Good to know that most of us agree to the sentiments. I would love to see what a madhesi friend has to say on this topic.

K.C. jee's article is very informative, I just wished it had embraced the madhesi community more. The gist of the article might be to unite people but the approach seems very separative. It's not me vs you, it's US.

Pire, your points are worth considering. I would even venture on saying that Madhesh should get more focus from the federal government, significantly more. But first and foremost they should be given the dignity of a common Nepali citizen.

Deepak554 I am not sure where you got that conclusion from. As far as I know those vendors knew maithili and local dialects of Gaur. Few might have been from India, but I hate to break it to you, most of those madhesi vendors are our own Nepalese.

half_kattu, had the "khaires" treated me like how I treated Madhesis, I wouldn't have continued living in US. Believe me we were much worse. And yes, coming to US made me realize it more, not because of how I was treated, but seeing so many cultures and races and being exposed to an open media that discussed the prevalent race issues made me aware of what we had back home was racism.

One last thing I want to add is whatever the motive maybe I admire the fact that the largest party of Nepal clearly pointed out that One Madhes State is completely unacceptable. If they change their stance I would lose whatever remaining respect I have for them.

Vote for One Nepali state.