Khan, Your opinion might not be always true, particularly in viewing the groupism among Newars. Newars are divided based on their profession, and each of them do maintain high dignity on whatever they are for. A prajapati feels equal proud to say him so, as a maharjan or tamrakar does, because all of them know that they have inherited a unique profession and culture that is needed for the society. The society is formed in a way that every groups need every other group to fulfil their needs but they rarely need outsiders. Those who do not understand this interdependency of newar subgroups and how the entire newar community is formed to be a solid integrated system of different sub-systems confined through their professions reinforced by their own unique culture, they do grow up a lot kind of negative feeling. They tend to bully, criticize and make fun of the aesthetic of newar society. I agree, there are some division and feeling of upper/lower casts among newars, which is not as bad as in the past. Pode, chyame, jugi, naye etc. who were not allowed to touch water in the past, are being welcomed to seat in the same row of sukuu bhoye. Yet, the level of discrimation is not perfectly gone but they are going to disappear soon. Newar groups and subgroups did never display any extreme hate or isolation among themselves. Gahugoro, I have not read the book yet, the book seems a good one. but I can smell some mis-representation and wrong interpretation of newar societal values in the book as Tri-ratna manandhar dai pointed out. However, the authors hard work is highly appreciable. I do agree with your answers too. Perhaps we both are talking the same.