Again Ph.D shaheb, What makes you think that a "Nepali culture" should be protected by the government? And what might this culture you call Nepali be? Can you define it to me? What do you understand by being a Nepalese? What is it exactly that you want your government to protect? No democratic government has a responsibility to protect anything except the rights and freedom of individual. Makes sense? duh! IMI, Lets call Nepal an Islamic state from now on, I am sure you will not oppose. You talk about laws and discrimination...here are some for you: 12 years of imprisonment for killing a cow. Obviously you are not a women, otherwise you might have also wondered why women are not allowed inheritance. And if you are from a different ethnic group...maybe you want to look into how the laws of marriage is defined. And you still want to say there is no discrimination? I am of course assuming that you two did not get your Ph.D in Democracy from the same university...