Reminds me of a saying used to describe die hard Anglophiles in post-independence India: Angrej chalagaya, lekin isko chod ke gaya. Looks like we have a similar case of Panchayati blues here on Sajha. In case you missed it, the system is dead. Kaput. Nostalgia wont change a thing unless you are willing to go to Nepal and run for office. Perhaps promising a return to this really great system that even the Panchas dont seem to want.