Posted by: Eagle5 April 1, 2008
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bejace, 

Being a newar it is not a bad idea to open the website to provide information about newar caste, culture and civilization. However, you have to be sensetive when you state lines " when we speak of Nepalese civilization, we can only mean Newar civilization". It shows your knowledge about history and civilazation is pretty poor.

If we talk about nepalese civilization, we can go back to Kirat and beyond that. You might want to know and explore more on " INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION" and " VEDIC CIVILIZATION", that flourished in Indian Subcontinet, which includes India, Pakistan, Srilanka, Bangladhes and some part of Russia, China and Afganistan too. Newar - or Malla came to valley lonmg after  these civilization evolved in the region, during only 12th century. They may have done significatnt work in KTM valley. But at the same time, rest of nepal were also emerging. Malls influence outside the valley is not that significant that we should buy Newar Civilization is the Nepali civilization. Again, your statment provide strenght to those who likes to say " KTM newar does not know out side the valley-aka " KUWAKO BHAYGUTTO".  KTM IS NOT ONLY NEPAL!

My suggestion for you would be open up your eyes and try to rise above from " caste" mentality. Your type of statement will provoke the people outside your caste line unnecessarily.

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