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Bipin Joshi was in Israel for 23 days before Oct. 7. This week, he was buried in his native Nepal.

JL;DR SUMMARY The tragic tale unfolds around Bipin Joshi, a young man from Nepal who traveled to Israel as part of a program promising agricultural education and decent wages, which was envisioned to aid in his familial aspirations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Hamas AttackKibbutz AlumimTragedyGeopolitical ConflictNepalBipin JoshiLearn And Earn ProgramAgricultural WorkNepali StudentsEducation And Labor

Places mentioned

Kibbutz Alumim, Southern District, Israel
"Himachal and Bipin were some of the only students left alive from their cohort, nearly 3,000 miles from their home in Nepal, when Hamas attacked Alumim."
Kanchanpur, Seti, Nepal
"Home was Kanchanpur in Nepals fertile westernmost reaches, where the Mahakali River nourishes borderlands renowned for abundant harvests."
Kathmandu, Western, Nepal
"Nepal’s interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki pays respects after draping the country’s national flag over the coffin of Bipin Joshi at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Oct. 20, 2025."
Gorkha, Gandaki, Nepal
"Himachal, a 25-year-old from a small village in the mountains of Gorkha, sported a large red Tika on his forehead at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu."

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