Prisoners are often the most neglected group in society and hardly is there ever any interest in providing prisoners, their families and their children with basic human rights. Indira Ranamagar has been working towards prisoner reform programmes and providing welfare to the children of prisoners for the last eighteen years. She joins Savera Weerasinghe in episode three of Samavāya to talk about how her upbringing molded her into a strong, feisty and independent woman, and why she felt her calling was to rescue and rehabilitate children of incarcerated persons in Nepal. 

Prisoner’s Assistance Nepal is an organization constantly working towards providing basic needs and human rights to prisoners and their children in Kathmandu, Nepal. 

The World’s Children's Prize is one of the world's largest annual education programs empowering children to become changemakers who can stand up for the equal value of all people, the Rights of the Child, democracy and sustainable development. Indira Ranamagar was awarded the prize in 2014. 

Parijaat (Bishnu Kumar Waiba) played a major role in influencing Indira and her work. Parijaat is a famous poet and author and is best known for her novel “Shiris ko Phool”. She was a social activist and a feminist and contributed extensively to Nepali literature. 

Learn about the dedicated “Children Homes” in Kathmandu, Palpa, and Jhapa that Indira Ranamagar talks about where Nature is used for healing children from their past and trauma. 

Aama in Nepal means Mother. ‘Aama ko Khana’ means ‘Mother’s Food’. 

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This podcast is hosted by Savera Weerasinghe 

Edited and Engineered by Nakul Agarwal 

Intro & Outro Music: Sirfula Siraima by Nepathya 

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Samavāya is produced by Asia Society New York and Asia Society India Centre.