For Achham’s Badi community, festivals are a grim reminder of poverty

Mangalsen mayor says his local unit has prioritised the community for succour and is working on new uplift plans.

Tanki Badi, a 60-year-old woman, has been living in a makeshift tent with four of her brother’s children near the district headquarters, Mangalsen, for the past few years. For Tanki’s family, the festivals come with a reminder of their abject poverty.