May they who died rest their soul in peace. Why blame king Birendra for not ruling the country perfectly, while i see nobody has done so, so far. I mean we have to understand that nothing and nobody is perfect. Even though when we mean well, things dont turn out the way we want. Maybe KIng B wanted a peaceful life for us, Nepalese, but the fact is the mediators who stood between us, janatas, and him were corrupted. Little did he knew that the trusted ones were going to stab him from back, but I appreciate what he put through by giving democracy to us. We also need to understand that just because some of us love our king does not mean 'slavery' in any way. Many years later, today also we face racism or better casteism. Why do we hate 'Ranas'? Those who were brutal are long gone and now there sons and daughters are facing a faceless hatred from people. This is so crap. What Rana sashan has contributed and late king and queen has contributed to us and to our society is very important, esp to our generation. And just so the origin of maoism came after democracy came, after they saw that even the people who has a good idea of democracy cannot give Nepalese a true democracy. Right way didnt click so they chose a wrong path, and all we can do is see where it leads. King Birendra was great, his personality, his charm and his intelligence just added a great glory to our country. About his fatherhood, no father really want their son to be trashy but if a person is exposed to drugs and other things, he cannot do anything. He was a good father, we can see that by looking at other two kids. A person should not judge anybody's life, it might happen to you , how do you know the future?