I disagree with you, why do you think Nepal would have been different? How has India become totally different from what it was before British Rule. It became better, the whole area was united into one area (sad part was west india and east india broke into pakistan). India is now moving more to 2nd world than the third world. Most of their roads are developed,Most part of Mumbai actually looks like a metro in the west. Education is high, entertainment industry is amazing. The amount of things they export and manufacture is also amazing. Yet each indian has their own root and culture. A culture that has been present for hundreds of years, can not be just whiped out by a single country colonizing it. The british in India became more accustomed to Indian Culture. Same goes to Nepal. The area now called Nepal is as old as the area now called as India. We have the same rich history and customs as like the indians do. So if the british did come and colonize Nepal, yes we would be under their rule for awhile, but we would still have our own kingdom, even if its a puppet governemtn (we're so used to having puppet government, that we wouldnt even be bothered) The british would have made Kathmandu the Mecca of the HImalayas, that was the only reason why they snatched darjeeling from us because they wanted a coolerspot near the himalayas, since india was all hot and stuff. Just imagine, JUST IMAGINE, NEPAL COULD HAVE BEEN LIKE HONG KONG. It is smaller than India, It is hot and cold, would have been a perfect place for the british. The himalays would have protected them from China. And our people would have been more educated. Our living standards would have been higher. And obvioulsy the british empire was bound to fall, because of the rise of AMERICA and stuff. They would had to give up Nepal or we obvioulsy would have fought for independence. By then we would have produced great leaders. Our culture and religion would never have been erased becaue ifyou look at any of the countries the british ruled, the indegenious culture and never disappeared, it became stronger and even became fused with western culture in some way, that it made it BETTER. So please don't keep saying things like we have so much pride. By the way our country is going downhill, tell me what our pride is really about? If you are a nepali and living in America, and you say you are so proud of your country and have so much pride, THEN GO BACK AND TRY TO CHANGE IT. Don't hide here, indulge in western tradition and yaap about how much you love your country and the people. If you think that, then your just damn ignorant. And I'll tell you something, I'm nepali and I live in the states. But I don't really ahve any pride anymore because that country will cease to exist in matter of 50 years. And no, we wont be invaded, we would be devulged by our own people. We will make our self cease to exist.