Confused Soul i agree with you in many things.  Nepal has been manipulated by corrupt politicians, shahs and rana regime. The elite ruling class of Nepal have never thought of Nepal except for their own benefits of their party and their own kind(nepotism). It's not only Newar that have lost newari scripts and bhasa. Even other janajatis have lost their many culture and bhasa. It is mainly because due to Sanskritization which the high caste ruling class was trying to make Nepal into Asali Hindustan. They had very narrow mind in how to bring Nepal forward. By instilling Indian priest at the Pashupathinath temple, varna(class) system in Nepal became worsen. I learnt from one of the text that the fire at one of the office in Singha Durbar was intentional where variety of treaties and important scripts were collected and kept for safe keepings, later only to be consumed by the fire. All this has to be accounted for and keep any individual responsible for. But rest be assured that People's Party have begun and will continue to fight for the people.

JPEG · Jun 6, 2009 2:39 PM

I totally agree with you in this case, it is not only newars...but all people suffered.."It's not only Newar that have lost newari scripts and bhasa. Even other janajatis have lost their many culture and bhasa." I still remember reading sanskrit when i was in school...when i had no chance to study my mother tongue.. you are yes, dead right on that singha durbar incident..it was done purposely.. But i have no political affiliation nor political aspiration..I just want people to be aware of history..How nepali people suffered..and i want them to be aware politically Nepal Bhasa has undergone continuous change through time. The language can be classified into old era and new era language. Although there is no specific demarcation between the two, mid-Rana regime of Nepal i.e. around 966 to 1061 N.S. is taken as the period of demarcation between the two. Modern Nepal Bhasa is the most Indianized of the Tibeto-Burman languages. It has had many centuries of contact with neighboring Indic languages. Ancient era The earliest known (dated) document in Nepal Bhasa is called "The Palmleaf from Uku Bahal" which dates back to 1114AD (235 NS) . A few lines from the script read छीन ढाको तृसंघष परिभोग। छु पुलेंग कीत्य बिपार वस्त्र बिवु मिखा तिवु मदुगुन छु सात दुगुनव ल्है। which is a general discussion of business transactions. This document dates from Lichchhivi period. Hence, it can be inferred that although the official language of the period was Sanskrit, Nepal Bhasa was already in use. Medieval era The language continued growing in the Medieval period, and enjoyed royal patronage. Noted royal writers include Mahindra Malla,Siddhinarsingh Malla, Jagatprakash Malla etc. An example of the language used in that period is provided by lines of Mooldevshashidev written by Jagatprakash Malla धु छेगुकि पाछाव वाहानतिलहित बिया हिङ लाहाति थाय थायस which is a description of Shiva, and the use of a tiger skin as a seat for Shiva. The language replaced Sanskrit as the administrative language during this period. Dark ages The language faced a setback after the unification of Nepal in 17th century, as the language of the hill people became the court language. Furthermore, the literature and scripts of the language were put into shadow during the 104 years of aristocratic "Rana rule" (1846-1950 AD). During this time, legal documents written in Nepal Bhasa were declared unenforceable and any evidence in Nepal Bhasa was declared null and void. There was no state support thereafter. During the autocratic Panchayat rule of King Mahendra, which followed the coup d'êtat that deposed the democratically elected bodies of Nepal, a new policy of "Ek Bhasa, Ek Rashtra" (One language, one nation) was enforced. This policy made Nepali language the only state language, and the other languages were in shadow as "ethnic" or "local" languages. The implementation of this policy made Nepali the state language. The continued primacy of the language over 30 years made Khas or Nepali language the lingua franca as well. Oher languages, including Nepal Bhasa, were cast aside, as the population could not use it for official, educational or legal purposes. Renaissance era The era between B.S.1965 to B.S. 1997 is considered as the renaissance era of Nepal Bhasa. During this era, people like Pandit Nisthananda Bajracharya, Siddhidas Mahaju, Jagatsundar Malla, Yogbir Singh Kansakar, Shukraraj Shastri, Dharmaditya Dharmacharya started writing, translating, educating, and restructuring the language. The publication of a modern grammar, reader, and children's story books by Shukraraj Shastri, translation of the ancient epic Ramayan, writing about the morals and ethics by Siddhidas Mahaju, "education in mother tongue" movement by Jagatsundar Malla and other literary activities in the era marked the renaissance. Also, research on the language began in this period. It was proven that this language was a Sino-Tibetan language and not Indo-Aryan language (as was believed) in this era. Also, the renaissance marked the revival of the word "Nepal Bhasa" to name the language rather than the Khas imposed term "Newari". Some of the lines of Siddhidas Mahaju(N.S.987-N.S.1050) read as follows सज्जन मनुष्या संगतनं मूर्ख नापं भिना वैपलेला लपते ल वंसा म्वति थें ल सना वै which state that even a moron can improve with the company of good people just like even a drop of water appears like a pearl when it descends upon the leaves of a lotus plant. Modern Nepal Bhasa A lot of writers and thinkers have contributed to the modern form of Nepal Bhasa. These include Chittadhar "Hridaya", Durga Lal Shrestha etc.. During the Panchayat era, under the slogan of "एक देश, एक भाषा नीति" (one nation, one language), Nepal Bhasa (and other languages of Nepal) was prevented from being broadcasted in Radio Nepal or other government media. As the Government did not allow private broadcasting in Nepal, this prevented the language from mass media. Also, the term Newari was used to address the language instead of "Nepal Bhasa" which met fierce criticism and resistance. This marked the beginning of Nepal Bhasa movement. Instead of using mass media, people started producing audio cassettes. Also, the first Nepal Bhasa movie "Silu" marked the beginning of movies in Nepal Bhasa. Nepal Bhasa movement aimed to end the one nation, one language policy. Some lines from the famous poet Durga Lal Shrestha of this era are as follows घाः जुयाः जक ख्वइगु खः झीस्याःगुलिं सः तइगु खःझी मसीनि ! झी मसीनि !धइगु चिं जक ब्वैगु खः which translate as "We are crying because we are wounded, we are shouting because of the pain, all in all we are demonstrating signs that we are not dead yet". The restoration of democracy marked the privatization of media. Various concerned people and organizations are working on the development of Nepal Bhasa by themselves. Nepal Bhasa has several newspapers, a primary level curriculum, several schools, several F.M. stations (selected time for Nepal Bhasa programs), regular TV programs and News (in Image TV Channel), Nepal Bhasa Music Award (a part of Image Award), several websites (including Nepal Bhasa wikipedia) etc. Even after the restoration of democracy and the Loktantra revolution, the state owned media address the language as Newari. Also, after the Supreme court banned the use of Nepal Bhasa and any other language of Nepal in any administrative activities, Nepal Bhasa movement merged with other languages movements to fight for the right of language.    

confused_soul · Jun 6, 2009 3:08 PM

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.

confused_soul · Jun 6, 2009 3:15 PM

The maoist revolution was just a tool by the people to ride by to kick the monarchy and the elite ruling class of yesterday. Now the real people movement have begun. So just keep your finger cross. It be the people, the janajatis who be the Champion of the nation who will bring Nepal forward. Jai Nepal.

JPEG · Jun 6, 2009 4:08 PM

Yes, I would like to thank maoist leader for getting rid of monarchy and elite ruling.. But besides that even maoist are political party, power hungry..without ethics..using tactics of intimidation..giving birth to YCl and now we have so many student henchmen groups like youth forum n all..They just don't have enough qualified ppl to run a party. But the most, i really hate idea of asking for this rajya and that rajya...This will only lead to disintegration of our country...I am sure just like me there are lots of many nepalese people who have totally lost faith in the political system all together.. all those jan jatti leaders,,madesh leaders just want piece of pie...even by sake of dividing it...I don't know of any political leader who contributed to their own society.,,all r there only for kursi....none of them contributed to their own society... I just want all people who are well educated all newars to contibute their own society..political parties are no good....all those @ssholes jaan jaati leaders shud rather focus their energy into upliftment of their own society then to ask for this rajyaa and that rajyaa ma ta newar daju bhai lai affai kehi garuu bahnchu..and I ask same to other people also..from all ethnic backgrounds... all the political parties have only bahune leaders of the worst kind...who have no ethics...atleast get some with ethics and naya bichaar dhara if u ever wondered how all those maoist leaders got away from the judicary system is due to all tehi corrupt ppl who were pushed into judiciary sytem... anywez maoist leader shud still be prosecuted for war crimes that they did commit...    

confused_soul · Jun 6, 2009 4:33 PM

Don't worry.. Maoists party is now history.... everything has been revealed after that sakhtikhor video was released...... Maoists are doomed.... they can never come back.. they are simply just a party run by bahun mentality like Prachanda and Baburam.. these are only firente people.. their roots are in inida.. not nepal.. so they do not love Nepal at all.. that's why they play simply games.. eerywhere they play games and spoil everything.... this is evident.

Ved555 · Jun 6, 2009 5:00 PM

 Very good website and pages on learning nepal bhasa..Although very basic..it provides easy way to understanding it..Highly recommended..for beginners. http://www.college-junction.co...

confused_soul · Jun 7, 2009 2:55 PM