It's  vanity for people who until now have felt that they have been living under the shadow of more dominant minorities and thusly thinking that there have been  conspiratorial move by the state mechanism to continue their perceived injustice and social discrimination. In my opinion, this demand of separate states based upon ethnicity is more of a psychological victory against their perceived nemesis than strive for true identity and empowerment. Also, a state for a single ethnicity will act as insurance although they may not have their residence in that state. Even if this ridiculous demand is granted by equally imbecile leaders, the whole states are no more of transitional states of purgatory before further infighting among multi ethnic groups warrants an external intervention.

I am an advocate for decentralization of power and resources. A good system of doing so can be federalism – federal that is inclusive of all Nepalese and will foster a symbiotic relationship among the citizenry. I am trying to be optimistic although every other day despair tries to cloud my whole disposition.