Singi Sherpa, the matchmaker

Singi Sherpa, the matchmaker

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...
Ebi Karmu on life in the past

Ebi Karmu on life in the past

Ebi Karmu on life in the past   Mingyur: Grandmother, you are eighty-five years old, right? Could you please tell me about yourself—your parents, where you were born, and so on? Ebi: My mother passed away at the age of sixty. My father was an unze (a master of...