Dadagiriji, you seem to go for a healthy debate. So here are my more thoughts. According to the constitution, Nepal is a multi ethnic, multi-culture country. I am not asking for a chittha or a lottery for all posts among the different groups in order to give an equal representation. I do not think anyone is asking to give a representation to an ethnic group just for the sake of representation only. The fundamental question I am raising is: After all these years of democracy in Nepal (12 years plus and 30 years of so called party less one-party soil suited democratic system), why there are no other groups represented in these various decision making slots in the government? And the likely answer to this question raises even more questions. Why were they not made to take up these posts? Isn?t it the state?s responsibility to provide equal opportunity or at least the environment to all of its citizens so that they can participate in the nation?s affairs? Why should these posts remain limited only to a certain few castes? The RB Governor is just a case in point but that is only the tip of the iceberg. Yes, of course, the one who is best qualified should be in that post or any posts for that matter. No question about it. Then the question comes why are many of the ethnic groups not represented in the country?s administration? Did they NOT prepare themselves in the last 12 plus 30 years of democracy or where they kept behind deliberately, or even the important question is ---should not the state have done something to bring them to the mainstream of the administration? All well-meaning Nepalis who want to see Nepal progress in the long term ought to be thinking about the answers to these questions. We only have to look at the various statistics and the answers to many questions lie in there. I don?t mean to say it has to be ethic groups vs. others but it is the state?s responsibility to see that some groups are not alienated while only a few continue to prosper and participate in the affairs of the nation. If the state does not take steps to prepare other groups to participate, we may have the same situation in years from now too by when who knows it may have to face an ethnic strife like the one in Sri Lanka. There is a deep dissension in the group as to how the successive government has treated them. As we have seen it, to attract the various groups, the Maoists have packaged many of the just demands of the ethnic groups. I doubt these dreams can be realized without first preparing the bases for a sound education from the ground level up. It is the state?s job continually neglected so far in long term planning whoever is in power. To stay positive, there is an enormous source of energy, hitherto sidelined, that can be effectively channeled through participation of various ethnic groups in the nation building. We don?t want to continue to put all the resources to strengthen only one or two parts of the body. The result would be disaster in the long run. I agree with you that you cannot divide the posts along the caste or ethnic lines. As it has happened now and has been happening in an imbalanced way, there is need to make a course correction before it gets into an explosive situation. To bring all underrepresented groups to speed, a foundation needs to be prepared whereby the need for education is realized. If we call ours a democracy, then it is the responsibility of the state to prepare all of its citizens, but unfortunately, it is not happening because the state is being run by a few of those? I don?t want to belabour the same point. I think you got my point. Thnx. Jhilka