HERE ARE FEW LEESONS NEPALESE LEARN FROM HISTORY - NOBODY KNOWS THAT WILL HAPPEN OR NOT BUT WATCH OUT..

The first lesson that Iran's predicament teaches Nepal is not to act in haste and repent in leisure. Young Iranians protested for about three months before the downfall of monarchy in 1979. But they have been repenting and dreaming for a just, equitable and a free society to re-emerge for the past three decades.

Lesson number two: The want for more freedom, more democratic space, freedom of press, bigger role for the civil society, devolution of power, etc. is not a crime but people must first make sure that even the little that they already have isn't lost in the procss of yearning for more.

Lesson number three: The 20th century is full of case studies in which the vaccuum left by the monarchy has been filled by radical and sinister elements almost all the time resorting to dictatorship rather than democracy. They have killed far more people in the name of "new democracy" or religion than under the previous "totalitarian" regime.

Lesson number Four: Just by having a republic, hoping that all the country's problems would suddenly vanish away is a sheer nonsense. Most of the time the country's problems have nothing to do with the monarchy and can exasperate with the collapse of law and order situation.

Lesson Number of Five: Just two Kings ruled Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty yet the impact of its downfall has been devastating for the people of that country and for its neighbouring countries. Nepal was not even born as a nation until a King of the Shah dynasty unified the country as a single entity. There is very little basis to imagine that Nepal will be truly "democratic" once it turns into a republic.

source:nepalnews.com article by preeti koirala

this is what i support:

- i support if nepalese people want to kick king out by the democratic process and not by guns to satisfy terrorist agenda.
- i support federal out look of country and more decentralization and rights for people but not in the lines of race
- i support the maoist as democratic force if they lay down thier weapons and prove me wrong by getting majority in fair election.

Hmmmm....preeti koirala is wrote the article....wonder how she is linked to the octagenarian PM Koirala? Though some of the points seem plausible, I doubt about the many case studies of monarchy in the 20th century could be viewed thru the same eyeglass as for nepal...there might be parallels ...but then there are many differences in our context. If missy preeti is trying to woo people to believe the contents of the article i am quite sure it won't go a long way....I am 'preeti' sure about it.

well, definately you are correct.. there are differences but people of nepal need patience and discipline ..we need to establish correct process and methods only then we can insure stability and equal right.
handing powers to extermist - doesn't solve the problems of nepal infact it creates chaos..and we all know how people are in nepal..

Again people need to change their attitudes in personal level and respect eachother freedom of speach, freedom and rights - which maoist are not the best example.

this is what we need.

I am on the same page with IMI

I totally agree with IMI's second posting.