Miscellaneous

The portrait artist

When a child in his dingy rented room in Chabahil, Asok Thapalaiya would sketch images of Hindu gods and goddesses, believing that his form of devotion would grant him and his family respite from their poverty. When that didn’t work, Asok put his faith in people and started sketching portraits instead. The portrait artist
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Anup Ojha
Published at : October 6, 2018
Updated at : October 7, 2018 09:23

Anup Ojha

Anup Ojha is a reporter for The Kathmandu Post primarily covering social issues, crime, and human interest stories since 2011. Before moving to the social beat, Ojha covered arts and culture for the Post for four years.


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