Rabin seeks fortune in ancestral craft
Summary
Rabin BK has rebuilt his livelihood in Myagdi by making wooden thekis and other traditional wooden items from a small workshop in Beni. After returning from Kuwait with a leg injury, he now earns around Rs. 40,000 a month and sells his products across Nepal and abroad.
Key Points
- Rabin BK returned from Kuwait after a workplace accident and shifted to his ancestral craft in Nepal.
- He runs a small workshop in Mangalaghat, Beni, producing wooden thekis and other traditional wooden items.
- His products are sold in local markets, across Nepal, and in foreign countries, with monthly earnings of about Rs. 40,000.
- BK says preserving the ancestral occupation through business has given his family financial self-reliance.
