Sd_Man, I am not good Nepe in writing political stuffs. However, I can not stop writing while seeing your very valid and logical questions as a continuous discussion on present political crisis/imbroglio. The current trend and rapid polarization of the Nepali politics is because of the combination of both causes that you put forwarded, i.e., partly because of the Gyanendra's aggressiveness and power greediness and partly because of the people's awareness due to the rapid progresses in education and communication sectors during the bounded-democracy (we can call it as a constrained democracy) period after 1990. However, the former reason has more points than the later because, if Gyanendra was not so power aggressive, general people, even if educated, might remain neutral for some time. Above these two reasons, I see Maoists war also as a major reason. We hate Maoists activities. We all are against their inhuman and insane acts. We condemn their acts in the strongest words possible. In the same time, we also want to solve Maoists problem peacefully and we see them as a political force. Against Gyanendra's bullet solution, Nepali people want to settle Maoist problem peacefully and, even they are ready to give and take to settle this case. From the experiences of failed negotiations between Maoists and Governments, all we know clearly that Maoists won't lay down their guns in the present situation. Only the election of constituent assembly and republicanism can bring Maoists out of their gun path. We want to solve Maoists problem as early as possible --- so the rapid polarization and republic slogans in Nepal. Talking about the relevance of monarchy system is being faded out soon --- simply being out of date. As you mentioned, monarchy never became belief or so-called symbol of unity in Nepalese history. It should have been thrown away along with the Rana Regime. We are already about 60 years late and we fell into the list of World's poorest countries. This is because of the monarchy. However, even under the present crisis, reports say Nepal is better than Bangaladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan in the rank of failed state. If we all work together to make a better Nepal, we will get rapid progress because more than 60% Male and around 30% Female are literate now (the figures just 10 years back were horrible). People's awareness level has been drastically increased. We just need now a clean and a good leadership. I hope current political crisis will give birth of a good leadership. Lets start talking about the restructuring Nepal and start of the new era together with the ways to overthrow Nepal's monarchy. Increasing people's awareness, collective participation, ideological campaigns and collective voices surely bit the monarchy and we and our children and grand-children will be free from any kind of royal slavery. There are a number of problems that caused present situation. Education is one of them. Racial discrimination and inequality are another reasons. Male dominated social structures and inhumane traditions of some Hindu activates have added fuel for other castes or religions to rebel. There all are fueled by monarchy system. That's way monarchy is the 'symbol of crisis and problems'--- not the 'symbol of unity'. Geographical re-structuring, political re-structuring, social and cultural revolutions and economic activities will make Nepal a better place within a short time span. Before this, root of the problem, the feudal and autocratic monarchy system should be demolished and Maoists should be brought under the democratic republic system. Sorry for long post. ---- OK