i don't think racism has anything to do with the downfall of democracy or monarchy of nepal. We cannot just point someone at higher level to be bahun or chhetry, and put a thought of racism behind the fall. if you look at social and political culture of nepal, we are very very traditionalist. no matter what, we tend go by what we have been told to. that said, i am trying to say that we follow the same principle that we have been for ever. very few brahmin wants to go into millitary or aviation or farming, very few chherty wants be in production or manufacturing, all vaishayas wants to be either merchant (business) or in agriculture, and sudras they are doing what they are doing.. smithing, factory workers... and all ethnic community outside the varna system are doing what you've said ealier.. if everyone were equal how will you run a kingdom or nation. there has to be a division of labor and accordingly beneficial to all. you only select the best goat or chicken to be cut by a butcher (unless you are KFC). same thing, you only select someone you think can run the nation better, and it always comes through stages and chains of command. if the king or prime minister were to really identify problems, then they'd ahve speak to everyone, but they can't.. so there are ministers and secretaries... i think your arguments should be based on corruption and bribery rather than racism in Nepal. But when talk about changing this concept, we are talking about changin the entire culture of nepal.