Yesterday (January 26, 2006) PBS (Public Broadcasting Service, the BBC of the US) had a National Geographic program on surviving monarchies around the world. There was a small segment on Nepal. There it talked about the history of Shah bansa, the Royal massacre of 2001 (gave the official story-line along with commentaries from Kunda Dixit and Puskar Rana?), and showed a footage of Paras’s sister’s wedding to a Nepali aristocrat who graduated in computer science from UCLA. Chairman G gave a brief interview. Some of his quotes (no kidding), · “I am like a father figure to Nepali people”. · “Nobody has told me that monarchy is not relevant in Nepal. Nobody”