Shyamu you are 100% right.Not the Malla king but Nepal should embrace the idea of republicanism.I am not saying this because of any emotional outburst and I wasn't simply looking for some channels to express my frustration towards the present monarch for any personal reasons.It is unfortunate to see some of the contribution on this thread has become an engine for some narrow minded caste extremists.This has nothing to about the caste agenda whatsoever. The suffering of tortured Nepalese souls are not going to get better by writing "autographs" and displaying the hollow nautanki of popularity at this point and to the parties ---->throwing rocks on a stationary bus on the streets of Kathmandu and organizing pointless julus and sabhas isn't going to bring down the monarchy--->you so called democratic forces are most responsible factor in inviting this chaos and violence--->and you the maoists simply closing down schools and killing innocent brothers and sisters of ours isn't going to deliver us any good either. history mainly about Shah lineage.What history hands down to you shouldn't you ever accept it without convincing yourself.Truth is truth.And only truth shall make you free.We Nepalese have never been free because we have simply accepted himalayas of lies about our past.Yes,simply dwelling in the long gone past and postulating theories about history won't lead us to any solid ground but to build the future with no knowledge of past isn't possible either.