![]() I couldn’t imagine my father being nimble enough to do that, let alone my grandparents. I remembered seeing him many times sitting on the floor, cross-legged, like a man sixty years his junior. We were able to take our first married Dashain tikka from him. “Buhari, have you eaten?” “Buhari, have you seen this program?” While we visited in 2011 he started calling me “Buhari”-bride-the same name he calls P’s mother. He enjoyed sitting near us at the party, talking to people and introducing us to others. He dressed up in a daura suruwal and coat in his favorite color which he called “gabardine” (which I think refers more to a type of fabric, but that’s what he called khaki-brown). Although very strong, he was too old to make the long journey to America, but was able to participate wholeheartedly in the wedding party that was organized during our trip. He liked to bring pictures out to share, or his school leaving certificate of which he was very proud.Īfter our wedding in July 2011 we were able to go back for Dashain. Luckily I had two more opportunities: He was there again in 2009, telling us stories about his time as a park ranger in Chitwan, acting out sitting on an elephant’s back during a tour. Even then, I had heard many stories about him, and I was happy to have the chance to meet him, as I wasn’t sure when I would be able to come back or if I would meet him again. ![]() I first met Hajur Bua when I visited P’s family in 2005. He was always there to welcome us home or bid us farewell. Upon arriving at P’s family’s house in Kathmandu he was the first face you’d see, peeking out the gate or waving from the front window or roof, cup of tea in hand. He was the “keeper of the house,” the person who was always opening the front gate or looking out the window to see who was coming and going when he heard its clank. He used to walk little P to school every day and then pick him up and walk him home. ![]() HARDIK SHRADHANJALI CARD NEPALI HOW TOHajur Bua lived with P since childhood, teaching him how to play many sports, including his favorite-heck, it’s his passion-soccer. Hajur Bua was a very important person in P’s family, but I think he was of particular importance to P, who was the first born grandchild. It was quite a surprise, even though he was 88 years old, as he was very strong and active. It has taken me a few days to think about what I wanted to say. HARDIK SHRADHANJALI CARD NEPALI SERIESIt’s been five days since we received the unexpected news-a series of calls from Kathmandu that ended with the death of P’s grandfather. ![]()
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