With the end of the monsoon, the season of festivals like Dashain and Tihar begins in Nepal. As the festivals approach, Nepali youth, with bags on their shoulders, the fatigue of the year in their eyes, and the dream of returning home, are in a hurry to go home. This crowd of Nepalis returning home from bus parks and railway stations in Indian border cities to border crossings like Sunauli, Jamunaha, Gauriphanta, and Gaddachauki in central and western Nepal highlights a less discussed reality of labor migration of Nepalis who have gone to various cities in India for employment.Before the...