Nepal Bhasa faced a decline during the Shah era when this language was
replaced by Khas Kura (later renamed Nepali) as the national language
and after the introduction of the "One nation, one language" policy of
King Mahendra. The then Royal Nepalese Government spent a lot for
Sanskrit education and a Sanskrit University was approved during those
times—although Sanskrit is virtually not spoken by anyone in
Nepal—because Khas Kura's roots lie in Sanskrit. There were very few
resources available then for even primary-level education in Nepal
Bhasa. There were no programs broadcast in Nepal Bhasa in the state
radio, Radio Nepal. Even after programs in Nepal Bhasa began to be
broadcast, the language was referred to as "Newari", a term considered
derogatory by Newars. Even today, there are no programs in Nepal Bhasa
in the state television, Nepal Television, although it broadcasts a
Bollywood Hindi movie every Saturday (although it is used as lingua
franca in Terai, Hindi is mother tongue of less than 1% population in
Nepal) and often Pakistani serials (in Urdu) as well. The Supreme Court
of Nepal has also banned any use of Nepal Bhasa even for trivial
matters in official purposes of any part of Nepal. These factors have
led to a resentment among Newar community and a feeling of "second
class" citizen in one's own state.