Lenin Bista was born in 1990. In 2002, as civil war raged in Nepal, he joined the Maoist party, thus becoming one of the many child soldiers that were used during the conflict. He recalls. TRIAL International: Why did you join the Maoists? Lenin Bista: At the time, we only had three choices: join the … Continue reading Left with no option: the struggle of former Nepalese child soldiers