Nepal Study Center / Liberal Democracy Nepal Project
Dr. Alok Bohara

http://peacejournalism.com/ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=1022


I also talked about the Liberal Democracy Nepal project. The LDN project brings together political leaders, policy makers, civil society members, and the grassroots level people within a common forum (on the web) to discuss and comment on issues related to promoting liberal democracy in Nepal. We define liberal democracy broadly to mean a system that values regular elections, multi-party system, social justice, protection of ethnic and political minorities, and the rule of law. The LDN project also intends to publish a journal two times a year. The LDN project is very proud to have received an endorsement by an intellectual giant like Noam Chomsky of MIT. This project is a result of collaboration between the North American Diaspora and the Nepal Study Center.

I also notified the audience that the LDN idea would be discussed extensively by the North American Diaspora during a meeting with the Nepali Ambassador (HE Mr. Shrestha) in Washington DC (January 29th, 2005).

(The power point did not work so I had to do the presentation extemporaneously.)
From the floor, an audience member expressed his uneasiness with the word liberal in front of the word democracy. I gave several examples as to why it was important to demonstrate that the concept of democracy was an evolutionary idea and the word ?liberal? is not meant to diminish the universal ideal of democracy.

I also read about this on NAC's website here. :
Exploratory meeting with HE Ambassador, Mr Kedar Bhakta Shrestha
http://www.nepalcouncil.org/News_detail.php?newsid=26
It includes link to the presentation regarding Liberal Democracy Nepal Project.

Scene: 1

Place: Nuwakot

Time: Election Day

Political worker: Ye...Hamra neta Arjun Narsingh KC lai vote de hai...nabhaye...!!!

Voter in the line awiting to vote: Lohani le 100 Rs didaicha euta vote ko lagi, timi harule kati dincha? 150 dincha bhane Congressi lai vote dinchu...

Voter2: Ye.ma.le lai vote khasalyo bhane jagga jimin paiincha bhanthyo..kaha 100 rupaiya ko love ma arulai vote halne??? Ma ta ye male lai dinchu.

Political worker 2: ...Saa.le ke bhancha yo? Hami vote khasalchas ki tero ghar sar jalidiun? Purai diun sojhai talai..yamaraj kaha...khurukka hamlai vote haal.


Scene 2

Place: Washington DC USA

Event: Conference on Liberal Democracy in Nepal

Shirish yaar... that was a good one... you didnt speak a word exactly..... sometimes silence speaks louder than word .. good attempts ... i could picture both scene....
can i add one more....

Scene 1:

Place: biratnagar ward number 14

Time: two days before election.

1 neapali janta: khai yes pali ta k vote dine babai..... sabai vrastachari... bibikhina... uranthaule mancheharu matrai utheka chana.... ma ta vote dinna ba!!

2 nepali janta: Aaaapuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.... k bhancha yo aamali hau... vote bhaneko ta amulya (jasko mulya nai hudaina) cheeze (yummy) ho.... vote the dinai parcha... aba chor nai chor chumab ma utheko cha bhane... sabai bhanda thorai chori garne chor lai vote dine ni..... sabai daaaka haru chan bhane sabai bhanda thorai daaaka garne lai vote dine ... sabai vrastachari chan bhane..... sabai vanda thorai vrastachaar garne bhudi saaaaaano bhako (slim) manchailai vote dine.....

1nepali janta: hoina babai.. vote bhaneko amulya cheesse ho bhanchau .... aba ... amulya cheeze pani kasaile.. chor .. daaka .. vrastachaari lai din huncha ra??????

3 Nepali janta: hehehehehehehe..... ta yo tapali k bhani linu huncha.... (picchhha...paan thukdai) .. amulya cheeze gharma rakhnu hunna... chori daka llagene bari sambhabana huncha.... ta ma k bhanchu.... tapai goyena bhane .. tapai ko vote arule chori garera dei haalcha... (pichha thukdai)... feri bazaar ma aille ramro bhau pani mili ra cha....

Scene 2

Place: Washington DC USA

Event: Conference on Liberal Democracy in Nepal