In the last 5 years or so, I have been to Nepal 6 times and each time I have realized a degradation of almost everything in Nepal. Of course there is the degradation of political mass which is evident to everyone. But what has made me sad is the degradation of our culture and historical monuments.

I took a walk from Gugeshowri to Pashupati through the steps and saw a lot of beautiful old buildings and temples along the way in complete ruin. The beautiful Bishworup temple is in a very bad state. There are sellers selling water, wai-wai, chips and candies every 20-30 meters on those steps. I understand people want to make money, but there are places where it should be done and where it should not. Everything in Nepal has been neglected. The garden in Gaushala that belongs to Pashupati where there is a sanskrit school for bhramins used to be lush green with many trees of different species. Now most of those big trees have been cut to make some money. I heard that someone wants to make an amusement park in Bhandarkhal. There are many beautiful old houses (100-200 years old), built during Rana time around Naxal, Durbar Marg being torn down to build a concrete building.

My point is, Nepalese see or give importance to nothing these days in Nepal expect to money. All they care is about how to make money. They are ready to destroy anything that was part of history, or anything as long as there is money to be made. The culture within people is dying. Sometimes I get a feeling that people have lost their identity and are just floating around.