Anil Shahi, I disagree with most of your points: 1. The root of most of Nepal's ills is feudalistic, repressive and hierarchical system that has given precedence to INEQUALITY in Nepali society. Monarchy in Nepal stands at the centre of this system. You can not blame monarchy only for such ills. Don't you think such ills are existed where there is no monarchy? It is more related with social, cultural, religious and ethnic ill practice. It is the Nepalese monarchy who introduced Muluki Ain to eradicate such ills. 2. We have seen autocratic rules of one form or the other for 220 years and they ALL have not only failed us miserably on almost EVERY front, but have promoted and perpetuated elements that guarantee failure. What front are you talking about? Have you read history of Nepal from 2007 to 2017 and 2047 to 2059 also together with Panchayat era? Why to blame monarchy only? 3. 30 YEARS of Panchayat is no exception to #2. That is why people went for change with all aspirations and hope in 2046. By the way, there are many good side also during those 30 years which can not be overlooked. 4. Monarchy has NEVER had faith in the people -- they have placed their utmost faith on the Royal Nepal Army, rather than on the people at large. Therefore, they give higher priority to FORCE and COERSION rather than to the WILL OF THE PEOPLE. Monarchy always have faith in the people but never had faith in the leaders of political parties who are always running behind the CHAIR (not committed for the benefit of people). Army is just an instrument of power and which was under the elected PM after 2047. If the PM could not use the army in accordance with the constitution then that is the ineptness of that PM. 5. They have served to do well ONLY to a particular class of people -- those close to the Royal circle. All this while almost COMPLETELY ignoring the vast majority who are the poor and the needy. They might not have served the inetrests of political parties but they are always committed towards the national interests. 6. Their heavy reliance on hierarchical system that promotes and perpetuates prejudice based BOTH on caste and class has been the major source of INSTABILITY in Nepal. Coerced stability can only go so far and do so much that it actually brews reasons for instability in the long run. Do you think the instability in Nepal during democratic era and also start of Maoists problem is also due to monarchy? 7. Paticularly the Panchayati era had little respect for ethnic and linguistic diversity in Nepal. In the name of nationalism, forced homegenity based on ONE language and ONE religion exemplifies their utter disrespect for vast majority of the population. This, again, has been a major source of tension among the people, therefore inevitable instability in the long run. I think one language and one religion is binding factor for national unity and national integrity. But other religions and languages were also equally respected. The degree and amount of religious and ethnic problems following the 2046 is much more than what it was in Panchayat era. 8. Absolute monarchy in Nepal has exausted all the resources, time and energy in consoloditating it's ownpower, which has left very little to be utilized towards developemnt and empoerment of the people. Could you be more specific - how?