Nepal, Jan. 5 -- Against all odds, a Nepali migrant provides education for his son to become a doctor This is the 78th episode of Diaspora Diaries, a Nepali Times series in collaboration with Migration Lab providing a platform to share experiences of living, working and studying abroad.

Pawan Dev Majhi

(Son, Mahottari)

Growing up, my grandfather and father inspired me to study well by offering incentives of Rs5-10 every Saturday. This worked well, even though I failed to earn a reward every week.

This was an especially big deal in my Musahar community where education is not a priority. First come basic necessities like food, roof and clothes. Only after this, can we think about education.

As my brother and I grew up, my father in 2...