Panchayat – Everybody who had a similar agenda with the Royal palace “got along” and didn’t get harassed or busted. There was unity in a sense, at least there was a sense of law and order and there being a sense of someone being in control.

Trying to democractically sit as gentlemen and ladies and write Nepali constitution that is all inclusive. Trying to find a consensus. Considering Nepal is so rich with so many different ethnicities and religious flavors, there is a lot of room for synergy.

Despite all of us being Nepalese, the political process didn’t feel all inclusive. This created the perfect environment for Jan Andolan 1 and 2 and finally for the Maobadi insurgency.

 
The scenario described in this thread:
http://sajha.com/sajha/html/index.cfm?threadid=93761
 

The more diversity you have, the harder I think it takes to find things in common with to get along. You have to make more effort to get along. This is why people with very different backgrounds have a harder time in marriages and cultural assimilation.

 

This is Nepal’s great challenge. How to find common ground across race, religion, gender, etc and not letting our differences split the nation into chaos.

When there is too much diversity then either the population needs to be enlightened enough for there to be a healthy democracy. Or stability is brough on by force like in fascist governments and dicatotorships.