Chyamekancha and others,

If I were a Madhesi and I have to live together with people like you whose hatred and arrogance against me is triggered by the slightest move, I certainly would like to have my own and separate country.

Fortunately, there are neither only people like you nor only easily breakable Madhesis in Nepal. There are enough tough, self-respecting and Nepal loving Madhesis and enough sensitive and justice loving non-Madhesis in Nepal to create a Nepal cared and shared by all.

As for the idea of a single state/province of Madhes, it should be considered as a STARTER, not an END, of the bigger debate of restructuring of the state of Nepal for managing it’s social and economic needs better.

In my view, a faster economic growth of the whole country should be the FIRST and the LAST objective when we restructure the state. Everything in between should be acceptable.

A single and greater Madhes as an autonomous state does not make economic sense. It is unbalanced and impractical. What will be a balanced and practical structure is for Constituent Assembly to brainstorm for 2+1 years and decide.

The idea of ethnic republic also similarly impractical and too primitive idea for today’s Nepal.

Its impracticability is clearly visible in the following ethnographic map of Nepal.

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