The Third Convention of FIWNA elects Indira Chongbang as the president

The Third Convention of FIWNA elects Indira Chongbang as the president

  10:09:00 AM    Indirasite.com

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Indira Chongbang

A new working committee of 19 members has been formed under the chairmanship of Indira Chongbang who is one of the founders of this organization from the third convention of Federation of Indigenous Women of Nepal in America (FIWNA)

The other office bearers are Maina Bajracharya as Vice President, Indu Lamichhane as Secretary General, Nima Gole as Secretary, Barmaya Pun as Treasurer, Shubhadra Limbu as Co-Treasurer and there are 13 other members in the working committee.

FIWNA organized the third Convention and Deusibhailo ( Tihar Celebration) programs jointly on the same day. In the first session of the program which was the opening session, the representatives of various organizations of Nepalese community gave their greetings for the convention and assured their togetherness with FIWNA. Speaking on behalf of the chief guest, Maya Lama, the vice president of the Federation of Indigenous People of Nepal in America (FIPNA) said that she was very happy that the women had moved forward in this way and expressed her commitment to continue working together in the future. She added; “ We are so lucky for these changes looking back how our mothers were by that time”

FIWNA 3rd Convention and Deusi 2022

Similarly, speaking on behalf of the special guest in the program, Keshab Rai, Nepal Goodwill Tourism Ambassador for New York States highlighted the history of FIWNA since its beginning and appreciated the status of its height that is possible with the teamwork and togetherness. As a goodwill ambassador, he expressed his best interest to cooperate with FIWNA in the coming days and committed his support will continue in every step moving forward to its future.

On the same occasion, Luisang Waiba Tamang, Chairman of the Elmhurst Hospital Advisory Board, stressed that the organization should change the way it has been doing so far and should gain the organization’s new height strongly. Waiba also promised to provide all possible support for FIWNA and will ensure to provide available information he has. Likewise, Indra Tamang, President of the Board of Trustees of the Tamang Society of America, also expressed his commitment to support this organization, expressing his wishes for continuous progress and prosperity.

The program was represented  by Machche Gurung, the Vice President of   Nepalese Journalist Association in America (NEAJA),  , Shanti Jirel , the President of Jirel Society of America, Binita Tamang,  the president of Tamang Samaj of America,  Deepak Chaudhary, the Vice President of Tharu and Friends Society of America , etc.

In the program of the first session, the then President Sangini Ranamar said that the history and establishment of this organization has played a vital role in preserving the identity and existence of the indigenous people of Nepal in America and she expressed the possibility that the indigenous women in the world can move forward by showing solidarity together. Also, she expressed her gratitude to the individuals who have provided essential support and assistance to bring this organization to its current status and urged the new working committee to support and assist in the same way in the future.

Newly elected team of FIWNA

In the program, the secretary general of the organization Bandana Rai presented the progress report of FIWNA ( 2017-2022), while the treasurer of the organization Indu Lamichhane presented the financial report ( 2017-2022),  of the organization.

Indira Chongbang, the former vice president and newly elected president of the organization, expressed her sincere gratitude to all the supporting personalities and organizations. She expressed her commitment to use her whole body and mind to achieve the goal of this organization by correcting the shortcomings of the past. Chongbang is also a journalist and has worked in different community-based organizations while back in the motherland Nepal.

After the first phase of the program and election program, and grouping Deusi Bhaili program was completed. The Bhailo program, which started with Bhailin songs reflecting the originality of Nepal, ended with various dances and entertainment.

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कहॅा होला त्यो खुसी, कहॅा होला त्यो आहा ?

कहॅा होला त्यो खुसी, कहॅा होला त्यो आहा ?

  5:54:00 PM    Indirasite.com

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आहा फलना त अमेरिका छ है कत्ति मजा होला, फलाना त अस्ट्रेलियामा पो छ कति झकास होला ?  नेपालमा रहॅदा र बस्दा सुनिरहने बाक्यॅासहरू हुन् यिनीहरू । तर जब अमरिका पुगे अनि यहॅा सुनिने ती आहाहरू अर्कै भए । अहिले म सुन्ने गर्छु त्यो आहा अमेरिकामा होइन त्यो त नेपालमै रहेछ । अहिले नेपालमा दशै तिहारको माहोल  छ, बाहिर बस्नेहरूको  सबैको नत छुट्टी छ, नत भेटघाटगर्ने अवसर नै त्यति सहज छ  ।त्यसैले उनीहरू भनिरहेका छन् आहा नेपालमा कति रमाइलो, त्यतिका दिन छुट्टी, बाफरेबाफ बालापनमा गरेका ति रमाइला दिनहरू अब सबैको दिमागमा हुर्रिन थाल्छन्, छताछुल्ल भएर यत्रतत्र मडारिन थाल्छन् । अनि त साथीभाइ र आफन्तहरूसॅग फोनबाट त्यही रमाइलो दिनहरूको सम्झना गर्यो आफुलाई आफै चित्त बुझायो त्यो सिवाय केही उपाया हुन्न । 

By Indira Chongbang

भनाइको तात्पर्य हामी जहिले पनि खुसीको खोजिमा भौतारिरहेका हुन्छौ । सदैब यस्तै लाग्छ त्यो ठॅाउमा पुग्न सक्ने मानिसहरू कति सुखी छन् होलान्, उनिहरूको जीवन कति आन्नददायी होला, आफुपनि त्यो ठॅाउमा पुग्न पाए अवश्य धेरैभन्दा धेरै खुसी हुन्थे होला । त्यस्तै सोचाइ प्रायको दिमागमा रहन्छ । अरूले गरेको काम बाहिरबाट हेर्दा सॅधै रमाइलो लाग्छ, आहा लाग्छ अनि आफ्नो चाहि जहिलेपनि बोरिङ, अल्यासपूर्ण अनि अहिले नै छाडेर हिंडौ जस्तो । हो अनि आफ्नो जीवन पनि हामीलाई त्यस्तै लाग्छ । आफ्ना जीवनका नराम्रा पाटाहरूमात्र आफ्नो अॅाखावरिपरि घुमिरहन्छ, आफ्नो जीवनको तिक्तताहरूमात्र दिमागमा सलबलाइरहन्छन् तर जब अरूलाई हेर्छौ उनीहरूको जीवन फेरि आहा नै लाग्छ । आहा त्यो फलानाले त कति धेरै प्रगति गरिसक्यो, घर किन्यो, जग्गा किन्यो, महॅगो गाडी किन्यो कति हो कति प्रगति पनि । यस्तै उस्तै अरूले गरेका अरूसॅग भएका समानहरू मात्र राम्रा लाग्छन् ।

त्यस्तै हामीलाई अरूको परिवारमात्र सुखी लाग्छ, खुसी लाग्छ  अनि पूर्ण लाग्छ । अर्काको परिवार साथसाथमा हिंडेको देख्दा, अर्काले हॅासेको देख्दा, एकछिन रमाएको देख्दा उनीहरूको जीवन कति भरिपूर्ण लाग्छ, हराभरा लाग्छ तर यसो आफ्नो जीवन हेर्यो, आफ्नो परिवार हेर्यो  सबैतिर नराम्रा लाग्छन् । अनि त नेपालमा बस्ने मानिसहरू अन्य देशमा रहेकाहरू चिल्लो कारमा हिढेका फोटोहरू देखेर, पिकनिकमा छमछम नाचेको देखेर अनि समुद्रको किनारमा बरालिएर रमाइलो गर्दै तस्बिरहरू लिएको देखेर सोच्ने गर्छन् आहा तिनीहरूको जिन्दगी क्या गज्जब! तर उनीहरूलाई के थाहा त्यही बाहिरी देख्ने आवरणभित्रपनि अरूले सोचेको जस्तो अनि देखेको जस्तो आहाहरू मात्र नभएर अनेकन् पीडाहरू छन्, ब्यथा र कथाहरू लुकेका छन् भन्ने ।

वास्तबमा मान्छेको जात नै सॅधै असन्तोकी अनि सॅधै बिलौनाका पात्रहरू हॅुदारहेछन् । आफ्नै देशमा रहुन्जेलसम्म कहिले बाहिर जाउ भन्ने जौडधुपमै ब्यस्त तर जब बाहिर गएर त्यही ठॅाउमा जीवन सुरू हुन्छ फेरि आफ्नै ठॅाउ, आफ्नै गॅाउघर फर्कौ फर्कौ लाग्ने । हो त्यसैले अर्काको जीवन सुन्दर देख्ने यी अॅाखाहरू, अर्काको जीवन सुखी ठान्ने हाम्रा मनहरू सबै भ्रम हुन् । अरूकोमात्र राम्रो देख्ने आफ्नो सोचहरू सबै भ्रम हुन् । अर्काको बगैचा हरियाली देख्ने तर आफ्नो सॅधै खोक्रो र निरस देख्ने सबै आफै भित्रिका कमजोरी अॅाखाहरू हुन् । किनकि बाहिर देखिने जतिपनि सुन्दर बस्तुहरू छन् तिनीहरूभित्रपनि त्यस्तै अन्य ब्यबधानहरू हुन्छन् ।

त्यसैले वास्तबिक जीवनमा आहा खोज्ने अर्थात खुसीको खोजि न कुनै बाहिरी चिजको प्राप्तिबाट हुन्छ न त कुनै देखावटी र बनावटी सम्बन्धहरूबाटै हुन्छ । सुन्दर बगैचामा ढकमक्क फुलैफुलको बिचमा मुस्कुराहट छर्ने तस्बिर किताब पुस्तकमा छर्दैमा त्यो ब्याक्तिको जीवन त्यति नै शुन्दर छ भनेर दाबी गर्ने मिल्दैन । सुटबुट लगाएर चटक्क परेर अफिसमा कम्युटर चलाउॅदै गरेको फोटो फेसबुकको भित्तामा पोस्टाउॅदैमा उसको जीवन आहा हॅुदैन । सॅधै अंकमाल गरेर हॅासिरहेको फोटो पोस्टाउॅदैमा उनीहरूको सम्बन्ध कहिल्यै छुट्नै नसक्ने कति प्रगाड, कति गाडा भन्ने अवश्यपनि हॅुदैन । 

यसरी सबैकुरालाई नकरात्मकरूपलेमात्र ब्याख्या गर्दा हेर्ने अॅाखा नै नराम्रो जस्तो लाग्न सक्छ । यध्यपी यो कुनै टिकाटिप्पणी नभएर वास्तविकरूपमा भोग्दै आएका तितो यथार्छहरू हुन् । त्यसैले  कुनैपनि सुखको अनुभुति अर्थात खुसी न त कुनै ठॅाउमा पुगेर हुन्छ न त कुनै भौतिक चिजको प्राप्तिबाटै हुन्छ । असन्तोकि मान्छे एकको प्राप्तिपछि फेरि दोश्रो केहीचिजको प्राप्तिकोलागि भौतारिरहेको हुन्छ । आफ्नो जीवनलाई आहा बनाउनलाई  अर्थात खुसी जीउनको लागि अर्काको आखाले देख्ने आहा होइन आफ्नो मनले देख्ने आहाको जीवन आफैले सृजना गर्नुपर्छ । त्यसका लागि जतिसुकै तपस्या र लगाब किन नगरौ तर यसको प्राप्ति सॅधै कठिन हुन्छ जबसम्म हामी आफ्नो मनलाई आफै बदल्न सक्दैनौ अनि अनाहटमा हामी सॅधै भौतारिरहन्छौ ।आफ्नै मनलाई जब शान्ति आफैबाट हुन्छ तबमात्र हामी हाम्रो मनको अॅाखालाइ बदल्न सक्छौ । त्यसका लागि आफुसॅग जे छ त्यसैमा रमाउनु सिक्नुपर्छ । 

जीवनमा नाम, दाम र पैसा भन्दा पनि सार्थक जीवन जीउनु हो, खुसी भएर, रमेर बॅाच्नुमा जति आनन्द न त कुनै बिलासिताबाट मिल्छ न त कुनै पैसाबाट नै किन्न सकिन्छ । त्यसैले त्यसको यो छ, उसको यो छ, उ त्यॅहा छ आदि इत्यादिले अरुको खुसीमात्र खोजिरहॅदा आफ्नो खुशिको कायापलट भएको थाहा नै हुन्न । त्यसैले अरूसॅग के छ भन्नुभव्दा आफुसॅग के छ त्यसको उच्च मुल्यॅाकन आफै गर्नुपर्छ ।

जुन परिवारमा माया, प्रेम र सद्भभाव कायम हुन्छ, एक अर्काको भावनाको कदर हुन्छ संसार त्यही स्वर्ग बन्छ । दुनियॅाले देखेको खुसी अर्थात आहा संसारमा त्यो भन्दा बढी कहि हुन्न जॅहा परिवारको माया र साथ हुन्छ, जॅहा माया र ममताको बास हुन्छ, मनमा शान्ति र सहानुभुति हुन्छ यथार्थ संसार त्यही स्वर्ग बन्छ । त्यसैले खुसी र आहामा कोही भौतारिरहनु भएको छ, छटपटाईरहनु भएको छ भने सोच्नुहोस त के त्यो तॅपाईको आफ्नो पकडमा छैन होला त ? दुःखी भएर या त रोएर जीवन कहिल्यै अघि बढ्न सक्दैन त्यसैले कॅाडाबिच पनि फुल बनेर  हॅास्न सिक्नु पर्छ, त्यही हो जीवनको यथार्थ अनि त्यही हो जीवनको खुसी अर्थात आहा । 

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10/9/2022

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Courage and self-confidence are the only way to take on different challenges.

Courage and self-confidence are the only way to take on different challenges.

  7:24:00 PM    Indirasite.com

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Indira Ranamagar, a ray of hope for thousands of children and mother of numerous children, says that she has become the mother of forerunner of the future by overcoming various challenges due to her self-confidence, courage and grace.

Indira Ranamagar with participants

During her visit to the United States, Ranamagar, President of Prisoners Assistant Nepal ( PA)  made the remarks while answering various queries of the participants. The program was organized by the Federation of Indigenous Peoples of Nepal in America (FIPNA). Ranamagar has been a mother of thousands of children who have been imprisoned for various reasons for over three decades and has been a wonderful mother for their bright future. 

Speaking on the occasion, Rana Magar said that she has been subjected to various forms of discrimination since childhood due to her being a woman. Influenced by the writer Parijat, she has started to serve the people in prison. She shared the bitter truth that her marital relationship ended because she supported helpless children without parents. While walking out with Parijat, she could not see the painful condition of the inmates and started supporting them unconditionally by giving them bath and cutting their nails. Ranamagar, who has been running 12 children home, two schools and four daycares  since then, has been rewarded with various international awards.

She says, with the intent of her heart, she has received support from various donors for her project. She also explained her dissatisfaction with the ruling government of Nepal. She believes that leadership is possible only through love, affection, and respect for each other. She says, "Mother is the great leader of this world because only the mother’s love is selfless”.

In the program, Bishnu Maya Parivar, a social activist, shared her heartbreaking and emotional experience since she has visited her children home in person. During that time the founder and VP of the Federation of Indigenous Women of Nepal in America (FIWNA) Indira Chongbang, President of Jirel Society America and former CA member Shanti Jirel, President of Tamang Society of America Chhemang Tamang, Social Entrepreneur Keshav Ram Rai, Deepak Chaudhary from Tharu and Friends Society and other organizations participants and individuals  were present on the occasion. Each of them respectfully made their own inquiries as well as expressed their respect and gratitude towards her humanity.

The event was hosted by FIPNA’s general secretary Toma Lama. The speaker of the FIPNA, Subarna Shakya committed to work with Ranamanger on comings days and also wished her success on her days to come. Rajkumar Bista, the president of FIPNA appreciated for her challenging work during the COVD time and requested all the organizations to support the organization of Nepal who belongs to a real hero like Ranamagar. Bista also expressed his commitment to work together in the days to come and thanked all the participants before concluding the event formally.

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