I have had similar discussions with my professor of Eastern religion class where I had to learn Buddha as being “born in India but now in "present day Nepal". I don't think that does justice to us because.....yea at that time neither Nepal nor India was united. So, how can these Indians simply claim Buddha being born there? It was really sad because Nepal was mentioned only once for a second and never after that. Even when they talked about Hinduism ......everything was basically based on India and only India....Nepal is the only Hindu country...yet not once ..the professor mentioned about Nepal. But i guess its more appropriate for them to tell Nepal having the history entied more to Nepalese history perhaps...yet it seems so obvious ..when we have heard cases where Indians have claimed Mount Everest to be in India....Also, I have noticed that when we talk of music.....Nepal also has its own tunes of flutes and so does Pakistan or other Indian subcontinents of other instruments…but then they generalize it as “Indian Music”. How unfair is that? Is it just because of India being the most powerful country?? I am not trying to begin yet another India- Nepal war….but you know jus trying to come down to the nitty-gritty…..I jus feel that in so many ways….our identity is overshadowed by the Indians. Well, at least that’s how I have felt from my experience……..