Hear! Hear! Ashu, Many people have this fallacious notion that throwing around big names somehow gives extra legitimacy or credence to their argument. Somehow this Abhi Subedi article reminded me one this one essay in Mahendra Mala or something by Tara Nath Sharma. He, too, was at one time denied the US visa, I think. Karma Rana sounds like the reincarnation of this mate from Australia who was always raving and ranting about one thing or another here some time ago.