What was billed as a definitive 5-party Andolan (which was a subject of a number of Sajha discussions) at Ratna Park has petered out completely. ***** In Nepal and among Nepali societies, there often is a lot of enthusiasm and support to START something, but not much enthusiasm, support and persistence to carry such work to success ONCE it gets started. Then again, especially in failures, lessons can be learnt. And so, my questions to the netas: a) What went wrong with the five-party Andolan that it appears to be in such a disarray? b) What didn't work to make the Andolan a success on your own collective terms? c) How and why did agreement among yourselves break down? d) How would you avoid such mistakes in future so that you achieve the goals you set out for? e) What do you tell your 1000s of supporters WHEN they ask you why the Andolan lost steam? Would you blame your own leadership for failing to think things through or simply blame others? f) What's your next move? oohi ashu