tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post9128528366284328025..comments2022-10-30T02:14:16.890-07:00Comments on Chiya Pasal ko Ganthan (Chats at the tea shop): Three Years AfterHoratiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188844016125644659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post-41285372444960011802011-06-18T17:36:04.858-07:002011-06-18T17:36:04.858-07:00I remember that poem well from school, Akash Bhair...I remember that poem well from school, Akash Bhairab; and your take on the institution of monarchy is spot-on. Thank you for the comment.Horationoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post-51734315438059582252011-06-18T10:18:23.697-07:002011-06-18T10:18:23.697-07:00Your poem reminded me of an old poem entitled Casa...Your poem reminded me of an old poem entitled Casabianca which starts off with "the boy stood on the burning deck---.<br />The crown "in the heart of the true Nepalis" evoked memories of the boy who steadfastly stood by while the ship was burning. Though many did not personally care for this particular king, the monarchy was an institution that helped Nepalis come together and preserve our myths ( with all its shortcomings) even so that our psychological health would remain intact.Akash Bhairabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post-40087207253052644162011-06-18T06:33:00.632-07:002011-06-18T06:33:00.632-07:00Re the above 2 comments:
(a) My take on the milit...Re the above 2 comments:<br /><br />(a) My take on the military is that they are under political control. If not, governance becomes a military dictatorship; and the military is never designed to rule, only to eliminate elements designated enemies of the State. Did the NA, and the RNA in its previous reincarnation, ever have full political support? The jury is still out on that one.<br /><br />(b) The monarchy needs to come back if there is an useful space for it in the polity. If a constitutional monarchy can unify the country and serve as a symbol of national sovereignty, Nepal needs it. Period. Incidentally, Cromwell beheaded Charles I, not drove him out. The ex-King here did not go through either process. He left of his own accord and remained in the country.Horationoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post-33061525078964714532011-06-17T05:47:23.934-07:002011-06-17T05:47:23.934-07:00The way politicians are (mis)ruling the country ,I...The way politicians are (mis)ruling the country ,I would not be surprised if the crown comes back again in one form or another,much as King Charles returned after Cromwell drove the monarchy out in 16th century England!Govindnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post-32579986009479403662011-06-16T18:23:57.918-07:002011-06-16T18:23:57.918-07:00What is telling is the role of our military. Madel...What is telling is the role of our military. Madeleine Albright writes in her memoirs that during the Bosnia crisis, as US ambassador in UN she questions Joint Chief Gen Colin Powell in the White HOuse situation Room, "What are we saving this superb military for, Colin, if we cannot use it?" Why indeed did we have all those king's army for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293872509981147958.post-22750077881537851472011-06-13T20:14:29.521-07:002011-06-13T20:14:29.521-07:00Not only very poetically expressed but with the ad...Not only very poetically expressed but with the added attribute of prescience. Bravo.MR Jossenoreply@blogger.com