"Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759) Anilji, I almost missed this thread, but let me congratulate you and other organizers/participants of the DC rally for standing up against the atrocities committed by both the King and the Maoists. I very much agree with you on the meaning of rally--no matter how small or big a rally might be, what matters the most is the cause one is fighting for. I don't have much to add here nor do I have any intention to get into a pointless argument with someone who is just so hard-headed; nonetheless, let me just point out what Hari Roka recently wrote in the Nepali Weekly: "... सन् १९६० को 'कू' पछि कालापानी क्षेत्र भारतलाई सुम्पने र सन् १९६५ मा उसैसँग गोप्य सैनिक सन्धि गर्ने राजा महेन्द्र तिनका आँखामा महान् राष्ट्रवादी देखिन पुग्छन् ।..."