Thank you Nispaksa ji and DGji, First a disclaimer to the readers. By mentioning Kanak Mani Dixit, I was not singling him out, hai ? Was just a chance reference to his widely circulated email which is also posted in Sajha. Next, while I think the "madhyamarg" in Nepal has been terribly out of touch with unfolding realities and the course of history, I am not making a sweeping generalization of Kathmandu based intelligentia. While the mode of expression used by all look similar, that is, sounding middle, there is a good section of once dormant left becoming more and more vocal and visible. A subset of that section was recently singled out by Kamred Baburam Bhattarai on the expense of being ridiculed by our Kunsang Kaka !