Our Country Nepal, Our responsibility

Being born, Living and growing up in a country where almost everything we come across
has been going wrong since we gained our senses has always been a matter of disgust
and disappointment for the most of us. It has always been an issue to talk about over a
cup of tea or a bottle of beer that how things are wrong and how things should have been.
But more importantly we have been unable to realize our responsibilities while we are
busier in criticizing the system and cursing our fate for every wrong thing which happens
around us. We never dare to take the initiation to change whatever we deem to be wrong.
We have always been looking forward for someone else to come up and clean the mess
in front of our house. We have always been looking forward for someone else to stand
up and speak for us. We, youth being the pillars of the nation have been unable to realize
our strength but now it is time that the young people take the lead and achieve maximum
benefit from the available resources in the country. Every country has its problems
but by just saying that we cannot get away from our responsibility towards the nation.
When there is a problem then there is always a solution as well. The road to success just
depends on where we look for the solution.
We know that our country Nepal and the society that we live in has many problems.
The social stigmas that prevail in the society have already dragged our country decades
back. The issues like corruption, poverty, human rights, child rights, justice and balanced
development have only been limited to becoming topics to discuss amidst four walls
of air conditioned five star hotel rooms. Plans are made but hardly implemented. What
we don’t realize is that if every one of us is aware of our responsibilities then half of
the problems would be automatically solved. Therefore, the role of the youth as I see in
today’s Nepal is to take the initiation to raise awareness about each of our responsibilities
and contribute in whatever way we can from wherever we are.
With the youth in the lead role, Every Nepali should take a step forward to speak and
act on right and wrong being indifferently fearless of the consequences. “Rome wasn’t
built in a day”. Similarly not everything is going to change with the blink of an eye but
if we keep our eyes open to fill in the pits with our efforts then things will surely change.
What the country desperately needs today is a true patriot, a true leader who has extra
ordinary vision, the ability to see beyond the unseen and the strength in his shoulders
to carry the nation at par with the speeding world. Every youth should be ready to take
that responsibility and lend their shoulders for a better Nepal. Sure enough, there will be
difference of views, opinions, ideas and philosophy but as a visionary leader we must
possess the traits to bring together all the differences and find a way through for the
nation’s welfare. A good leader is a person who stands out and speaks for the people
he or she represents. He or she has the ability and gut to differentiate between right and
wrong. As a youth, we should and we have the courage to strive ahead. We can speak up
for what we think and think for what we see. Indeed there are challenges on our way but
what we must realize is that what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies
within us. It is the youth which has the determination, zeal, energy and time to bring in
radical change in the country. “Together we can and together we shall”. With our efforts
and vision we surely can change things to lead the country into a new era of prosperity
and peace. I agree with motivational speaker Shiv Khera as he says “Either the country
has to change or I have to. I am not going to change but the country has to.”

HIndu to secular state "the confusion still prevails"

During the monarchy the king used to participate in various occassions,jatras, religious functions related to hinduism.In a way he was considered an incarnation of Lord Bishnu and thus was directly connected to hinduism in Nepal. Various Jaatras, functions, religious festivals were considered incomplete without the participation of the king since centuries.  His participation in those functions and Poojas was part of the culture, tradition and identity of the nation and after the declaration of the republic the president has taken over the responsibilities participating in those functions  as the head of state. I wonder what will happen if a person following Islam, Christianity or Buddhism becomes the president of Nepal and he refuses to participate in those functions..! Or even if he agrees to participate in functions like Basanta Shrawan, Mahashivaratri, Bhote jatra, Kaal ratri, will the 80% hindus accept a non hindu during those occasions which carries immense  sentimental and cultural value as well as historical significance for them . There should be a clear directive regarding this thing in the new constitution as well otherwise confusions at that time might result in religious riots and ugly circumstances.

Be grateful to Prithvi Narayan Shah: Historian Panta

At a time when some sections of the politicians blame Prithvi Narayan Shah for failing to culturally unite Nepal, historian Professor Dinesh Raj Panta says all Nepalis must be grateful to king Prithvi who gave them the chance to live as proud Nepalis from Mechi in the east to Mahakali in the west.
As a human being, king Prithvi could have some good traits and some shortcomings and he should be evaluated on the basis of his good and bad traits, says Panta.
Panta has penned 18 books related to King Prithvi as a solo author and over a dozen books as a joint author.
When Prithvi was born in 1979 BS, there were 52 states within the current Nepal’s geography. Had the Gorkha king Prithvi not begun the unification by annexing Nuwakot in 1801 BS, Nepal would not have been able to maintain its independent identity in front of the expanding British empire and the falling Mugal empire, says Panta.
Dr Panta only those lacking study say that Prithvi Narayan united Nepal’s geography but not the cultures. “Had not he united Nepal culturally as well, why would he receive tika from Shakya Kumari in Kathmandu? Why would he conserve cultures and festivals of other areas? Why would the Pandes, the clan of the king’s Rajguru, would accept as Kathmandu’s Bajrayogini as their clan god? ,” asks Panta.
Saying that Nepal was unified with the leadership of Prithvi Narayan and efforts of people from all ethnic groups, Panta says celebrating Prithvi Narayan’s birthday (Poush 27, tomorrow) as the National Unity Day will only raise the dignity of Nepalis and Nepal.
Though something must be done to end the gap between different regions and different classes in Nepal, Panta says, light decisions on federalism and other issues without any serious study could push the country back to the stage before the unification.
Recalling the relevance of Prithvi Narayan’s saying that the country is like a yam in between two boulders, Panta says timely modification in Prithvi Narayan’s foreign policy would help maintain a good foreign policy of the country. It would also avoid a situation whereby leaders give fiery speeches on foreign policy issues but finally give in to the foreign forces.
Currently, Panta is involved in preparing an over-700-page book through compilation and editing of Prithvi Narayan’s letters. However, because of the lack of publishers, the book has not been published yet.
Rather than blindly criticizing or hailing Prithvi Narayan Shah, may all start evaluating him rightly, Panta wished on the occasion of the unifier king’s birth anniversary.

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