Alighting from a swish car and accompanied by former CoAS Gurung and his wife Kamala, Chokman walked uphill to his village, where his octogenarian grandparents were waiting. In neat and tidy clothes, Chokman looked a changed child.[break]
“My child! Did you recognize me? I am your grandfather,” said Maitlal, garlanding the boy.
Grandmother Sanchari Chepang, who arrived carrying souvenirs and gifts for the little boy, burst into tears on seeing her grandson. He reminded her of the incident in which she lost her son, daughter-in-law and two other grandsons. “How beautifully you have grown,” said Sanchari.
His village chums and the older children were amazed at the change in Chokman, who used to be all unkempt and in rags. Now three-years-old, he is enrolled in nursery class at a boarding school in Kathmandu.
“He insisted on meeting his grandparents, so we brought him here to fulfill his wish,” said Mrs Gurung, adding that the boy is informed time to time about his home and family in Chitwan.
“Chokman will change the future of this village along with his own future,” hoped VDC Secretary Pradhumna Khatiwada.
Stating that tears and laughter are the way of the world, former amy chief Gurung said the little body had brought happiness in his family. “I have two sons, and I will bring up this little boy just as I brought them up,” he said.
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