Nepalese Tea Worker Of The Himalayas (1971)

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This documentary follows the daily life of 15-year-old Casor and his family, who work as laborers on a tea estate in the Indian Himalayas. Through their arduous routine—which includes picking tea leaves on steep slopes, performing essential estate tasks, and walking miles to school—the film highlights the family’s deep commitment to education as a means of escaping poverty. Despite the financial challenges of mountain living, the family maintains a strong cultural and religious identity, balancing their Buddhist traditions and household responsibilities with a collective, unwavering ambition to help Casor achieve his dream of becoming an engineer.

Keywords: Himalayas, tea estate, education, family life, Nepal, labor, Buddhism, poverty, ambition, mountain living, tradition, tea production