Kathmandu, May 19 -- Prabal Gurung left Nepal for New York in 1999 to escape years of bullying, sexism and homophobia, and to pursue his dream of becoming a fashion designer. He realised his dream, but did not escape discrimination and racism in the new world.

Propelled by passion for fashion, Gurung overcame everything America threw at him. He has attained fame and recognition for his haute couture dress designs while remaining true to his Nepali roots, and is even more resolute in fighting prejudice in all its forms.

Prabal Gurung's newly-released memoir Walk Like a Girl is a saga of harrowing abuse in boarding schools in Nepal and India, only finding himself facing a different kind of bullying in the US. He prevails over it all to be...