Dear friend MadDoGG,

Don't put yourself in the shoes of the maoists and try to be independent before commenting. if you put on the green glasses, you will see everything green.


I am talking about the maoists behaviour. If you are not in Nepal now, you might have heard about the double standard of the maoist leaders. Activists are padlocking the kantipur publications and leaders are in favor of free press. Nobody has stopped Maoists from opening their own publication house and show example of free press and fair publication, if they find Kantipur, Samacharpatra, Himalayan Times, Himal, Samaya, etc favoring India, America (and whatever they think..........).

In the Nepalese context, Mandale is not any particular person or a group, it now represents the character and set of behaviors. Definately, the word was coined during panchayat regime. A section of the society supporting the panchayat regime was named mandale because they did not accept free press. They tried to shut the mouths of people who were not in their favor, particularly in favor of their actions. Do you find any difference between the actions of the Maoists now and that in the panchayat regime? You may try to justify maoists' actions saying that they are working for the benefit of the people and to wipe out the feudal shah dynasty. I know that may be true. But in a civilized society, it is unbecoming to show your fist and force every follow whatever you think right or wrong. Let them make their own judgement, let them think and let them decide. so, think about it before going for one or the other (i mean, royals or maoists). They are two sides of a coin.

Thank you