Nepe, There's a fine line between democracy and anarchy. Sarup does not fit in with your politics. You can't live with this fact. You have to find a way to ridicule her. That is why, it was to your political advantage to appear helpless in front of her attackers who threw some one-sided personal stuff against her. You know, I know and everyone else knows that Sarup's personal life is NOT anyone's business for it to be discussed in public. Yet you went ahead, with a tinge of self-embarrassment, and shared bits of "tabloidy news " which concerned her. It's easy to kick someone when that person is already down. But wait, you do NOT want to alienate her too much. Like Sears, the retailer, you have to show your softer side too. Hence, you issue this spineless statement: "just in case Kamala-jee visits the thread- to let her know that I discourage indecency." By saying that, you end up with a twofer. You get to add your kick on her back, but, unlike others, you also appear to be patting her. I mean: Wow. What a show. Spinelessness does not get better than that! This is all I want to bring to the attention of Sajha people. As for democracy allowing criticisms, I agree with you here. ****** Unlike you, I accept the existence of pro-King people in and out of Nepal just as I accept the existence of anti-King people in and out of Nepal. Acceptance here does NOT imply wholesale approval, but that Nepalis have political diverse beliefs. But I also think that any responsible and democratically-minded Nepali's challenge is NOT to praise one side, and paint the other side as evil (you guys can do that all the time in New York and DC, but we are the ones who have to live with the mess in Nepal day in and day out . . . we are the ones whose lives are directly affected by these advarsarial relationships), but to get both sides to start talkinbg with one another, make compromises and get moving in this country that is Nepal. Is that too much to ask? Is our life doomed to refereeing this jhagada for ever? On another note, I think the existence of Rajabadis counterbalances the excesses of Repubicans, and vice versa -- and that is just great. To Sarup: Carry on with your whatever beliefs. Fell free to change them often, if you wish. It's all right for Murai Raj Sharma to engage in political activism in New York. It's OK for you too to write and speak for the King. It's OK to believe in things you want to believe and stand up for what you want to believe. The mistake is to fall for anything. oohi ashu