Since I started it, I would venture again to put in my rambling thoughts to this interesting thread. I feel honoured that Peter Karthak himself chose to visit to respond to some of our thoughts, wondering and inferences. I hope other writers and reporters will do the same in some future discussions. The subject of "jaat-paat" remains to be an intensely discussed in Sajha. Behind the cyber names, including myself, the diaspora is even vocal in showing the same narrow minded attitude towards jaat paat as it is prevalent in Nepal. The only difference being that some educated people have a different set of frontline teeth to show while there is no real mind change in attitude even in diaspora when it comes to a jaat paat issue. The same narrow mindedness hatred of "jaatpaat" is carried to a place like New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Texas and Toronto, and so forth. Even there seems to be a struggle going on in sharing the loot among those who are at the helm of the power. You can feel the venomous words targeted to bahun cheetri when you visit a Newar or a Newa organizations and vice versa. And, this is not limited to these castes only; others freely chime in as well in their selected words in this free for all topic. While they all advocate for social equality outwardly, at the same time they would unhesitatingly address in the sycophantic words like "baksiyos, khaisyos laisyos," and "hajur or raja", etc., to certain castes not out of respect from the heart but more out of age old caste consciousness and perhaps flattering. And, there are the so called educated or elite people who profess the democracy but at heart, again, "jaat paat" seems to be the prime driving factor even in their public decision making affecting others. The rampant practice of "jaatpaat" is number one social enemy in Nepal that is now fully infected to politics and administration. If Nepal is to be a fulbari of all castes, and continue to maintain the harmony of the multi-ethnic fiber in its true sense, why only three to four castes or groups in Nepal continue to dominate the mainstream of the Nepali politics and administration and grow even further? The same group ruled before democracy and the same group is ruling now. If you look at statistically, even during the last 15 years of so called democracy, mostly the same select groups or castes have prospered. Why hasn?t the successive administration paid much needed attention to include more from other castes into the mainstream? The answer to this question is perpetuation of the "jaatpaat" based politics and administration. Almost every major action in Nepal is taken with prejudiced view of caste in mind, obviously to benefit those select groups. Every time there is a list of appointments in Nepal or when you see a list of who is where in a government post, and when I see the make up of the administration, a question pops up in my mind. Are there only a few select castes in Nepal who continue to get the ghee to the extent of choking their own health and also to the detriment of the country?s health? The diaspora suffers from the same ill and their views are reflected in Sajha discussion. The country is pushed to near hell situation due to continuing practice of "jaat paat" politics and jaat paat prejudiced administration, which seems to be the number one ill that we need to remedy. IF there was really peace, prosperity and good governance in the country, and a great majority of the countrymen, not just a few select groups or castes, were being benefited, then the credit would have automatically gone to the make up of those who are and were at the helm of power. Unfortunately, it is NOT so when you look at the events of the last few decades. This select group, based on caste bias is in majority in running the country, has hopelessly failed. In view of the aforementioned rambling thoughts, I find Peter Karthak?s above referenced article very timely and interesting. If you live and Kathmandu, one has to be either on the receiving end or fully blind not to notice the "jaat paat" bias prevalent in every sphere of the administration. "Jaat paat" is everything as it appears. The caste group mentioned absence from environmental friendly Badamatam Company is interesting. If you have a termite, an immediate treatment is needed before it eats up your whole house. With my apology to Peter, as he may not have meant it the way I put it here. I, as his ardent admirer and reader, take the liberty to draw my own inference in light of aforementioned situation, that Badamtam Company offers a management good model to try it out or at least there is a hint in it that we ought to pay attention to. Thanks to all the discussants here; I have learned a lot from your postings. Also, I am thankful to Peter Karthak whose article led me to participate in the discussion on this important topic.