Migrant worker
Nepal
In memory of

Lal Bin Tamang

1973—2013
Years
of
Age
40
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Cup
Qatar
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Migrant worker
Nepal
In memory of

Lal Bin Tamang

1973—2013
The marriage between Lal Bin Tamang and his wife Mharman was an exception. In rural Nepal, arranged marriages are the norm, but they had married for love. Life had only have meaning when Lal Bin would come home from Qatar. The family could start a small business. They could afford to pay for their sons’ education. In 2013, all these dreams were shattered when a steel beam fell from the 16th floor. - The company contacted us and said that it had been an accident, says Mharman Tamang. They told him that his head was injured and died.
— told to the journalistic platform Blankspot
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Broken dreams

The marriage between Lal Bin Tamang and his wife Mharman was an exception. In rural Nepal, arranged marriages are the norm, but they had married for love. Life had only have meaning when Lal Bin would come home from Qatar. The family could start a small business. They could afford to pay for their sons’ education. In 2013, all these dreams were shattered when a steel beam fell from the 16th floor. - The company contacted us and said that it had been an accident, says Mharman Tamang. They told him that his head was injured and died.

Told to the journalistic platform Blankspot

Lal Bin Tamang and his wife Mharman were an exception. In the conservative Nepalese countryside, arranged marriages are the norm but they had married for love. And when Lal Bin came home from Qatar, life together would start for real. They were moving to Kathmandu to open a small business, and they would be able to afford university studies for their son.

Broken dreams. Mharman Tamang lost her husband, Lal Bin in Qatar, and their sons will grow up without a father. Foto: Jonas Gratzer.

These dreams came to a halt in 2013 when a steel beam fell from the 16th floor and crushed Lal Bin. “The company contacted us and said there had been an accident,” Mharman says. “They said he had been hit in the head by something.”Her childhood sweetheart was dead at 40.

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