Thade Gaunka Mitko Katha

When Ben first arrived in Nepal in 1976, he was an 18-year-old teenager. He was interested in archaeology. After Iraq refused him a visa, he followed the hippies to Nepal. The memories of that time are like the flickering light of a candle. Since then, Ben has been to Nepal many times. He did his PhD by studying the economic and social aspects of a Tamang village in Rasuwa. In Todmorden, UK, around 17 miles north of Manchester, Ben shares his story with us in his backyard garden, which his Nepali 'Mit' family had helped build 26 years ago.