The Life Story of
Kul Bahadur Rana
Born 1951 · Tansen, Nepal
7
memories
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photos
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of 8 chapters
“Kul Bahadur Rana is still writing his memoir — one question at a time, on his phone, in Nepal. His son Rohan, living in London, reads each new memory the moment it arrives. This is what they are building together, across the distance.”
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The rice fields near our village, Tansen
2005
Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu
2006
A cousin's wedding in the village
1974
“Where did you grow up — what was the place like, and what is your earliest memory of it?”
Kul Bahadur Rana grew up in a small village called Tansen in the Palpa district of Nepal, where the houses were made of mud and the streets were narrow and winding. His earliest memory is of sitting on the stone steps outside his home at dawn, watching his mother light the clay stove to make tea, the smoke rising slowly into the cool mountain air.
6 January 2026
“What was your family like when you were young — who did you live with, and what do you remember most about them?”
He lived with his parents, two older brothers, and his grandmother, whom everyone called Aamaa. His father was a quiet man who worked the fields from sunrise to sunset and rarely spoke unless it was important. His grandmother, though, never stopped talking — she was the one who filled the house with stories, songs, and the smell of ghee and cardamom.
12 January 2026
“How far was the school from your home, and what was the journey like?”
The school was three miles from home, up and over a hill that felt enormous as a child. Kul Bahadur walked it barefoot most mornings with his older brother, stopping to pick wild berries from the bushes along the path. In the monsoon season the path turned to mud, and they would arrive at school with red earth up to their knees.
19 January 2026
“Was there a teacher who influenced you — someone whose words stayed with you?”
There was a teacher named Mr. Sharma who taught mathematics and who had studied in Kathmandu. He told Kul Bahadur something that stayed with him his whole life: "Your mind is the only thing no one can ever take from you." He was ten years old when he heard those words.
28 January 2026
Marriage & Building a Family
Not yet written
Hopes, Fears & Legacy
Not yet written
Later Life & Reflections
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A Message to the Future
Not yet written
Kul Bahadur is still writing
He answers a new question every few days on his phone. Rohan in London reads each one as it arrives. The memoir grows a little more each week.
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