her pain disappear.