Gore Ngawang on nomadic life in Helambu Mingur: Tashi delek, Brother!Nawang: Tashi delek! Q: Let’s get started.A: Yes, sure, please! Q: Your good name, please?A: My name is Ngawang Dorje Lama, but people know me as Gore Nawang. Q: Why do people call you Gore...
Chenga Lama on the Kangso ritual Mingur: Tashi Delek! Chenga Lama: Tashi Delek la. Q: Shall we begin? A: Yes, please. Let’s start. Q: Before we begin, could you share a few words about yourself? What is your name, and where were you born? A: I was born in...
Bonpo Pasang Dorje: What is your name, Meme (Grandpa)? Bonpo Pasang: My name is Pasang. Dorje: How old are you? Pasang: Four times twenty and four. Dorje: Four times twenty and four?! Pasang: Yes, 84. Dorje: Is your family from Milimchim, or did you move here?...
Karma Sherpa, the mask maker Mingyur: You’ve been making masks for many years. Can you tell me how old you were when you started learning the craft of mask-making? Karma Sherpa (Mask Maker): I started when I was around seventeen or eighteen years old. Q:...
Singi Sherpa, the matchmaker Mingyur: At what age did you start working as a mikten (matchmaker)? Singi Sherpa: In the past, there was no mikten in our village. People had to find one on their own when they needed a bride for their son. Later, when committees...
