At the heart of this series is care – the life-affirming, life-sustaining practice which honours our interconnected relationships and our commitment to the wellbeing of ourselves, our environments, and each other.

In this episode, we bring you the voice of Rukshana Kapali.  As a trans woman activist from the Newa Indigenous group, Rukshana’s work and her experiences are specific to Nepal’s socio-political and cultural context. She has been working at the intersection of law and language, and her work is centered on challenging and changing policies through legal activism.

In this conversation, Rukshana shares the specific challenges faced by Nepal’s trans community while reflecting on her own personal journey of  navigating and accessing the educational system in Nepal as a trans woman.  

This episode was recorded in November, 2022.

If you want to know more about Rukshana’s work, you can visit her website. www.minchyaameyju.wordpress.com/ 

This series has been informed and guided by the Urgent Action Fund Report “How Can We Ground Ourselves in Care and Dance Our Revolution”. You can read the full report at rootingcare.org where you can also listen to episodes from the Urgent Action Funds.

Listen to all the episodes of the series Care At the Centre: Voices from the Majority World here:

Episode 1 https://bojubajai.org/episodes/uaf_ep1-a-for-activism/ 

Episode 3 https://bojubajai.org/episodes/uaf_ep3-activism-in-exile-conversation-with-nandar/

Episode 4 https://bojubajai.org/episodes/uaf_ep4-community-and-care-conversation-with-adhikaar/ 

Episode 5 https://bojubajai.org/episodes/uaf_ep5-the-digital-divide-conversation-with-brindaalakshmi-k/ 

Episode 6 https://bojubajai.org/episodes/uaf_ep6-grounding-future-activisms/

Credits:

Production: Boju Bajai

Hosts: Bhrikuti Rai and Itisha Giri

Music and Sound Design: Rajan Shrestha and Irina Giri