Until then, religions will continue to divide humanity in the same way as they have done for centuries. Ignorance is the basis of intolerance…. ( borrowed from a net article ) How the interim government has announced that Nepal is a secular state which does not make the hindu in nepal less hindu … but still the other biased policies remains. All this also needs to be changed, from reducing number of Hindu holidays, to adding others religions religious day declared as holiday ( 2 holidays for each religion in Nepal, just a thought ), to not using the “nepali” or khas language as compulsory or the 1st language, etc.. Please do not look for offence when there is none, my friends. Just cause happy the country no long proclaiming it a Hindu state does not mean against the religion. Nepal staying a Hindu kingdom would have been dammed by its southern neighbor (big brother, a more fitting word would be big dada!! if you know what I mean.) Dada expects all the other neighboring countries around to move on their thoughts, image, morals, etc.. and not to be better then them… just look at the interest of the hardliner Hindu politicians in big dada towards Nepal. For that reason of being a Hindu state some or most Indians, always very eager to associate or say people from Nepal and them are the same but they won’t associate or say that people from Bangladesh are the same with them. Go figure. A case of seeing what is not there, stubbornly saying a box and a triangle is the same. Everyone wants to have clarity in regards of country, religion and race. Ask a Malaysian Indian Muslim person, is that person an Indian? “Yes “will be a reply. Hindu Indian? That person will reply, “No am a Malaysian by national, Sindhi Indian by race and a Muslim by religion“ proudly. A person from Nepal if says is a Buddhist or Christian, etc.. apart from Hindu the reception is not welcoming from others, even from their own fellow Hindu country women/men. Thinking that the person who says is a not Hindu is trying to be someone else then what actually is when overseas or blasphemy if said in Nepal. A slow movement to hindunize (is there such a word?? no seriously do not know) the whole nation by claiming a “Nepali “ new year. Non-Hindu of Nepal being hypnotized to think that they are Nepalese by race when there is no such thing as a Nepalese race!! Even if argue that when say Nepali/Nepalese is referring to the citizens of Nepal. Why then celebrate the Nepali/Nepalese New Year?? Is being a good citizen mean to celebrating/observing a Hindu harvest festival. " Nepali bha ehra Nepali new year na man nay???” Why should people observe it when not one’s religion beliefs ???!! Just because of being called “Nepalese“??? People in and out of Nepal are yelling their lungs out calling for democracy in Nepal, yet those in power or the vocal mass deliberately call a Hindu festival Nepali new year without thinking that in Nepal there are Buddhist, Kirat, Muslims, Christians, Bonpo and many others religions. Why not the new year of Gurungs, Yolmos, Sherpas, Manangs, Tamangs and many other Himalayan ethnic people called a Nepalese new year, which are Buddhist/Shamanistic/Bonpo based? What about the Kirat also?? What about the Muslim new year, there is for those who did not know of such a New Year? Lets forget about respecting them, when the world views us we want to be known or seen only as Hindu. In the process if the rest of the others population is viewed as Hindu, it’s too bad! Is what imagining who ever is in the government of Nepal said or is saying when in power. That’s democracy for all the people of Nepal in and out of the country!!! The holy cow not to be kill or eaten imposed to all other non-believers, why again??? Look at Malaysia or Indonesia, despite being a Muslim country non-Muslim are not reframed to eat pork. Yeah pork is not holy some may argue but the Muslims majority they don’t eat pork the rest of the non-Muslims minority are not reframed by their government state policies or seen as a sin or crime?? Don’t point out the bad points of these countries, every countries has some, learn the good not the bad. Those who want to argue on the bad points go/come to sahja.com a place, people of Nepal in or out of Nepal go/come to bicker about of who is bigger by caste and creed. Who are the original people of Nepal. Who is more educated. Why everyone must know the so-called “Nepali” language or speak it properly. Why the girls wearing revealing cloths when overseas and being shameless? (Who died and made one the moral educator!!!! Why are ones’ moral the best!! Girls have a right to wear what they like or behave and one should stop hypocrisy by not ogling with drooling mouths and raise it as a topic in a forum as can’t get the image out of one’s mind due to lust rather then being shocked!!). Who they have as friends or getting along with for justification for self or need to be unlabelled and what not. Who really made the country? Who contributed to the country, etc….. not forgetting Nepal should stay a Hindu kingdom said with such arrogance!! There is a small agenda in this writing won’t deny that. People from Nepal all over the world especially to the Hindu of Nepal, no attacks intending intentionally nor unintentionally do note that again. The Indian dada saying “ ahray bai, India or Nepal toh ek hi heh na”… do you really want to hear this??!! The point making is there is to too much emphasis on differences in Nepal, quoting “Until then, religions will continue to divide humanity in the same way as they have done for centuries “. Then why the hell am I making so much of noise about government policies about Hindu festivals, etc… most people may say and even call this person a fool/confused/out to make trouble. Patients my friends, there is another more important point… just because Nepal “majority” is said to be Hindu, does not mean that all are Hindu and celebrate/observe “ Nepali ” new year, Tihar, holi, etc… ignorance to others beliefs, culture, language, etc... and only assuming or glorifying one’s religion or one’s people or one’s language or one’s beliefs to be correct in a country or world will lead to intolerance…. The need to be one is always mistaken to eradicate others or change/convert others to follow what one is following. Hope we have learnt some things about ignorance and respect, although some may think that I’m ignorant and without any respect for writing this also… irony, ha ha ha… The weekends are near so time to enjoy with ones’ friends and family which always brings a smile and warmth… Cheers!! May Allah\God\Bhogawan protect and watch over all of you and may Sakyamuni Buddha’s teachings guide you all my friends… For all those whom do not believe in religion/god may your right judgment guide you all… lets do the right thing and not let our ego win.