The smothering fire in the South
While the political parties, leaders and power centers in Kathmandu are celebrating their promulgation of interim statute, the smothering fire in the South threatens to rip apart Nepal's nascent republic dream. The leaders and the so called "rebels" of yore are more interested in allocating for themselves the post of Speaker and Deputy PM, while the Terai region threatens to separate from the "Hill" centric approach to divvying up power.
Bandh cripples life in Terai
Himalayan News Service
Biratnagar, January 16
Normal life in the districts of Terai region was affected today due to the daylong general strike called by Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) putting forth a number of demands, including marking election constituencies on the basis of population density. The Forum had called for Madhesh Bandh stating that the interim constitution did not guarantee the basic rights of Madhesi people.
I don't know how seriously the politicians are taking the threat, but it is significant. I received an email from the someone called Rohit Adhikari (out of the blue) that had links to madhest related issues. Let me show the links and how serious the issue is. The grievance are very relevant on determining how to move Nepal forward. Unless these leaders wake up, they are in for a rude shock again, and Nepali people will continue to suffer. It may be inevitable that this should happen because I have observed deep-seated hatred in the people of non-madhes areas against those in Terai. There is suspicion and assumption to lump them with Indians. The fact of the matter is that they are as Nepali as anyone else. The color, or the language, or the accent should not create rifts that are going to tear Nepal into million pieces. You can just check discussion related to this issue in sajha.com and you will see the ascerbic comments and name-calling people resort to instead of sane discussion.
The truth is that India is changing and its attitude has been molified as its stature in the world has increased, and it has shown a willinness to assist Nepal, unlike its condescending treatment before the April movement. Only with partnership with India and brotherly relationship can Nepal and India both move together in a progressive path. Unrest and distabilit in Nepal is not in the best interest of India, and its leaders understand it very well. So it is time to move ahead in the 21st new century based on new realization of mutual dependence and symbiotic existence.
I urge all Nepalese to check these links to gauge for themselves the gravity of the situation.
http://madhesh.com/blog/index.php
MADHESH.COM site receives very large number of hits everyday and has turned out to be extremely popular for holding discussions, checking news about Madhesh and and providing other relevant materials pertaining to Madhesh. Despite approx. 14 million population of Madhesh, there are virtually no media providing news and other information about Madhesh and letting people of Madhesh voice their opinions. And therefore people of Madhesh found MADHESH.COM as a breeze after centuries of asphyxiation under government's censorship, neglect, oppression, bias and propaganda. This also provided the chance to people outside the country to know realities about Nepal and Nepalese government and its cruel, inhumane and racist policy and oppression of Madheshi.
http://freemadhesh.atspace.com/
Top reasons to make The Republic of Madhesh
1. Our land has been and is being taken by these hill migrants. The conspiracy has been and is underway to expel native Madheshi from own land (in the name of land reforms, resettlement and other things). They have almost taken Chitwan and Jhapa from native Madhesi people, and they are targeting the rest. By making The Republic of Madhesh, we'll get back our lands.2. All high-ranking officers and CDOs are Pahadi, and they have been ruling us for 2 centuries. By making The Republic of Madhesh, we won't be slave of these Pahadis.3. Most of the jobs have been given to Pahadi, whereas Madheshi are jobless and unemployed. By making The Republic of Madhesh, we'll create a VERY VERY LARGE number of jobs, so that all Madheshi can be employed.4. They live in our land, they eat our food, yet they despise us and our children by calling Madheshi, Phohori, Marsiya, Dhoti and so on. By making The Republic of Madhesh, we don't have to be victim of their despise.5. By making The Republic of Madhesh, we people, our wifes and sister, won't have to live in the terror of these Pahari police and army.6. We will not have to earn for them and pay them, to make roads, bridges, canal and new cities in the mountains, and leave Madhesh without any development. We can utilize our money and make Madhesh far developed with our money.7. We won't have the identity crisis. We can claim to have our own country, The Republic of Madhesh, and we'll be simply know as its people. We won't have to try hard to fit in Pahadi stereotypes, convincing people "oh, I'm Nepali", and people replying "You don't look like Nepali, do you have citizenship? Did you come from India?".
http://madhesh.com/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=25
Not division, but return from Nepalese colonization
Aazaad on 10 January 2007 - 12:07
For centuries, the ruling classes in Nepal have been using their cleverly selected words to manipulate history, segregate Madheshi and other ethnics from mainstream, and to send wrong messages to the world. For example, they chose 'kamaiya' rather than using word 'slave'. They would defend themselves and evade world's attention, by saying those enslaved people are 'kamaiyas' not 'slaves'. The truth is if we look at the essence, not merely at the word's spelling or phonetics, 'kamaiyas' were in the worse form of slavery. They were not only robbed of their land, and forced to be slaves; but generations after generations they had to be slaves. Even owners could sell or exchange them. And with their clever tactics, the ruling classes were able to keep them as slaves even in the 21st century, while the world remained unaware of it.
Let good sense prevail.
Bandh cripples life in Terai
Himalayan News Service
Biratnagar, January 16
Normal life in the districts of Terai region was affected today due to the daylong general strike called by Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) putting forth a number of demands, including marking election constituencies on the basis of population density. The Forum had called for Madhesh Bandh stating that the interim constitution did not guarantee the basic rights of Madhesi people.
I don't know how seriously the politicians are taking the threat, but it is significant. I received an email from the someone called Rohit Adhikari (out of the blue) that had links to madhest related issues. Let me show the links and how serious the issue is. The grievance are very relevant on determining how to move Nepal forward. Unless these leaders wake up, they are in for a rude shock again, and Nepali people will continue to suffer. It may be inevitable that this should happen because I have observed deep-seated hatred in the people of non-madhes areas against those in Terai. There is suspicion and assumption to lump them with Indians. The fact of the matter is that they are as Nepali as anyone else. The color, or the language, or the accent should not create rifts that are going to tear Nepal into million pieces. You can just check discussion related to this issue in sajha.com and you will see the ascerbic comments and name-calling people resort to instead of sane discussion.
The truth is that India is changing and its attitude has been molified as its stature in the world has increased, and it has shown a willinness to assist Nepal, unlike its condescending treatment before the April movement. Only with partnership with India and brotherly relationship can Nepal and India both move together in a progressive path. Unrest and distabilit in Nepal is not in the best interest of India, and its leaders understand it very well. So it is time to move ahead in the 21st new century based on new realization of mutual dependence and symbiotic existence.
I urge all Nepalese to check these links to gauge for themselves the gravity of the situation.
http://madhesh.com/blog/index.php
MADHESH.COM site receives very large number of hits everyday and has turned out to be extremely popular for holding discussions, checking news about Madhesh and and providing other relevant materials pertaining to Madhesh. Despite approx. 14 million population of Madhesh, there are virtually no media providing news and other information about Madhesh and letting people of Madhesh voice their opinions. And therefore people of Madhesh found MADHESH.COM as a breeze after centuries of asphyxiation under government's censorship, neglect, oppression, bias and propaganda. This also provided the chance to people outside the country to know realities about Nepal and Nepalese government and its cruel, inhumane and racist policy and oppression of Madheshi.
http://freemadhesh.atspace.com/
Top reasons to make The Republic of Madhesh
1. Our land has been and is being taken by these hill migrants. The conspiracy has been and is underway to expel native Madheshi from own land (in the name of land reforms, resettlement and other things). They have almost taken Chitwan and Jhapa from native Madhesi people, and they are targeting the rest. By making The Republic of Madhesh, we'll get back our lands.2. All high-ranking officers and CDOs are Pahadi, and they have been ruling us for 2 centuries. By making The Republic of Madhesh, we won't be slave of these Pahadis.3. Most of the jobs have been given to Pahadi, whereas Madheshi are jobless and unemployed. By making The Republic of Madhesh, we'll create a VERY VERY LARGE number of jobs, so that all Madheshi can be employed.4. They live in our land, they eat our food, yet they despise us and our children by calling Madheshi, Phohori, Marsiya, Dhoti and so on. By making The Republic of Madhesh, we don't have to be victim of their despise.5. By making The Republic of Madhesh, we people, our wifes and sister, won't have to live in the terror of these Pahari police and army.6. We will not have to earn for them and pay them, to make roads, bridges, canal and new cities in the mountains, and leave Madhesh without any development. We can utilize our money and make Madhesh far developed with our money.7. We won't have the identity crisis. We can claim to have our own country, The Republic of Madhesh, and we'll be simply know as its people. We won't have to try hard to fit in Pahadi stereotypes, convincing people "oh, I'm Nepali", and people replying "You don't look like Nepali, do you have citizenship? Did you come from India?".
http://madhesh.com/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=25
Not division, but return from Nepalese colonization
Aazaad on 10 January 2007 - 12:07
For centuries, the ruling classes in Nepal have been using their cleverly selected words to manipulate history, segregate Madheshi and other ethnics from mainstream, and to send wrong messages to the world. For example, they chose 'kamaiya' rather than using word 'slave'. They would defend themselves and evade world's attention, by saying those enslaved people are 'kamaiyas' not 'slaves'. The truth is if we look at the essence, not merely at the word's spelling or phonetics, 'kamaiyas' were in the worse form of slavery. They were not only robbed of their land, and forced to be slaves; but generations after generations they had to be slaves. Even owners could sell or exchange them. And with their clever tactics, the ruling classes were able to keep them as slaves even in the 21st century, while the world remained unaware of it.
Let good sense prevail.
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