Is King Gyanendra becoming more and more a butt of joke in Nepal these days? 1. Read how Balaram Bania makes fun of him in today's Kantipur, repeating Maharaj and Maharaj. Maharaj doesn't sounds like King in his writing, but sounds more like something funny: http://www.kantipuronline.com/nepali/kolnews.php?&nid=52522 2. And, lately too many cartoons have appeared here and there which made fun of our Maharaj!