Tag: #People's movement
Articles tagged with #People's movement
2006
After 10 years of agonising war, and three weeks of spreading street protests, by the stroke of the midnight hour on 24 April 2006, king…
The role of rituals in royalty
How rituals were used to legitimise Gyanendra’s reign after the palace massacre and in Nepal’s transition to republic
A decent person
B P Koirala’s famous advice to fellow Nepalis was that they should not necessarily strive to be great. “Just try to be a decent person,” he used…
Pradip Giri, the passing of an iconoclast
Pradip Giri, eminent Nepali intellectual and politician passed away on Saturday, aged 74, after a prolonged battle against cancer.When we went…
Last Days with BP Koirala
From right to left: BP Koirala, his nephew Naresh Koirala, wife Sushila and sister Bunu on the balcony of Naresh’s apartment in Hong Kong in…
Nepal’s cycles of revolution
Photo: SAGLO SAMAJWhy is Nepal in a state of perpetual revolution? Why do leaders who have suffered and sacrificed so much for the cause of…
Stop complaining, start contributing
Whether you see the glass as half empty or half full, it is time to take action and move ahead
One moment 30 years ago today
Min Bajracharya’s iconic photograph of Durga Thapa, 22, as she leapt up during a victory rally on 9 April 1990 to shout “Long live democracy!”…