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First Impressions
A warm smile welcomed me the moment I exchanged greetings with Chandni Joshi, the grace-ful Regional Program Director of UNIFEM (UN Development Fund for Women) in her New Delhi office.

As I was settling in we were interrupted by a helper piping hot Nepali tea. I instantly felt comfortable and let my eyes wander around the room adorned with bric-a-bracs and family photographs (second nature to a Nepali).

Her Journey
For the next half an hour I chatted with this calm and elegant lady as she effortlessly answered my questions.

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From an innocent girl born in Nepal’s Palpa District in to the tactful and subtle diplomat, the change was gradual. She was born at the time her grandfather was in exile during the Rana Regime. “It is ironic,” she says.

“Here the Ranas were living a life of exclusion”—her mother belonged to the Rana family. “At home we referred to Kathmandu as ‘Nepal&rsq