Chandmati Pasi

Chandmati Pasi: A profile of poverty and uterine prolapse in Nepal

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July 27th 2008
Chandmati Pasi is, if nothing else, candid. She answers inquiries about her life with a measure of directness that is unusual in her community. Ask her how many children she has borne, and without even the suggestion of emotion she will tell you of the four children that have survived and the three that have died—one at birth, one within eight days, and another within five months. Prompted about ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more