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D.N.Kafle
(Adelaide, Australia)
The suicidal death of a resettled Bhutanese, late Mon Maya Ghimirey(Bishwokarma) at her residence located at 15/18 Darlington Street, Marion,Adelaide has not only aggrieved the whole Australian Bhutanese but has also brought about various speculations and a dramatic shock to those who are resettled here from the Bhutanese refugee camps in Eastern Nepal.

Mon Maya was hosting a family of five, with her four children, including a daughter and three sons. The eldest of them is the daughter Goma Ghimirey 16, and her younger brothers Rup Narayan 13, Yogesh, 8 and the youngest of them Ghanashyam Ghimirey who is only 5 years old.

The first death case to have happened in Bhutanese community here is not only the first in the state but is also the first death case among these newly resettled Bhutanese in Australia as a whole, since Bhutanese have started resettling here right from the first quarter of last year 2008.

However, the exact reason behind this saddest mishap is in itself a matter of questions and speculations. The where about of the incidence is quite some reckoned to be around 3:00 pm according to Narayan Bhattarai, who was called to interpret for Mon Maya with her psychologist at 4:00 at her place of residence.

Saddened children in their state of helplessness and being shocked by the demise of their beloved mother, the community has responded with a sense of duty to give them a good comfort and consolation. For the time being until final decisions are framed by tomorrow’s meeting of some community people at Migrant Resource Centre, the children are being taken in guidance of Gauri Giri.

WHAT NEXT?
Including her case Co-ordinator Laxman Yogi, some community folks had gathered at the place of incident in the evening. Bewildered by the circumstances of sudden incident at new place with entirely different norms, the folks had nothing more than to do with, other than facing questioning glances at each other.

What next? To an inquiry made to the attending police officer by Bikram Adhikari and Laxman Yogi, he told that the body will be taken for post-mortem,which probably be taking place tomorrow, and the final rituals to be held on Friday.

Responding the queries of some folks who were present there, about the incident, officer stated “I am pretty sure there’s nothing to be suspicious about, as I have seen the body with the legs bent”.

The officer replying to saddened folks also added that regarding the rest of the ritual, it will be necessary for the community to find a funeral director, who in his regards will contact to Coroner Officer and the final ritual will be performed thereafter.

"We are really shocked by the sudden suicidal death of Mon Maya Ghimirey today. This is a kind of sad and perilous pain to all of us.

“WE THE BHUTANESE CUMMUNITY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA EXPRESS OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THE BEREAVED CHILDREN AND PRAY WITH OUR DEEPEST SENSE OF SYMPATHY FOR THE DEAD SOUL TO REST IN ETERNAL PEACE IN HEAVEN.
WE PRAY FOR HIS ALMIGHTY ON BEHALF OF THE BEREAVED FAMILY TO ENSHRINE STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO WITHSTAND THIS PERILOUS SHOCK”.

Excerpts from Bhutanusa.com

For the Bride and Groom Wishing you love in your hearts, joy in your home and many many years of happiness.

September 28, Adelaide: Exiled Bhutanese resettled at Adelaide in South Australia celebrated Vijaya Dasami, the most important day of the ten-day long Dasain here today.

A small but not too congested community hall at theheart of Adelaide city was full of participants who were seen rushing to take blessing with Tika from the senior members of their community. And, there were seniors from seventy eight year old Bhadra Maya Dhakal to ninety six years old Dhana Pati Poudel who were busy offering tika, chanting hymn and blessing junior members of the community with longevity, prosperity and peace of mind. Around fifty resettled Bhutanese received blessings from seniors who gathered at the hall at 2 PM after having received tika with blessings from the senior members of the family.

A team of four priests had been praying goddess Durga since yesterday which is believed to boost the strength of mankind to fight against the evil. Talking to Saranarthi Sarokar (a radio program aired from Kathmandu in Nepal focusing on Bhutanese refugee issue), one of the priests Ganga Ram Bhattarai said, ‘At the initial stage of resettlement I had thought that younger generations would soon forget our rich culture. But, their enthusiastic presence proved that we were wrong in that assumption’.

The programme was conducted with the support from Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia.

Similarly, resettled Bhutanese at other states of Australia also observed Dasain with joy. At Hobart and Launceston, they had organized various cultural shows to welcome the approaching Dasain earlier. However, the most awaited cultural show will rock Sydney and Albury-Wodonga on October 3 and 4 respectively.

Source: www.apfanews.com

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स्वगीर्य श्रीमती अजिती खड्काको -- बर्षको उमेरमा खुदुनाबारी सिबिरमै असामहिक निदन भएकामा छोरी श्रीमती मुना बस्नेत ,ज्वाई डि.बी बस्नेत तथा अन्य समस्त परिवारमा हामी एडीलेड बासी भूटानी परिवारमा हार्दिक सम्बेदना बत्य गर्दछौ । दिवंगत आत्माले चिर शान्ति पावस भनी परमात्मा सँग प्राथन्ना गर्दछै ।

एडीलेड बसी भूटानी परिवार ।

मानो चामल,
समस्त एडीलेडबसी भूतनी परिवारमा यो जानकारी गराईन्छ की ३/२१० मौसोन लेक बौल्बड (ब्लड) नीवसी श्रीमती मुना बेस्नेत की आमा अजिती खड्का को खुदुनाबारी गत २१/०९/०९ का दिन निदन भएछ । सोकाकुल परीवरलाई शान्तवना दिन तथा सम्बेदना प्रकट गर्न मनो चामल लीएर ११ औ दिन का दिन समम्मा त्यहाँ पुग्न्ने अठोट गर्न जानकारी गराईन्छ ।

त्याहा पुग्न का लागि {एम यर सी } अगाडिबाट बस नम्बर २२२,२२४ मा चडेर ३३ यी मा झरने अथवा मौसोन ईन्टर चेन्जबाट सोई नम्बर मा चडी ३३ यफ मा घण्टी बजाई ३३ यी मा झरने - संपर्क को लागि मो-०४३१३३०१७ ।

धन्यवाद !।