i dont think janjatis r only about quotas, also dont think this quota concept is to bring dumb ones in and smart ones out. it was made effective by non janjatis who make majority in the governemnt. actually it is the term inclusiveness that has engulfed whole bureaucracy of nepal. it is hot subject. even institutions like nepal army feels an obligation to declare thier ethnic ichlusiveness n shows it up in thier website. maoist received huge number of manpower from fighters to intellect leaders following this mantra. BP koirala had to deal smartly in eastern nepal after ranas were uprooted where the military commanders of eastern janmukti senas were vehemently declaring autonomy, he has written it in his autobiography.

about ethnic federal setups, guess u guys hav not been in nepal much or must hav seen only ktm as nepal, try to go around annapurna next time u will have to pay taxes to magarats. go around kanchanjunga or taplejung, same thing but to limbuwans, maybe bhojpur or khotang, deal with khambuwans, try rasuwa find tamlasings. it has already happened, theres no denying this reality. good or bad, dont know, all i am saying is it has already begun. n two major party supports this concept of ethnic fedearlism, thats it. i aint judging or giving my opinions, i aint expert.

well, take red indians of US same as ethnic tribes of nepal who officially falls under janjatis, they all celebrate world indegenous day together which is on ninth of aug every year, it is held at dasahrath stadium in ktm, if u dont know.