TO BC

Regarding your response "ok then GIVE BACK ALL THE LANDS THAT WAS ENGULFED BY THE GOVT SO THAT THEY CAN FUND THEIR OWN FESTIVALS. THE DEAL WAS TO FUND FESTIVALS IN RETURN FOR LAND------> AND NOW THEY WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY TOO ? THE QUESTION HERE IS FOR FUNDS NOT ANIMAL SACRIFICES. THEY TOOK ALL THE LANDS FROM GUTHIS IN RETURN FOR FUNDING THESE FESTIVALS ABA AYERA NA GUTHI KO LAND CHA NA GOVT LEY PAISA DIYAA CHA. That is like giving the middle finger to newari society."

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"Yeah again GIVE BACK ALL OF THE LAND THAT THE GOVT. TOOK FROM NEWARI GUTHIS THEN WE CAN TALK"

Instead of countering my points, u have raised a whole different issue and diverted the scope of debate. It is very distracting. I think i have written above regarding guthi land and government. I don't know much about it but i know ur way will not slove the problem. it will create new ones. the cost of handing back outweights the advantages. Once again, Idon't see why u don't like the idea of local community and local government to have more decision making power to local fares like festivals and jatras that are best known and understood by the local people, not lawmakers in Sighadurbar. I also don't understand why u don't like my point when I say the Central government should keep its distance from detail discussions of issues that unique to a demography.  My theory was fund but stay quiet. Let the lower levels work out the details.  

Regarding ur comparision with NYC to Katmandu regarding budget allocation is childish. Dude KTM has been getting the most budget already. Historically, it has been getting the most. Don't u know that we have been trying to move away from "KTM"-centric problem solving mentality? More Nepalese tax money goes here and has been the case since the conception of budgeting in Nepal. Unlike KTM,  NYC is much more independent. They are affluent and pay more taxes and tarrifs, get less from Federal Government, yet keep on thiving. And that is the point i am trying to make. Become affluent and be less dependent on central government for local needs and for local fares. I don't think NYC would ask for whole lot of Federal $$$ to fund their "Little Italy" Fiesta or other significant day that part of the NYers celebrate for historic and cultural reason.  Let's also be careful to compare KTM and NYC because Nepal and US are very different like apple and orange, not necessarily in that order though!

Government has limited resources (which in any case is a scarce commodity). So I proposed an affirmitive action type of plans for guthis, and wadas or VDCs to host the festivals/jatras, keeping in mind that all guthis and wadas/VDCs are not alike. Some are doing relatively well to others. So governemnt should fund accordingly channeling money from Central level(Finance Ministry) to High level  (Ministry of Culture) to District-level (Municipality/VDC) to Local level (Wada/VDC) to community (Guthi or other organizers). Information flows both ways. Resonsibilites are shared and authority is decentralized. 

I think it is a better solution than "give the land back and then we talk" type of solution.