for some reasons-- and i am pretty sure it's not just me-- i have found that communist leaders seem to be more cognizant and their arguments, be it democratic or otherwise, sound more cogent. (NOTE: i believe that an argument does NOT necessarily has to be agreed with by majority in order for it to be RIGHT) with that note, i have found following personnels-- in nepal-- to have strong oratory skill: 1) Late Madan Bhandari (i heard him just once though but that was good enough for me) 2) Pushpa Kumar Dahal aka Prachanda in congress, without a shadow of doubt, it has to be Pradeep Giri among non-political personnels, i find Kamal Mani Dixit's speeches and writing--pretty attractive to my senses. in academia, to me, Dr. Minendra Rijal is a living encyclopedia. he may not be greatest of the orators, but boy, he seem to "know" everything. Disclaimer: my view is strictly based upon my own personal observations. there could be several other better orators and talent that i have not noticed, and if it's true, i ask for an apology for missing them. no offense! :-) LooTe