N Gorkha wrote: "My question is why the hell did it take 18 months for you to put the proof"? ****** Very simple. By temperament, I am NOT someone whose habit is to put up newspaper articles about himself or newspaper articles written by himself on Sajha for the world to see and read. [If I were to adopt that habit, Sajha would be a very boring place!] Since Nepe hurled the accusations at me time after time, I requested him, after some time, to verify his facts and publish the truth on Sajha. That was a FAIR request. I suggested him to read Kantipur of 2 April 2004. He did not. I suggested him to get in touch with Guna Raj Luitel at Kantipur. He did not. I also suggested him to get in touch with Kunda Dixit. He did not. Instead, he repeatedly FAILED to do his due diligence, and, in this public forum, went on hurling accusations at me . . . convinced that he was right after all. Surely, as a somewhat known poster with a traceable identity, I could take his bullshit up to a point in good humour, after which I had to start fighting back. I mean, what would you have done if you had been in my chappal? Think about that. If I don't defend myself here, who will? Especially when I know that there are many people in and out of Nepal reading these postings. Hence, at last, after having patiently EXHAUSTED all the possibilities that would have allowed Nepe to gradefully backtrack from his virulent accusations, I had to make my move. And I did that: by posting the report. which effectively exposed Nepe as a liar. Sure, Nepe being Nepe would fight all this, and would come up with his usual clever tricks to confuse readers. But what is NOT in confusion is this: That he is a liar. And it's been proven. But what is NOT in confusion is this: That he is a liar. And it's been proven. So that's that. Now, Nepe can write gazals and do his song-and-dance routine and try to charm his way back on Sajha. And that's fine. The case is closed. oohi ashu