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M&S INSPIRE: The Success Story of Nepali’s First Female Tempo Driver

Laxmi Sharma, even at 68, has the same energy she had when she ventured into the business world 34 years ago as a young single mother of three. Resilient and determined, Sharma is Nepal’s first female Nepali tempo driver and the founder of Laxmi Wood Craft Udhyog. Popularly known as The Button Lady, Sharma took the path less travelled–along which she encountered many hurdles. In this interview with VMAG’s Gaurav Pote, Sharma talks about her childhood, her broken marriage, the challenges she has had to face and how she overcame them all to be where she is today.

साझा सवाल अङ्क – ४८७ स्थानीय तहको निर्वाचन

अब बन्ने स्थानीय सरकार पहिलेको स्थानीय निकाय भन्दा के फरक हो ? अनि बैशाख ३१ मा भोट हाल्ने वातावरण बन्यो? निर्वाचन आयुक्त इला शर्मा, एमाले नेता राजेन्द्र पाण्डे र कांग्रेस नेता एनपी साउदसँग

साझा सवाल अङ्क – ४८६ कसले रोक्यो हुम्लाको विकास ?

जम्मा ५० हजार जनसंख्या रहेको हुम्लामा जडिबुटी, पर्यटन र जलस्रोतको अपार सम्भाना छ भनिन्छ तर जहिल्यै गरिबी र अभाबको विम्ब बनिरहेकै छ हुम्ला । को हो त हुम्ला विकासको बाधक ? के छन् त राजनीतिक दलका नेताको हुम्लालाई समृद्द बनाउने योजना ?

M&S INSPIRE: An Etched Love Story of Umashankar Shah & Dr Seema Sharma Shah

Partners in life and in work may sound like a dream. Fortunately for some, that dream is a reality. Umashankar Shah and Dr Seema Sharma Shah, an artist couple known for their etchings and oil paintings, share a passion for depicting nature, culture and religious figures through their artwork. They met while studying in the ancient city of Varanasi, and a few decades now, the couple have been teaching art at the Lalit College of Fine Arts, painting side-by-side in their home studio, collaborating and exhibiting together, and most importantly, supporting one another. In this interview with Alok Thapa of M&S VMAG, the duo provide insight into their creative lives and shares their struggles, their fears and their hopes for the future.