Ayan Dallakoti spent his childhood in Japan, speaking Japanese and for all intents and purposes, considered himself Japanese. It was only as he grew older that he realised he was actually from Nepal.

This article by Pinki Sris Rana was first published on the Nepali Times. An edited and shortened version is republished below as part of a content-sharing agreement with Global Voices. Ayan Dallakoti ...