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and does not violate the norms of the
constitutional monarchy) and uphold the
spirit “Rashtriya Mel Milap,” the policy
of the late B. P. Koirala that brought the
King and the parties together.
SANJEEV M. SHERCHAN,
nation weekly | MAY 30, 2004
ASIA SOCIETY, NEW YORK
Genesis of leaders
SWARNIM WAGLE’S TAKE ON
Nepal’s leaders (“Leaders Classified,”
Writing on the Wall, May 23) was an interesting
read. He seems to have a sound
grasp of Nepal’s modern political history.
But what about a closer look at the
genesis of individual leaders? Sher
Bahadur Deuba, Girija Prasad Koirala,
Madhav Kumar did not shoot to stardom
overnight and a lot must have gone
into their emergence as national leaders.
Perhaps Mr. Wagle can help trace
where the fault lines lie—why did these
gaints fail when it mattered most: post-
1990? Perhaps it’s the parties’ undemocratic
traditions, Nepal’s own deeply
entrenched feudalism, or perhaps it’s
the leaders’ failure to educate themselves
to the requirement of modern
leadership. Or a combination of it and
or more? A similar piece on Nepali
monarchy would shed light on the
people’s leaders even better since they
do not operate in a political vacuum. So
far, my knowledge of our kings is based
only on social studies books in the
school curricula.
PRABIN PRADHAN
BHOTAHITY
TIKU GAUCHAN’S “LUNCH
Hour Rush” (May 23) is a welcome
breather in a newsmagazine that gets
overly serious at times. Give me my food
before you give me food for thought.
SUSHMA SHRESTHA
MAHARAJGUNJ
I WAS PEEVED WHEN I LEARNED
that a national glory like Ram Man Dai
is facing acute housing problems (“Ram
Man Dai” by Sanjeev Uprety, Arts and
Society, May 23). Both the municipality
and the government should be ashamed
of the fact that he received no compensation
after his family house was seized.
Why are such people mistreated?
BASIC KATHET
TALCHHIKHEL
LALITPUR
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