Harka Podcast

Maya Bhandari was married at just 15 years old. After marriage, she faced poverty, an alcoholic husband, lack of family support, financial struggles, and the responsibility of raising two children.

Hoping to build a better future for her family, Maya went to Saudi Arabia and worked hard to support her children from abroad. But the money she sent home was misused, and later she discovered her husband was involved with another woman.

After years of struggle, Maya finally chose divorce and began rebuilding her life. Today, she has been living in Dubai for the past three years, and she says both she and her children are finally happy.

In this episode of Harka Podcast, Maya openly shares her journey of marriage, motherhood, betrayal, divorce, working abroad, and finding the courage to start again.

Shanti Tamang and her husband Palden Tamang share their inspiring journey of struggle, love, family, sports and entrepreneurship.

Shanti opens up about growing up in a financially difficult family, the support and sacrifices of her sisters, her journey to becoming a Karate Coach in Abu Dhabi, and winning a Gold Medal in the Women’s 55kg category at the International Martial Arts Championship.

The couple also shares how they met, fell in love, got married, the ups and downs of their life together, Palden’s life before marriage, and how they recently started Nari Vastra, a ladies clothing collection in Abu Dhabi.

A conversation about family, sacrifice, love, discipline, dreams and building a life together.

Dr. Arman Thaman shares her journey from Kathmandu to India and eventually Dubai, including how she chose dentistry and completed her Master's focused on root canal treatment.

In this episode, we also discuss oral health, proper dental care, routine checkups, common dental problems, root canal treatment, and simple habits that can help keep our teeth healthy for the long term.

In this episode of Harka Podcast, Dr. Prakash Poudel shares his fascinating journey from being a singer in Nepal to moving to the UAE nearly 20 years ago, building a professional career in banking, and later studying astrology, numerology and Vastu.

For the past five years, he has also been providing astrology-related consultations alongside his banking career. We discuss his personal journey, what attracted him to astrology, common misconceptions, beliefs surrounding predictions, numerology, Vastu, and the myths and realities of astrology.

Note: Astrology, numerology and Vastu are discussed here from the guest’s experience and perspective; their predictive claims are not established by modern scientific evidence.

Durga Basyal shares her deeply personal journey—from a difficult childhood and working in other people’s homes at a young age to carrying the regret of how she treated her mother during her illness.

She also opens up about a painful job scam. After being promised a better job opportunity in Europe, she paid around NPR 700,000 to an agent and was brought to Dubai instead. According to Durga, around 25 people were eventually brought under similar promises and remained in Dubai for months without the jobs or European opportunities they had been promised.

After everything she experienced, Durga now works as a caregiver in Dubai and shares her story to warn other Nepalis: verify agents, documents and job offers carefully before paying money or travelling abroad.

This is a story of struggle, regret, survival and an important lesson for anyone dreaming of working abroad.

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Sarita Adhikari grew up in Nepal while her father worked in the UAE to support the family. His absence was deeply felt—especially during festivals, difficult family moments and social discrimination.

After coming to the UAE four years ago, Sarita finally understood the sacrifices her father had made. She arrived as a beautician, but her journey took her through sales, cashier and hypermarket promoter roles. Today, she works as a content creator and brand promoter and runs a business with her younger brother.

This is Sarita’s story of sacrifice, an emotionally strong mother, career changes and building a new life in the UAE.

Muna Chhetri shares her deeply personal journey of growing up without a father after losing him at just four years old. She remembers how her mother struggled, sacrificed, and protected all eight children while raising the family alone.

She also talks about moving to Dubai, falling in love at a very young age, and the heartbreak of discovering that her relationship of nearly 10 years was coming to an end.

A conversation about family, sacrifice, love, betrayal, heartbreak, and starting again.

In this episode of Harka Podcast, experienced HR professional Rashmi Bastola shares her personal journey—from family, education, love and marriage to building her career in Dubai.

She also shares practical insights for the Nepali community about job searching in the UAE, preparing a strong CV, understanding the real role of HR, career growth and recruitment scams. We also discuss people who take advantage of job seekers by charging money with false promises of employment.

A useful conversation for anyone currently looking for a job or planning to build a career in the UAE.

It’s not an interview. It’s a story.

In this episode of Harka Podcast, I sit down with Phurrba Lama for a short conversation about AI, careers, Dubai's competitive job market, and why continuously learning new skills has become more important than ever.

We also talk about setting clear goals in life, opportunities in the age of AI, content creation, and the growing trend of scripted or manufactured stories being presented as real storytelling podcasts.

A short but thought-provoking conversation about career, technology, competition and authenticity.