Khushbu's story angle--Please comment

Dear all

I am back from my trip and from home, i am back to Kathmandu. It was so hard for me to leave home this time. I had forgotten the joy home can bring, and i just didn't want to leave, but i had to. I am already missing home but i will get over it, of course.

I feel so absent from the entire scene. During my trip, i have been thinking about my story angle and i came up with two ideas. I need your suggestion on the best idea:

Internally Displaced People: Nepal saw a decade long conflict, which has resulted in not only murder and killings, but also displacement of more than 350,000 people from their homes. In the times of conflict, they were forced to leave their homes. Many have come to Kathmandu for shelter, but they have been ignored by the state. I want to write on the issue, and highlight the reasons for state's ignorance, and provide my recommendations on how the situation can be improved. I want to talk to the people who have been displaced, and go to the crux of the problem. I especially want to know the problems that displaced women face in particular. I also want to interview high level officials who are responsible to look into the issue, and understand their perspective on why has the situation not improved even after 4 years of end of the People's War.

Dowry System: Although dowry system is said to be deeply rooted in Indian culture, it has its waves in Nepal as well. There are many Indians who have migrated to Nepal. Majority of them have by now acquired Nepalese citizenship. These are the people who practice giving and taking dowry. Millions are spent in a girls' wedding, and it is parents' responsibility to collect the demanded sum of money. Parents work towards it from the moment a girl child is born. this is the reason that the birth of a girl child is lamented, most of the times. So, i want to write about this system. Do people collect dowry basically because they think they are superior since they gave birth to a son? Or do they do it to show the society that they are respectable and the bridegroom's family is willing to give a huge sum to have their daughter in the respectable family. Also, i want to study why do parents give dowry after all? Are they scared that if they do not give a certain sum of money as demanded, the in-laws will ill treat their daughter? Or they try to show to the world that they are well-off and have no qualms spending the sum on their daughter?Or is it for other reasons?

I would love to know your feedback.

Thank you