Striving for Urban Space: A Case of Street Vendors of Pokhara, Nepal

Street vending is an important component of the informal economy a city. It forms major base livelihood for significant proportion urban poor. Embedded with conceptual, theoretical, and methodological realm anthropology right to city, this article assesses vendors’ striving subsistence livelihoods amidst increased rigidness local authorities towards them in Pokhara. Based on qualitative data collected through ethnographic fieldwork carried out market centers Pokhara Metropolitan City, documents struggle women street vendors against challenges posed by metropolis authority their police, customers, shopkeepers. As captured stories, they strive these support livelihood. Their ceaseless space undertaking practices continues. The tireless engagement coping adversities created different agencies indication that have been claiming certain kinds rights over City.