I chose to write about Nepal because I want to understand its history on a deeper level and contextualize an upcoming visit to Nepal later this year. I will be traveling to Kathmandu and Pokhara along with my wife, an American who lived in Nepal with her family between 1998 and 2004. I have heard my wife Cara and her friends refer to Nepal as an “undeveloping nation,” meaning that Nepal’s economy and standard of living are getting worse, not better. I have spent time in underdeveloped countries
The political condition of Nepal has always been unstable from a very long time. Regardless the end of hereditary and autocratic Rana regime, the country's political condition neither improved nor remained static. During the period of the then King Mahendra, constitutional provision was violated and the election was dismissed for almost a decade and this resulted into a power struggle between the King and the political parties. During that extent of time, the then King Mahendra declared a new constitution
Kamal Thapa, President of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nepal), is taking his party to the second Constituent Assembly election on 19 November 2013 on two principal planks: Restoration of monarchy and Hindu state. The first CA had abolished them in 2008. In the election for the first CA, other parties had prevented his pro-palace and pro-Hinduism party from organizing mass meetings. Thanks to the mismanagement and corruption of ruling parties, Mr. Thapa, a minister for several times under the
The Nepal monarchy was founded in 1768. Throughout history, rule of the country passed through generations of the royal family because political parties were banned. South Asia (2015) explains in 1990, the first People’s Movement began to steer the monarchy toward a more democratic government. In 1991, the first elections were held and by 1996 the Maoist party declared war on the elected government and existing monarchy. The Democratic Party launched another People’s Movement in 2006, which led
The country of Nepal is located in Asia, right below China and over India. The size of the country is 56,827 miles squared. As of 2016, the population of Nepal is 28,978,100. The capital city of Nepal is Kathmandu. It is the largest city in the country and the most populated as it holds one twelfth of the country’s population. Kathmandu has a rich history which has lasted more than two thousand years. Kathmandu has a lot of art that can be seen anywhere from parks to street corners. The art
Communication in the 21st century. Experts have claimed that communication has diminished over the 21st century, while others claim it has flourished with the introduction of new communication methods. This essay will argue with the latter that we as a collective of people have better means of communication than back in the 20th century and that it hasn’t diminished but more so flourished. D.E McFarland, 2008, P.2 states the definition of communication as: “Communication may be broadly defined