Rahul Vai wrote; "परमेन्द्र भगत जस्ता नटवरलाल का नि प्रसंसकहरु रहेछन । खुशी लाग्यो । " I am delighted that you are happy, Rahulvai. For the record, as a pahadia bahun who has worked in the tarai and has a number of personal and professional friends from the tarai, I SUPPORT Paramendra's RIGHT to free speech so long as he is not using physical violence to push his agenda. His utterings could be seen as the ramblings of a mad man or as musings of a gifted man. Paramendra alone bears the risks and the rewards -- not any of us. Alternatively, he could be ignored too. So what's the fuss? Why be uncomfortable with his views? Could be saying the truth that's discomforting? It's fine with me if some or most of his 'speech' is offensive to most people. That's because, in a democracy, the only way to counter 'bad speech' is by coming up with better arguments and thoughts, and NOT by ridiculing those who hold disagreeable or even distasteful or even "silly" views. ***** राम्रो अंग्रेजीमा लेख्ने जती विद्वान भनिदो रहेछ, त्यो पनि जानियो । I am NOT a psychologist, but I can sense this "English' issue as a 'frustration point' for you, rahul vai. Here's my ameteur hypothesis. Look, you were one of the Top Ten students of SLC Nepal many years ago, Rahul vai. You thought you were headed for glories. But many years later, here you are -- pouring your raw, crude and bitter anger at the so-called English brigade. What happened, man? Maybe you -- like many, many former Nepali high school and college and university superstars -- NEVER learnt that while schools and universities reward those who can show the best CONSUMPTION of knowledge, the real-world, where we spend a lot of our time, actually values those who PRODUCE ideas, information and knowledge constantly. No production of ideas and knowledge and information, no value? Who cares whether you were ranked 1st in the nation 20 years ago or last in the nation in some academic test? What is important is: What are you doing now? Are you on the way to the top of your profession or are you you just middling along, while disparaging others who have done much better than you in the real world? That is why, in most cases, success in schools -- especially for Nepalis who are good at consumption of books and school work -- rarely TRANSLATES into success in the real-world. Judged by this criterion, Rahul Vai, the members of the so-called English Brigade -- the people you appear to hate so much -- will do very, very well in the real world compared to you . . . because they produce, create and share information, knowledge and ideas. And it's that production that the world values and NOT some quiet consumption. Got it? oohi ashu