Adolf Hitler, Jewish and Unknown Facts-Why Hitler killed Jews?

First of all, Adolf Hitler was not a German. Though he spoke German, he was from Austria. It is said that it is not unknown who is Hitler's father. There is a doubt that he actually might be a Jew.

In Austria, Adolf Hitler had many good Jewish Friends. In the process of growing up, it is said that many Jewish friends helped him. Adolf Hitler wanted to become an artist but he was mediocre. When Hitler went to an Arts School, he was rejected there and advised that he can not be a good artist.

There is a line of argument that Hitler thought that Jewish people did not want him to be Artist as the board of admissions was all Jewish. So, there could be that Hitler wanted to take this revenge in its worst form.

It is said that when Adolf Hitler attacked Austria, he ordered to destroy completely his native village where he was born and spent his childhood. The story is that he feared that his father might be a Jewish one and he hated his father, the Jewish and any attachment to his father and father's home.

As a mode of justification of killing of Jewish, Hitler developed the "Aryan Race Theory". Hitler considered that the Germans - Aryans were the Pure Race and the people with the best race. As per Hitler, Jewish were the people with inferior race. Jewish Race did not deserve to live and Hitler blamed Jewish for the defeat of Germany in World War I (WWI). These are the explainable but possible reasons why #Hitler committed the most heinous crime in Human History. For Hitler, the Aryans were the Master Race and Jewish People did not fit into his "Concept of Master Race".


As per the report on Daily Mail, an English News paper, it might be that it was convenient for Hitler to put a blame on Jewish. The Daily Mail Report says, quoting a history book, "At the time almost half of all German private banks were Jewish owned, the stock exchange dominated by Jewish stockbrokers, almost half of the nation’s newspapers were Jewish run as were 80 per cent of chain stores. It became fashionable to decry the loss of the war on Jewish financiers."

It is said that Hitler was always against Communism and blamed Jews for Russian Revolution under Lenin in the decade of 1910s. Many Communist philosophers had Jewish Links.

Therefore, there were possibly many reasons why Hitler was against Jews. But, whatever the reasons might be, he indulged in undeniably the most atrocious crimes in Human History.

छ्यालिश सालको आन्दोलन लाइ सम्झिदा - Nepal's Democracy in 2046 BS

दुइ हजार छयालिश सालको जनआन्दोलन लाइ सम्झेर धेरै अघि एउटा ब्लग लेखेर ड्राफ्ट मोडमा राखेको थिये। उद्देस्य यो थियो की चैत्र छबिस गतेको पुर्बसंध्यामा त्यो लेखलाई पोस्ट गर्नेछु। तर चैत्र छब्बीस को दिनमा यो सालमा म इटाली भ्रमणमा भएको कारण त्यो लेखलाई पोस्ट गर्न पाईन तर ढिलै भए पनि नया साल बैसाख एक गते भन्दा पहिले नै पोस्ट गर्ने बिचार गरेर त्यो लेख यहा राखेको छु। ब्लग लेख्दा युनिकोड मा टाइप गर्न सिक्दै थिए। हुन त् अहिले पनि सिक्दैनै छु तर यो लेख केहि अघि लेखिएको हुदा मिलाएर, बुझेर पढिदिनु हुन्  अनुरोध छ। 
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भाग - एक 
कुरो २०४६ सालको हो। प्रजातन्त्र वा बहुदल जे आएको थियो भन्नुहोस। भर्खरै आएको थियो। चैत्र २६ गते राजाले राती ११ बजे बहुदल माथिको प्रतिबन्ध हटाएछन्।त्यतिखेर मलाइ यो सबैकुरा थाहा थिएन। म छ बर्षको ता थिए। के थाहा होस् र। पछि बुझ्दा थाहा पाए। ठुलो लफडा भएको र छ तेतिखेर बहुदल ल्याउनलाई। 

बहुदल आएको अर्को दिन हुनुपर्दछ। सायद चैत्र  २७। घर छेउको ठुलो पशुबजारमा मान्छे भेला भएका थिए। बाजा गाजा थियो। जे बी टुहुरेका गीतहरु माइकबाट बज्दैथिये। त्यो सबै कुरामा मेरो र त्यहा भएका मानिसहरुको ध्यान त्यती आकर्षीत भएन। हाम्रो मन र आखा चाही एउटा बजिरहेको संख र मानिसहरुको हुल तर्फ भएको थियो। संख बजिरहेको थियो। मानिस हरुले केहि चिज बोकेका थिए। सायद मरेको मान्छे जस्तो। तेही भएर संख फुकिरहेका थिए। हामी दौडियेउ त्यो पशुबजार तिर किनकि त्यो संख बजाउने हुल त्यति जादैथियो। मलाई सम्झना छ - ममी र म थियौ त्यहा. हुन ता सबै दाजु, भाइ, दिदीहरु पनि त्यतै हुनुपर्दछ। हाम्रो घर पशुबजार भन्दा टाढा भएकोले त्यो रमीता हेर्न पशुबजार का वरीपरी भएका घरका बरण्डा र बार्दली मा मानिसहरुको भिड थियो। हामि पनि चढ्यौ तिनै चिने जानेका बस्नेत, चौलागाई वा बन्जराका घरका बार्दलीमा। तर यतिन्जेल भाको के हो, को मरेको पो हो की भन्ने मलाई पत्तो थिएन। अब माथी बार्दली बाट हेर्दा दुइ जना लाइ सेतो कपडामा मरेको मानिस जस्तो बेरेको प्रस्टै देखिदा अब लाग्यो की कोइ दुइजना ता मरेछन। को होलान जस्तो लाग्यो। फेरी मरेका मानिसलाई यो हुलमा, सभामा किन पो ल्याका हुन् - की पंचायत का मानिसलाई पो मारेकी जस्तो पनि लाग्यो। फेरी आइमाइको बिचमा म केटाकेटी, त्यसैले आमाहरुको गफगाफ मा ध्यान दिदा कुरो बुझे। ति मरेका त राजा रानी रहेछन। राजा रानीका पुत्ला अरे। केहि लाग्छ अब। 

पहिलो कुरा त मलाइ छ बर्ष को उमेरमा राजारानी छन् भन्ने बाहेक कुनै कुरा थाहा थिएन।दोश्रो कुरा पुत्ला भनेको के हो धेरै थाहा थिएन। तर धेरै प्रश्न गरिन मैले। त्यहा हल्लाखल्ला थियो। सबै आइमाई, लोग्ने मान्छे का आआफ्नै बिचार। तिनी हरू जे जे बोल्थे सुनिरहे। अनि एकछिन पछि आगो लागेको देखियो। राजारानीका पुत्ला जलाएका रे! राजारानी प्रती आक्रोस पोखेका रे। त्यहा "बिरे चोर मुर्दा बाद, पम्भादेबी मुर्दाबाद" भन्ने नारा पनि लाग्दै थिए। एकहोरो संख बजेको आवाज पनि सुनिन्थ्यो। माइकमा गित पनि बजेकै थिए। टाढै बाट अबिर हावा मा उडिरहेको पनि देखियो अनि घरी घरी पररर ताली बजेको सुनिन्थ्यो। उता पशुबजार को चौरमा ताली बज्दा यता घरका बार्दली मा बसेका मान्छे ले पनि थाहा पाउथे। अनि यता बार्दलीका मान्छे पनि जोसिएर ताली पड्काउथे। मैले पनि पड्काए।

यसरी स्वागत गरिएको थियो छयालीस सालको बहुदललाई।
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भाग - दुइ 

बहुदल आएको खै कती दिन पछि हो। एक्ज्याक्ट डेट मैले बिर्से। तेस्तै चैत्र सत्ताइस देखि तीसको बिचमा हुनुपर्दछ। नेपाली कांग्रेस का तीन नेता पशुबजारमा भाषण गर्न आउने कुरो थियो। मेरो घरको राजनीतिक बाताबरण चाही कम्युनिस्ट विचारधाराले प्रभावित थियो तर बहुदल भर्खर आएकोले जुनसुकै पार्टीको सभा भए पनि हामि हौस्सियेका थियौ। तीनजना नेता हुनुहुन्थ्यो - किसुन जी, गणेशमान जी र गिरिजा बाबु। हामी तेतिबेला उहा हरुलाई कृष्ण प्रसाद भट्टराई, गणेशमान सिंह र गिरिजा मात्रै भनेर जान्दथेउ। म छ बर्षको थिए। 

हाम्रा घरमा किशुनजी र गणेशमानजी को बोल्ने तरिका र थेगोलाई लिएर "जोक" हुन्थियो। गिरिजा बाबुको नाम मैले तेती सुनेको पनि थिइन। सायद कहिलेकाही गिरीजा हल्दार भनेको सुन्न सकिन्थ्यो। म भन्दा चार पाच वर्ष जेठा मेरा दाइहरु भन्थे की बीपीले गिरिजामा नेता हुने कुनै क्वालिटी नदेखेर केवल पुलिसको सामान्य हल्दार मात्र बन्छ गिरिजा भनेर भन्नुभाको थियो रे। अब तेत्रा महान बीपीले भन्नुभाको र त्यो जमाना मा मेरा दाइहरु जत्ति जान्ने कोइ छैनन जस्तो लाग्ने मलाई यो पत्याउन कुनै गाह्रो थिएन की गिरिजा केवल सामान्य नेता हुन् - महान नेता हरु किशुन जी र गणेशमान जी नै हुनुहुन्छ। त्यसैले गइयो त्यो दिन भाषण सुन्न। 

गणेशमान जी र किशुन जी दौरा सुरुवाल, कोट र कालो नेपाली टोपी लगाएर आउनु भएको थियो। अझै मलाइ याद भएझै लाग्छ - किशुनजी सेतो कोट, खैरो खैरो टोपी र मोटो फ्रेम भएको चस्मा मा हुनुहुन्थ्यो। गणेशमान जी कालो कोट र कालै टोपी। उहाहरुले के के बोल्नु भो मलाइ तेती याद भएन, न त कुनै मतलब नै थियो। म त उहाहरुले उहाहरुको त्यो थेगो कसरी प्रयोग गर्नुहोला भन्ने सुन्न मा बढी ध्यान केन्द्रित गर्दै थिए। मलाई थाहा पाउनु थियो साच्चिकै हो की केवल उहाहरुलाई गिज्ज्याउन मात्रै मेरा दाजुहरुले तेसो भनेका हुन् भनेर मलाई जाच्नु थियो। 

उहाहरुले बोल्न थाल्नु भो।उहाहरु ता साच्चिकै थेगो प्रयोग गर्नुहुदो र छ। गणेशमान जी हरेक चोटी "माने" "माने" भन्नुहुन्थ्यो, मानिस हरु गललल हास्थे। ताली पड्काउथे। सायद गजबको कुरा गर्नुहुन्थ्यो गणेशमान जी। म चाही उहाको त्यो थेगो सुनेर हास्थे। एकदमै "फन्नी" लाग्थ्यो। अब पालो आयो किशुन जी को। उहा पनि आफ्नै थेगो प्रयोग गर्ने - सायद "चाइनेजो" होला। फेरी पनि उहाले बोल्दा मानिस हरु कुनै बेला गलल हास्थे, कुनै बेला ताली पड्काउथे। हुन् त मलाइ नेताका भाषणमा त्यती रुचि नभए पनि अरुले ताली पड्काउदा चाही म पनि रमाएर ताली पड्काउथे है। 

अनि पालो आयो गिरिजा बाबुको। 

गिरिजा ता मान्छे नै कस्तो हौ। सार्है अग्लो। बिजुलीको पोल वा रुख जस्तै सिधा अग्लो। उहा तक्लू हुनुहुन्थ्यो त्यो दिन। चस्मा लगाउनु भाको। एउटा खाकी को तर सादा खाकी (सेनाको जस्तो बुट्टे हैन) को पाइन्ट लगाउनु भाको तर लामो भएर तल तिर मोड्नुभको। हेर्दै चौकीदार जस्तो। नेताको कुनै गुण मेरा बालख आखाले त्यो दिन देखेनन्। उहाले पनि भाषण ठोक्नु भो। सबै का कुरा सुनेर घर आइयो। 

तेस पछी मैले तिन नेता लाइ एकसाथ कहिल्यै देखिन। गणेशमान जी र किशुनजी लाइ त फेरी देख्ने मौका पाइन। गिरिजा बाबु दश बर्ष पछि छप्पन सालको चुनाब प्रचार प्रसार गराउने क्रममा हेलिकप्टर उडाउदै त्यहि पशुबजारको मैदानमा प्रधानमन्त्री र नेपाली कांग्रेशका सभापतीको रुपमा आउनुभयो। यसपटक उहा एकदमै गोर्हो नेता जस्तै देखिनुहुन्थ्यो।

Adolf Hitler, Jewish, Nazism and Communism- Some thoughts - I

As a part of my research work in Human Rights, I got chance to visit different places in Europe. In a period of long time, I visited various Jewish Synagogues, Jewish Museum and Holocaust Museum in different parts of Europe.

When I was in Nepal and India, I learned that Hitler was a bad guy. Adolf Hitler wanted to take revenge of Germany's defeat in the First World War (WWI) and grabbed power by raising German Nationalist Slogans. We read that Adolf Hitler put blame on Jews for the loss in WWI and killed many of them. We learned these things but actually could never feel how painful the Past might have been to People of Europe and Jews in particular.

Surprisingly, in India, when I was studying, some of my classmates reviewed the book "Mein Kampf" supposedly the biography of Adolf Hitler. I read that Hindu Nationalist's Party Rastriya Swayam Shewak Dal ("RSS") in India considers Adolf Hitler a disciplined nationalist leader which is unbelievable. I never read Mein Kampf and to my knowledge, a German State Government holds Copyright over this book and does not allow it to publish in Germany. That means it is as good as banned in Germany. When I was in India, I could see that "Mein Kampf" was freely published, sold and distributed in every book shelves and it is surprisingly one of the most sold books.

The Problem is that in the eastern part of the World, we do not understand and realize the havoc created by Nazism practiced by Adolf Hitler.

In my student days, I also got a chance to read a book called "A Diary by a Fourteen Years Old Girl". The book was prepared by collecting the diary of Anne Frank who had to hide along with her parents as they were all Jews. In the diary, Frank writes how the whole family had to struggle to survive. Imagine a pain of a young kid which is only 14 years. The book sheds light on what Adolf Hitler was trying to do - by killing Jews and spreading antisemitism - in history, to be termed as "holocaust". Then, there was a movie called "Life is Beautiful" which I watched to understand more about Jewish's sufferings. That was my understanding of Adolf Hitler and his policies of destruction.

Later, when I started travelling to Europe, I could visit Jewish Museum and Synagogue in Budapest (Hungary), Jewish Museum in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), The Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), The Dachau Concentration Camp in Munich (Germany), The Topography of Terror  Museum (Berlin, Germany). These all visits enlightened me. They told the same story in different language, from different viewpoint, through various audio - video, contemporary news papers of those times, through image, arts, photography. In silence, these huge materials speak the same language - the fear, trauma and the annihilation of human civility and modernism. It is undisputed fact that Adolf Hitler murdered Six Million People and mostly Jews. Then, We must ask another question- Why? Why Adolf Hitler Killed so many Jews? 

I will write what I think about it in my next post. Before I conclude, there are laws in many countries punishing the denial of holocaust. Holocaust denial is explicitly or implicitly illegal in 17 countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Switzerland. It is also to be noted that Adolf Hitler did not kill only the Jewish people. Hitler targeted Communists, Homosexuals, Jipsy, Roma and Sinti, Russian Prisoners of Wars etc. However, the killing of Jewish has outnumbered the others and has gained many significance and received wide attention.

Some of you my ask a question. Was Hitler a Communist?Actually, No. Hitler was never communist. In fact, he killed many communists in Germany and elsewhere. Later, Hitler breached the pact with Communist Russia and Communist Russia (then USSR) had to fight against Hitler. In my Berlin Trip, in the Museum called "Topography of Terror", I saw a pamphlet of 1930-40 where Hitler blamed Communist for fire in Reichstag. Therefore, we see that Hitler was anti-communist and killed many communist People also.

More on Next Post

ACCT20 - Update of Nepal vs. UAE Match - Nepal wins and enters the final of ACC T20

New Updates after the match of Nepal on 2 April against UAE. You can read my previous post here.

Nepal played its semi-final match against UAE at Kirtipur Cricket Ground, Kathmandu today on 2 April, 2013. UAE won the toss and opted to bat first. Batting first, UAE made 133 runs by losing its 9 wickets in 20 overs match. From the UAE side, SP Patil scored the highest run 37 in 33 balls. Similarly, Mohammad Azam was not out by scoring 24 runs in 15 balls.

Nepal's Prithu Baskota bagged three wickets by giving 20 runs and Basant Regmi and Shakti Gauchan also bagged 2 wickets each.

Nepal, in chasing the target of 135,SP Khakurel scored 22 Runs,Pradip Airee 58 runs and Gyanendra Mall scored 20 runs. In response, Nepal scored 134 runs by losing 4 wickets in 19.1. At one point, Nepal was in pressure but in 19th over, Nepali Player B Bhandari scored two huge sixes and eased the pressure. His two sixes were also instrumental to finish the game in 19.1 overs.

So it's Nepal v Afghanistan tomorrow (3rd April, 2013) in the Final of the 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup. Thanks for being with us. Join us then!
For the complete scoreboard, please visit Cricinfo.

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Further Update on this Blog on Nepali Cricket Team's Win:

Nepal registered a 121-run victory over Singapore on Sunday (in the match held on 31 March, 2013) in the ACC T20 Cup to secure berth in the semifinals as well as the World T20 Qualifiers. The Update is based on Republica News

Following the win, Nepal finished the group stage as the runner-up of Group A, where Hong Kong is at the top. Nepal will take on Group B winner, the UAE, in the semifinal on Tuesday (2 April, 2013) while Hong Kong will lock horns with Group B runner-up Afghanistan.
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It is a great moment for Nepali Cricket Team. Nepal is advancing strength by strength in International Cricketing map among associate nations.

Nepal became Group Second in recent match of ACC T20 Cup and has booked a berth for semifinal spot.

Nepal defeated Singapore with a huge margin in its last match and has now advanced to another level. After the ACC T20 is over, it is decided which two top teams will be able to take part in the ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013 except the UAE and Afghanistan.

The UAE, being a host nation for ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013, will automatically be a participant of the Tournament - ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013. On the other, Afghanistan will also be automatic participant for ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013 as it has ODI-status.

Nepali Cricket Fans.Photo Courtesy: http://www.thenational.ae/sport/cricket/in-cricket-afghanistan-and-nepal-can-be-better-than-england-pakistan

For Nepali Cricket Lovers, there would not be any great moment than this. The target for Nepali Cricket Team is to win all rest of the matches that are played in Nepal now and to book a berth for ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013. Nepali Cricket lovers would love to watch their country to do well in ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013 and hopefully, Nepal will soon, be participating in World T20 Cricket Tournament.

It has been a long wait for Nepali Cricket Fan. We are eagerly waiting for a day when Nepal will be a nation with ODI and Test Status. Nepali Cricket Fans have enjoyed watching Cricket played by nations in the sub-continent, by India, Sri-Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan and we are eager to see that Nepal one day but very soon plays matches with these nations.

Nepali Cricket Fans' huge Number in Kirtipur Cricket Ground recently to watch Nepal playing in ACC T20 Cup is a sign that Nepali Cricket Fans love their country and love to watch Nepal playing Cricket in international matches.

In the development of Nepali Cricket, we hope that our neighboring country India helps us to develop as a great team. In this matter, we should not forget that Indian Cricket Skipper/Captain MS Dhoni has visited Nepal recently and had met with Nepali Cricket Players. Hope that will give more encouragement to Nepali Cricket Players and Nepali Cricket Fans.

This blog wishes Nepali Cricket Team all the best in its future matches and we will bring updates on the progress made by Nepali Cricket Team on coming days and in ACC T20 Cup Cricket.

While writing this blog, some help has been taken from http://www.cricket.com.np/new/

This post has been tagged under #Cricket, #Nepali Cricket, Nepalese Cricket, Nepali Cricket Team and ACC T20 Cup Cricket.

Can Nepal produce Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar?

This post is written on the eve of Nepal's Cricket match against UAE in ACC T20 Cup. Nepal will play against UAE in one of the semifinals of the ACC T20 Cup on Tuesday, 2 April, 2013.

We wish Nepali Cricket Team all the best and do hope that Nepali Cricket Team wins against UAE in its semi-final of the ACC T20 Cup.

The theme of this blog post is to analyse the future bench strength of Nepali Cricket Team when it is advancing towards more international games.

First of all, I am sure that the readers of this blog do sufficiently know who is Mr. Sachin Tendulkar and Mr. Rahul Dravid! If you are a cricket lover, you know them. If you are not a cricket lover, do not get worried as you will soon know about them.

Let me start with Sachin - the best batsman in the world, the No.1 batsman in the world, Master blaster, little master so on and so forth. Mr. Tendulkar is the world's greatest batsman who was ever born, of course, after the greatest Bradman. Our generation could never see Bradman playing cricket and for us, Master Blaster, the Indian Cricketer - Mr. Sachin Tendulkar who almost at the age of 40, plays cricket is the greatest cricketer of our generation.

Another finest cricketer that we have seen in the sub-continent is Mr. Rahul Dravid. Mr. Rahul Dravid - the wall - is another finest retired cricketer who plays domestic Indian Premiere League ('IPL') captaining Team Rajasthan Royals. He is famously and rightly called the "Wall of Indian Cricket" because of his impeccable ability of defense and stamina to stand on the crease without losing any Wickets especially on the Test Matches. Whenever Indian Cricket Team required a man with solid defending ability, Rahul Dravid was always there.

During our University days, we used to call Mr. Dravid as "Tuk Tuk" Batsman because when ever the bowler bowled at him, we used to hear small "Tuk" sound. Mr. Rahul Dravid did not move out of his crease much. Ball did not travel to much distance after Rahul hit it and Rahul rarely ran for the runs as that was not required.

It could be a boring cricket for many but Rahul Dravid used to display his "Class" every time when he batted. He batted in difficult situations, on difficult pitch, on difficult out-filed and made big partnership and many runs. Rahul Dravid was a man of patience. The another aspect about Rahul Dravid was he was a gentleman. He meant business while batting or fielding. He did the job with precision and kept unnecessary banter out of his way. Hence, such a classy cricketer he was and could any day shut the game plan of the opponent be it in Hyderabad or in Harare or in Headingley. Nevertheless, the gentleman of Cricket was respected and liked by many players from the opponents.

Coming back to the topic from where I started, let us see if we have great Nepali Cricketer or if ever we will have finest Nepali cricketer like Dravid and Tendulkar. My simple answer will be in affirmative. "Of Course, we have finest Nepali cricketer in Nepal or definitely, we will have, why not?", I would say.

But, things are easier to be said than done or made. The possibility is that we can have great Nepali cricketer but there are difficulties to recognize them. If we want to produce great Nepali Cricketer, there are few things those are pre-condition. Cricketers are not produced overnight and to facilitate the process of making great cricketers, we need to invest in infrastructure, training  coaching and more competitive games. Only when Nepal starts playing more crickets with strong international clubs, teams and tournaments, we would know which Nepali Cricketer can become Bradman, which one Tendulkar and which one will be Rahul Dravid. With the consistent performance and performance against fierce bowling and batting unit, we would know whether Nepali Cricket Team shines or perishes.

For the time being, let us hope for the best and wish Nepali Cricket Team that the team as a Unit improves after every match and make us proud. Let us hope that Nepali Tendulkar and Nepali Rahul Dravid are waiting for their debut in bigger matches.

All the best Nepali Cricket Team.

Congratulations to Nepali Cricket Team-Update on Nepali Cricket

Further Update on this Blog on Nepali Cricket Team's Win:

Nepal registered a 121-run victory over Singapore on Sunday (in the match held on 31 March, 2013) in the ACC T20 Cup to secure berth in the semifinals as well as the World T20 Qualifiers. The Update is based on Republica News

Following the win, Nepal finished the group stage as the runner-up of Group A, where Hong Kong is at the top. Nepal will take on Group B winner, the UAE, in the semifinal on Tuesday (2 April, 2013) while Hong Kong will lock horns with Group B runner-up Afghanistan.
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It is a great moment for Nepali Cricket Team. Nepal is advancing strength by strength in International Cricketing map among associate nations.

Nepal became Group Second in recent match of ACC T20 Cup and has booked a berth for semifinal spot.

Nepal defeated Singapore with a huge margin in its last match and has now advanced to another level. After the ACC T20 is over, it is decided which two top teams will be able to take part in the ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013 except the UAE and Afghanistan.

The UAE, being a host nation for ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013, will automatically be a participant of the Tournament - ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013. On the other, Afghanistan will also be automatic participant for ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013 as it has ODI-status.

Nepali Cricket Fans.Photo Courtesy: http://www.thenational.ae/sport/cricket/in-cricket-afghanistan-and-nepal-can-be-better-than-england-pakistan

For Nepali Cricket Lovers, there would not be any great moment than this. The target for Nepali Cricket Team is to win all rest of the matches that are played in Nepal now and to book a berth for ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013. Nepali Cricket lovers would love to watch their country to do well in ICC World T20 Qualifiers 2013 and hopefully, Nepal will soon, be participating in World T20 Cricket Tournament.

It has been a long wait for Nepali Cricket Fan. We are eagerly waiting for a day when Nepal will be a nation with ODI and Test Status. Nepali Cricket Fans have enjoyed watching Cricket played by nations in the sub-continent, by India, Sri-Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan and we are eager to see that Nepal one day but very soon plays matches with these nations.

Nepali Cricket Fans' huge Number in Kirtipur Cricket Ground recently to watch Nepal playing in ACC T20 Cup is a sign that Nepali Cricket Fans love their country and love to watch Nepal playing Cricket in international matches.

In the development of Nepali Cricket, we hope that our neighboring country India helps us to develop as a great team. In this matter, we should not forget that Indian Cricket Skipper/Captain MS Dhoni has visited Nepal recently and had met with Nepali Cricket Players. Hope that will give more encouragement to Nepali Cricket Players and Nepali Cricket Fans.

This blog wishes Nepali Cricket Team all the best in its future matches and we will bring updates on the progress made by Nepali Cricket Team on coming days and in ACC T20 Cup Cricket.

While writing this blog, some help has been taken from http://www.cricket.com.np/new/

This post has been tagged under #Cricket, #Nepali Cricket, Nepalese Cricket, Nepali Cricket Team and ACC T20 Cup Cricket.

My Berlin, Germany Trip - II Part - Final

On the Second and Third day of my Trip, I could cover the following places.

1. Check Point Charlie and the Museum

2. Open Free Berlin Wall related information Site

3. The Museum made by collecting the belongings of People who were killed while crossing Berlin Wall

4. The Berlin Wall

5. The Gallery of Photos on GESTAPO Site

6. The Topography of Terror

7. The "Story of Berlin" Museum and Bunker to withstand Nuclear Explosion.

From the list above, I would like to discuss little about Point No.1, and Point No. 4,5, and 6.

1. Check Point Charlie and the Museum

If you have read my first post here, you understand that Berlin was divided in East Berlin and West Berlin. The Berlin wall was created to check the people fleeing from East Germany to West Germany. The Check Point Charlie is a technically Customs/Entry Point from Communist East Germany to US Controlled West Germany. In Check Point Charlie, the US Soldiers were stationed till unification of East and West Germany. There are still road signs preserved on the street, and old USSR and US Armies memorabilia are sold on the streets. You can read more on this here. See some Photos below:

As seen from the West Germany Side-the border point when you cross to the Soviet Side

Before Berlin Wall was erected, it was a barbed fence to stop East Germans to cross to West. Russia and Eastern Blocks did not want People to flee to West side.

These People were here in Check Point Charlie Museum. If you can recognize  there is a photo of Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. Next time, when you visit here, you will see a Photo of "Nepali Poet".

The photos below are from the Topography of Terror Museum which documents how Hitler exterminated Jewish, Communists, Socialists, Trade Unionist, Russian, Roma and Sintis. The Museum is located on the site where there was a Secret German Police called GESTPO's Office during Hitler's days. More on Gestapo and Topography of Horror, you can read here and here. GESTAPO was referred as SS during Nazi Time and some of the exterminations carried out by Nazi were not even known by lower rank SS Soldiers/Police.

The Fate of the Jewish - blot on the Humanity

Sign placed by a Nazi on Jewish Shop and message urging German - not to buy things from Jewish

Sight Seeing - Hop-on and Off  on the street of Berlin

Preserved Section of Berlin Wall - in front of House of Terror

Moment of Victory for US Soldier in WWII - When Adolf Hitler was defeated

Hitler's Propaganda Pamphlet. There was an English Translation of this which blamed Communists for Fire in Bundestag - Parliament and said Vote For Hitler. Hitler is No.1

And my impromptu Youtube Video below.

Hope you liked my blog

The First Part of My German Trip can be read here

My Three Parts of Paris Trip can also be read here in PART - I, PART -II and PART - III

My Berlin - Germany Trip

Hello All/Guten Tag,

This post is about my recent trip to Berlin. I hope you will enjoy reading this. In this blog, I have also included my few experiences from my Munich Trip which I had taken few months ago (About Munich Trip, I would write in some other blogs). Here it goes the details and the photos:

Berlin, the capital City of Germany is on the north side of Germany. We took GermanWings, low cost carrier of Deutsche Lufthansa. The flight was short and comfortable with Airbus A319 Plane.

The model of the Germanwings Airbus 319 with which we flew:

Germanwings.Airbus.319 to Berlin

Berlin has three main Airports - one yet to be opened. GermanWings operate from Berlin Tegel (TXL). The transportation within Berlin is very easy bus Bus, S-Bahn (Sub-Urban Bahn/Metro Train), U-Bahn (Underground Bahn/within City/Urban Area Metro Train) and by Trams (Short Distance Small Trains). 

We discovered that Berlin offers variety of Tickets/Passes to you and you can buy it depending on the length of your stay. Of Course, you can travel by buying ticket each time you board Bus or Train but if you are staying there for whole day or more than two days and will be utilizing public transportation very frequently, then, it is better to buy day Tickets/Passes. These Passes will save your money and are hassle free. We bought a day pass of Euro 6.50 for Zone AB of Berlin and started travelling around.

If you buy day Ticket from Bus Driver, the ticket for Zone AB for a day looks like this and you need not have to stamp:

In the above Picture, you can see Two Day Tickets of Berlin AB Zone

In the above Picture, you can see the Two Day Tickets of Berlin AB Zone.

After buying a day ticket in Berlin Airport (Berlin Tegel - TXL), we started our trip. Our first trip was to "The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor)". You must have heard India Gate, or Gateway of India, or Arc de Trump (in France). These all are gates honouring soldiers and the Brandenburg Gate is another such gate in Germany. If you would like to read more on this and the history associated with the Brandenburg Gate, you can look at this Wikipedia Page. 

I must say that even at the end of March, Berlin was very very cold, wet and was snowing. The wind was blowing very badly at Berlin and it was difficult to hold camera on hands to click photos. Even the Camera Quality was bad and I have taken few photos. Some of such photos are here:

In the last image, you can see two people dressed as soldiers and holding flags of United States of America and Communist Flag of USSR. This is in total the history of Berlin - a very painful history. The guy who is holding US Flag is dressed like US Army and the another is dressed like Soviet Army. Germany suffered heavy loss on First World War (WWI) and when Hitler tried to take revenge of that in Second World War (WWII), it suffered again. Thereafter, the big powers divided Germany in East Germany and West Germany. Even the Berlin City was divided in East Berlin and West Berlin and East Berlin was ruled by Soviet Forces and West Berlin was further divided in US ruled areas, UK ruled areas and France ruled areas. At the height of the Cold War in 1960s, Berlin Wall was created by Soviet Forces/Eastern Bloc so that people will not flee from East to West. As per history, the wall was just next to this  "The Brandenburg Gate" and the then US President Ronald Regan delivered his historic speech just next to the wall urging USSR Communist General Secretary Gorbachov to bring the wall down, to demolish it.

Ronald Regan says, "Tear Down this Wall". The Speech was made at 1987 and the Berlin Wall was demolished after fall of USSR in 1989. The Berlin City has major Museums and History covering the pain of Hitler's terror and Cold War on which I shall write more later.

After visiting "The Brandenburg Gate", we headed to see Bundestag (German parliament)/Reichstag. The building is a simple one in terms of architecture but has a very historic place as Hitler, during 1930 and 40s had complete control over it while spreading terror. Near to it, there is a Office of German Chancellor  Both photos can be seen below and there is no barricade or presence of any heavy security forces in stark contrast to India and Nepal or other poor third world countries.

German Parliament.Bundestag.Reichstag

Office of German Cancellor

You can see in the photos gloomy and cloudy day and the snow all around. It was very difficult to take photos in minus 5 degree centigrade and when it was raining and snowing.

You can read more about German Parliament from Here.

On the very first day after visiting Bundestag, we headed to Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. It is not a cemetery but around 2000 box/stones erected to remember the Six Million Jews killed by Hitler and Nazi. You can read more on this here.

I will be writing more about #Hitler, anti-Jewish and #Nazism and #Berlin, #Germany more on coming days. If you like this post, do not forget to say hello!

Auf Wiedersehen (is German for goodbye). :))

The Second Part of My German Trip can be read here.

My Three Parts of Paris Trip can also be read here in PART - I, PART -II and PART - III

Book Review - "Maile Dekheko Darbar (The Palace that I saw) by Bibek Shah

मैले मेरो ब्लग नेपाली मै बनाउने बिचार गरेको थिए र छु। तर नेपाली मा लेख्न, टाइप गर्न असाध्यै गाह्रो भै रहेको छ। भाषीक असुद्दी ता कति हो कति। त्यसैले अहिले केही समय फेरी अंग्रेजी मै लेख्नेछु। मुख्य गरेर केही हालसालै पढेका किताब हरुका "बुक रिभ्यु" लेख्ने बिचार गरेको छु। म नेपालीमा लेख्न सिक्न मेरो त्वित्टर मा चाही सकेसम्म नेपाली मै लेख्नेछु। मलाई त्वीतर मा नेपालीपोईट मा फलो गर्न सक्नुहुनेछ। 

Book Review - "Maile Dekheko Darbar (The Palace that I saw) by Bibek Shah

I have read this book - "Maile Dekheko Darbar" (The Palace that I saw) by Bibek Shah. It is a book by retired senior army official of Nepal who worked for many years in royal nepal palace. The Author was unceremoniously sacked by the then ambitious Nepal King Gyanendra one fine morning after asking his resignation. 

The book is not any milestone in nepali literature. The author also does not belong to any literary background. Therefore, the book should be understood as his memoir of the events which he saw while being at the duty and which he could make note of in his diary. The events are mostly based on his memory while being at royal duty and during his four years' tenure of military secretary of royal palace.

The book starts with the events leading to his resignation. However, it is not clear to him why his resignation was asked by Nepal's Last King Gyanendra Shah. The reason might be that King Gyanendra Shah did not appreciate very straight nature of Mr. Bibek Shah that he could call 'Spade' a Spade. Most probably, King Gyanendra Shah thought Mr Bibek Shah was uncooperative on the way of king's ambition of becoming a King "who can see and hear things".

The memoir also talks about the Royal Massacre of 2001. Initially, when the book was published, it was advertised as a book of sensational revelation about royal massacre. However, the book does not reveal anything new which is not in public domain. The author states that the royal massacre was one' man act - the act of late King, and the then crown prince Dipendra. However, the book makes certain issues open regarding the motives of crown prince. The obvious reason was mainly the Queen Aishwarya's refusal to accept Devyani Rana as wife of crown prince. The author says that some external and foreign forces might have taken advantage of crown prince's frustrated mind and may have provoked him to carry out the royal massacre in 2001. May be! May be not.

Another aspect that book reveals is the army and king/palace relationship in Nepal.It seems that all security forces at that time were directly responsible to the King and Nepal's Kings - at the time of Birendra and Gyanendra actively took part in promotion, appointment, and even transfer of Police and Army Officers. The book reveals the inter - security force's mistrust among each other and politics in between.

As the author comes from a Nepal's Army/Military background and as he served in Palace for many years, he shows unflinching support to Nepal Army and Palace's actions. He sees only the Army and Royal Palace as a center of unity and truly nationalist forces. Though he shows his faith in multi-party system, he is suspicious of Nepal's Leader's characters and activities.

The book also delves into the Nepal's political Parties' double standards, carelessness towards the plight of common men, their focus only to cling to power and their unholy alliance with foreign powers - especially with India. The book here and again, portrays a very critical and poor picture of Indian establishment and their two faced characters when they pretended to help Nepal Army but also gave shelter to Maoist Terrorists. The book makes it clear that India had a very long hand to decide significant issues concerning Nepal and Nepalese and it always wanted to weaken the nationalist forces in Nepal. India's this policy has become very clear from its efforts to bring Maoists and Political parties closer by creating situations where King was pushed to another corner.

Since the book runs 600 pages, we must say that it contains many unnecessary details in the books which do not in anyway, substantiate the content. There are few instances which have been repetitive in the book only to increase the unnecessary pages. The Author at the start says that he had to shorten his diary and details to keep the book short. However, it feels that there were more need of such slicing of details which were not any enriching to learn. The books also contains so many unheard names of Army Officer's without any reference to who they were and how they were related to King or to Palace or to any other influential power centers. Since they were his friends and colleagues, he had to mention many names in the books while explaining the events of that time.However, for readers, it will not give any insights.

There are also other instances where the author could have elaborated more by tracing history and historical events. For example, he refers to King Birendra's comment while referring to Chief of Nepal Army, King Birendra is said to have commented, "The Army Chief still has hang over of Shri Tin/Rana Prime Minister". This shows that the Army Chief had some connection with former Rana Prime Ministers of Nepal but we do not know. In another instance, King Gyanendra is said to have commented," ..........has blood of Chandra Shamsher and can not be trusted" while referring some Army Personnel. The Author must have taken the readers back to history to unravel what these kings were referring to.

I believe the Author tries to be as honest and as objective as possible while evaluating other peoples, foreign powers and situation of the country. However, I feel there was a need of self - critical assessment of his role during the royal massacre in Nepal and his role, if any, in making King Gyanendra an autocrat. In this aspect, the book is silent.

Finally, the book chronicles his rise and performance in Nepal Army. Coming from remote Western Nepal, his rise in Nepal's army is a sort of meteoric. Without having any connection in Nepal Army, he rose to a position and this shows that Nepal Army was to an extent free and fair organisation if you had talent and ability. We hope that this will continue in the future in the Army and similar fair process will be adopted in all kinds of government recruitment. Mr. Bibek Shah was therefore, little worried about the conduct of Army Chief Rookmangad Katuwal who took second man in Army before politicians for introduction.

Therefore, to summarize the review, I would say that the book must be looked as an honest attempt of a nationalist ex-army to chronicle his memory based on facts and events. He has been able to give his own interpretations of events and many of them are not far from truth, or not far from our own (common man's) assessments. 

Though the book is without any sensational revelation and can not be termed as historic document by any means, I would say that It is a GOOD BOOK TO READ if you can lay your hands on it. I would rate it as 4 out of 5.

मेरो तुहिएको सपना - नेपाली कबिता

मेरो तुहिएको सपना 

मेरो सपना, मेरो प्यारो सपना 

देश बनाउने, देशका लागि केहि गर्ने 

त्यो सपनाको बर्खान्त आज 

मैले समय पर्खि रहे 

अलिकति बन्ला, अनि आफै होमिएर धेरै बनाउला 

गरौला केही देशका लागी 

यस्तै यस्तै अनेक सपना

कुनै समयका जीवित सपना 

सोचे आन्दोलन होस् 

अनि केही गरौला 

सोचे समाज अलि अघि बढोस 

अनि केही गरौला 

सोचे रामे र चामे ले आफ्नो छानो त् छाउन 

अनि केही गरौला 

सोचे बाबु र रामले अलिकति सपारुन 

अनि केही गरौला

तर पर्खाइको बिचमा 

जन्मिनै नसकी मरेको छ मेरो सपना 

आज बर्खान्त छ ति सपनाहरुको 

जुन जन्मिन सकेनन 

जुन जन्मिए होला सायद तर 

धेरै बाच्न सकेनन 

ति सपना का आत्मा हरुले शान्ती पाउन 

आज बर्खान्त छ ति सपनाहरुको 

For all those Kids who are writing their SLC Examinations

SLC is an iron gate for many. If not in reality, it is an iron gate in perception, in People's mind and in our daily Talks. I wish to write this small Post on SLC to counsel our young kids, young brothers and sisters who are attending SLC 2069. I hope, if they get time to read this post, will get some solace by knowing that SLC is just another examination in Nepal and there is nothing to worry and fear!

First of all, SLC is School Leaving Certificate. It is an examination conducted by Government of Nepal to certify that you have successfully completed 10 years of schooling education in Nepal. Therefore, SLC Examination is the end of your ten years schooling and after passing SLC, you can think of going to University to join Intermediate Course or continue in Higher Secondary Schools where Class XI and XII can be studied.

Hence, SLC Examination is very important part in your life as after passing SLC, you are allowed to join University - you can think of getting higher education and studies. In Nepal, most of the jobs are open for only those people who have minimum education of passing SLC. From that perspective, SLC is important milestone in anyone's life.

However, the psyche and fear created around SLC Examination will add extra pressure on student's mind. In villages and in small towns, students are told to work hard, study all the time as the SLC is going to be very tough. SLC indeed is a difficult examination as it tries to gauge or ten years' of your education and development. Despite that, it is just an another examination. I feel students can do better if less amount of pressure and fear is created in his mind. 

I remember the days I wrote SLC almost 14 years ago. I was told and reminded all the times that it is the toughest examination and how to behave and sit in Examination Hall. I was told my slight turn of eyes on Left or Right can be construed as cheating by the invigilator and I can be thrown out from the Examination Hall. In the morning before I left for the First Examination, my brother sat with me and gave that final ten minutes lecture. I said that I will do only those things that I have been advised to do and will not indulge in those activities that are going to put me in danger. In the end, I felt it was just another Examination with undue and uncalled hype created.

These days, When I read the Papers, I see news headlines, "All Preparations are underway or over", "Question Papers have been sent to all the Districts" etc. These news create unnecessary pressure and tension on the mind of Parents and their Children. It is time that we should treat SLC Examinations just an another examination in Life.

So, all the Kids, Bros and Sisters out there, please treat SLC Examination 2069 as important part of your life but let it be simple and without any hype. Do not be under any kind of stress. Let it go easy and all the best to you for SLC Examination, 2069 in Nepal!

All the best!

एसएलसी यानी की प्रबेशिका परिक्षा (SLC Examinations, 2069)

यस बर्षको एसएलसी यानी की प्रबेशिका परिक्षा (SLC Examinations, 2069) आउँन लागेछ। चैत्र एक गते अर्थात् मार्च महिनाको 14 तारिख बाट यो परिक्षा सुरु हुन् लागेको छ। यस बर्ष एसएलसी (SLC Examinations) लेख्ने सम्पूर्ण भाइबहिनी हरुलाई सफलताको सुभकामना। आशा छ परिक्षा एकदमै सान्तिपुर्बक र सफलता को साथ् होस्। यो परिक्षालाइ सफल पार्न सबैले सहयोग गरुन। आशा छ एसएलसी परिक्षा को दिन नेपाल बन्द, हड्ताल नहोस।

एसएलसी यानी की प्रबेशिका परिक्षा (SLC Examinations) लाइ समझदा मैले मेरो एसएलसी यानी की प्रबेशिका परिक्षा (SLC Examinations) लाइ सम्झिए। झन्डै चौध बर्ष पुरा भएछ एसएलसी यानी की प्रबेशिका परिक्षा (SLC Examinations) लेखेको। चौध बर्ष मा ता श्रीराम पनि अयोध्या फर्किएका थिए बनबास बाट तर एसएलसी यानी की प्रबेशिका परिक्षा (SLC Examinations) पछि फेरी मैले पढेको स्कुल जाने मौका मिलेको छैन। छिटपुट एकदुई पटक पुगेको हु तर सबै गुरु हरुलाई भेट्न एसएलसी यानी की प्रबेशिका परिक्षा (SLC Examinations) पछि पुगेको छैन म मेरो स्कुल।

ति दिनहरुमा एसएलसी यानी की प्रबेशिका परिक्षा (SLC Examinations) लेख्नुपर्दा कति डर लागेको थियो। के होला। कसो होला। बिनाकारनै पो बाहिर निकालिदेला कि भन्ने डर थियो। तर तेस्तो केहि भएन। एसएलसी यानी की प्रबेशिका परिक्षा (SLC Examinations) पनि सामान्य झैँ लाग्यो। पास गरियो। त्यो बेलाको फर्स्ट डिभिजन। उ बेला एसएलसी यानी की प्रबेशिका परिक्षा (SLC Examinations) मा डिस्टिङ्ग्शन भन्ने थिएन।

In 2055 BS, When I wrote my SLC Examinations in Nepal (School Leaving Certificate Examinations), there was no Distinction Division in SLC Result. We, all those who crossed 60% Marks in SLC Examination, would be considered to have been passed in First Division.

लौ त् भाइबहिनी हो  एसएलसी परिक्षा 2069 को धेरै धेरै सुभकामना। म एसएलसी परिक्षा 2069 को बारेमा अरु लेख लिएर पछि पछि आउनेछु।

Maha Shibharatri in Nepal - Lord Shall bless!

महाशिवरात्री (Maha Shibharatri) हिन्दुहरुकालागी र नेपालीहरुका लागि एउटा महान दिन हो। यो दिन भगवान शिबको पुजाअर्चना गरेर मनाइन्छ। नेपालको पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिरमा यो दिन हजारौ भक्तजनहरुको घुइचोलाग्ने गर्दछ। हरेक नेपाली नर नारी भगवान शिबको पुजा गरेर, उनलाई रिझाएर उनको आसिर्बाद माग्दछन।

महा शिवरात्रिको उपलक्क्ष्यमा हाम्रा ब्लग पाठक हरुलाई धेरै धेरै सुभकामना भगवान शिब यहासग प्रसन्न होउन र तपाइहरुले मागेको सबैकुरा बरदान दिउन। जय सम्भो

महा शिवरात्रिको बारेमा विकिपेडिया ले यस्तो लेखेको छ।


""महाशिवरात्रि हिन्दुहरूको एक प्रमुख चाड हो। यो भगवान शिवको प्रमुख पर्व हो।
फाल्गुन कृष्ण चतुर्दशीमा शिवरात्रि पर्व मनाईन्छ। मानिन्छ, सृष्टिको प्रारंभमा यसै दिन मध्यरात्रिकालमा भगवान् शंकर ब्रह्माबाट रुद्रका रूपमा अवतरण भएका थिए। प्रलयकालमा यसै दिन प्रदोषको समयमा भगवान शिव ताण्डव गर्दै ब्रह्माण्डलाई तेस्रो नेत्रको ज्वालाबाट समाप्त गर्दछन्। यसैकारण यस पर्वलाई महाशिवरात्रि अथवा कालरात्रि भनिन्छ। तीनै लोककी अपार सुन्दरी तथा शीलवती गौरीलाई अर्धाङ्गिनी बनाउने शिव प्रेत र पिशाचहरूबाट घेरिएर बस्ने गर्दछन्। उनको रूप बडो विचित्रको छ। शरीरमा मसानको भस्म, गलामा सर्पहरूको हार, कण्ठमा विष, जटाहरूमा जगत्-तारिणी पावन गङ्गा तथा मस्तकमा प्रलयङ्कर ज्वाला छ। साँढेलाई वाहनको रूपमा स्वीकार गर्ने शिव अमङ्गल रूपमा रहेर पनि भक्तहरूलाई मंगल प्रदान गर्दछन र श्रीसंपत्तिका दात मानिन्छन्।"

नेपालको पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर परिसर मा लियिएको शिवरात्रिको दिनको फोटो पनि हेर्नुहोस। (फोटो साभार: इन्टरनेट)


May Lord Shiva who resides in our Heart, in addition to one of the Greatest Temples - Pashupatinath Temple, bless all of us to do good deeds in this life on this auspicious occassion of MahaShibharatri. Jaya Shiva! Jaya Sambho! Har Har Mahadev!
 

Valentine's Day in Nepal - नेपालमा प्रणय दिवस - मनोबाद

यो ब्लग प्रेम दिवसको बारेमा हो। प्रेम दिवस, प्रणय दिवस, अंग्रेजीमा भ्यालेण्टाइन्स डे (Valentine's Day)। जसले जसरी बुझे पनि भो। यो पोस्टलाई म अंग्रेजी र नेपाली दुबैमा मिलाएर लेख्नेछु।

यो सबैलाई थाहा भएको कुरा हो-हरेक वर्ष को February 14 मा Valentine's Day पर्दछ। यो अंग्रेजी महिनाकॊ डेट मा आधारित भएकोले अलिकती अनुमान ता लगाउनु भो होला। यो नेपालको मौलिक हैन। विदेशतिर बाट आएको एउटा प्रेम अभिव्यक्त गर्ने दिन हो। खैर, देश भित्रबाट होस् वा बाहीरबाट हामीलाई यसमा कुनै पर्वाह छैन। म केवल यो चर्चा गर्न गैरहेको छु आज - प्रेम दिवसको महत्व। हाम्रो मातृभूमी नेपालमा। 

In this blog, I am not going to bore you by tracing the history of Valentine's Day. There are better websites to talk on the origin of Valentine's Day in World and those sites like Google Search Engine and Wikipedia are mere few clicks away. 

यदी नेपालमा कहिलेबाट Valentine's Day मनाउन थालियो यसबारेमा मलाई केहि थाहा भए तेस्बारेमा केही लेख्न हुन्थ्यो तर त्यसबारेमा पनि केहि थाहा पाउने हैसियतको ब्यक्ती म नपरेको हुदा अब मेरो यो लेखनको उद्देस्य बेग्लै छ। In general, I will be talking the significance of Love in Life.

जहा सम्म प्रणय दीवस (प्रेम दिवस) को मुख्य लक्ष्य  हो की मानिस माया, प्रेम स्नेह बाड्न सकुन। तर यो लरतरो साधारण माया बाड्ने दिन होइन। यो ता प्रेम मा झुम्ने दिन हो। मायाको बन्धनमा बाधीइसकेका जोडीहरुले मायाको गाठो अझै "टाइट" गरेर कस्ने दिन हो। प्रेम को आसक्तीमा रमाउने दिन हो, प्रेम लाइ नजिक बाट हेर्ने, चुम्ने, छुने, बुझ्ने, सम्झिने, सम्झने, मनाउने र अनेकन धेरै कुरा गर्ने दिन हो Valentine's Day I

या त पहिले देखिनै मायाको बन्धनमा बाडियेका जोडी हुन्। वा भने जस्ता "गर्ल फ्रेन्ड" वा "ब्वाई फ्रेन्ड" नपाएका तरुना तरुनी हरु हुन्।सबै को लागि भनेर Valentine's Day ले केहि न केहि लिएर आउछ। उत्साह लिएर आउछ। सबैले प्रेम को आशाको किरण देख्छन जब जब प्रणय दिवस नजिकिदै जान्छ। कोही कोही ता आफुलाई मन परेको केटा वा केटीलाई "प्रपोज" गर्न पनि प्रणय दिवस नै पर्खन्छन। सायद तिनिहरुलाई लाग्दो हो यदी त्यो दिन मोहब्बत्को इजहार गरियो भने त्यो केटा वा केटी ले सायद नाइँ भन्दिन। हेर्नु त कत्रो आशा युवा युवतीहरुमा। 

अनि जीवनमा त्यो दिन पनि आउछ बारम्बार - सालमा एकदिन "प्रणय दिवस". कोहि बस आफुलाई मन परेको मान्छे, वा टाढा रहेको लोग्ने को फोटो हेरेर मनाउछन। त्यो मर्द पनि त्यसै गर्दछ यदि उ आफ्नी औरत भन्दा टाढा रहेछ भने। बोल्ने र "म तिमीलाई माया गर्दछु" भन्न साहस गर्न नसक्ने युवकहरु सायद त्यो दिन आफ़ुलाइ मन परेकी केटीको एकझलक हेर्न नै बिहान देखि नै आतुर हुन्छन। 

केटी हरुका मनमा पनि त्यस्तै चंचल बिचार आउदा हुन् तर यो समाज नै यति संकुचित छ की त्यसलाई प्रकट गर्न उनीहरुलाई गर्हौ हुन्छ। सायद उ पनि आफ्ना नयनहरु यता उता दौडाएर खोज्दी हो आफुलाई मन परेको युवकलाई। अलिकति "हिन्ट" दिएर त्यो युवकलाई "Confident" फील गराइदिन चाहदी हो। मनमा सोच्दी हो, "बोल मेरो राजा, मनको कुरा भन। भन तिमी मेरी हौ र म तिम्रो हु" सोच्दी हो केटो मान्छे ले पो पहिले बोल्नुपर्दछ। यदी उसले त्यो दिन उसप्रतिको प्यार को इजहार सुनी भने त्यो युवकलाई झ्वाम्मै अगालो हाल्दी हो। तर भने जस्तो सजिलो कहा छ र हौ यो दुनियामा त्यसरी चाहने बित्तिकै अंगालोमा बेरीइहाल्ने। 

अझै समाजमा लाज सरम छ। त्यसैले आजकालका प्रेमी हरु चाहन्छन यस्तो पनि जगह होस् जहा निर्लज्ज भएर प्रेमको अनुभुती गर्न पाइयोस। 

आजकाल केहि हद सम्म प्रेमी हरुको यो चाहना होटल, क्लब र पब हरुले पुरा गरेका छन् यदी गोजी मा अलिकति मोटो रकम छ भने। सोचौ त आइडियल प्रेमको इजहार गर्ने समय। रातो गुलाबको फुल, अनि हल्का "वाइन"। सभ्रान्त वर्ग मात्र उपस्थित हुने Warm and cosy Restaurant मा डिनर। मन्द मन्द मुस्कान। अलि पछि डीम लाइट्मा हल्का मिठो संगीत र स्लो डान्स। 

अब रात चढ्दैछ। क्लबको संगीत अलिक "फास्ट" हुदैछ। लाइट्स झन् झन् डीम हुदैछन। बडीको मुभमेन्ट बिस्तारै बढ्दैछ। पेय पदार्थ का ग्लाश हरु एकपछि अर्को गर्दै रित्तिदैछन। शरीरमा गर्मी बढेको छ। रात छिपिदैछ। शरीरमा बिस्तारै नया जोश, चाहना र बास्ना ले टाउको उठाउदैछ। यावत यावत यस्तै यस्तै। छैन त जीवन रमाइलो?

प्रणय दिवसको यो घडिमा सबैलाई चाहेजस्तो प्रेम मिलोस। बिसुद्ध, चोखो, नौलो र खोजेजस्तो। यस्ता कुराले गर्दा नै जवान हुनुको मतलब पनि राख्दो हो नि। ति दिन सम्झन्छु म पनि। के चाही गरिदैनथ्यो त्यो दिन। भलै क्लब थिएन साठीको दशकमा तर बासघारी ता थियेनी। अनि गोठ, परालको माच।

भो नसंझौ ती दिनलाई अब।अहिलेलाई तरुना तन्नेरी रमाउन। म लागे व्हिस्कीको अर्को प्याग बनाउन। मेरो अफिसकी सेक्रेटरी जुलिया पनि आउने बेला भो मेरो कोठामा। हामी पनि मनाउछौ प्रणय दिवस जीवनमा उत्पादन शक्ती ज्यादा नभएपनि। भो। ल्यापटप बन्द गरे!