Friday, April 21, 2006

How revolutions come--the Nepal case

After seeing V for Vendatta, me ,Sundar and Saurav were discussing about how countries go into anarchy and about the trigger points for a revolution.

I see a good example of a revolution brewing in Nepal.

If we see the Nepal case, the main trigger points are:
  1. General discontent--A general feeling among the people that their freedom is being suppressed in the name of national security.
  2. A rallying point--though the King's rule(or emergency as it is called) has been there for about 14 months now, but, the people could not find a rallying point. Now that the 7-party alliance has come up and there is some one out there spearheading a movement, it has found mass appeal.
  3. A common enemy uniting different sections--For a long time now, the maoists didnt seem to see an eye to eye with the various political parties in Nepal,but, a bigger enemy--the king, taking powers into his hands seems to have made the maoists cosy up to other parties.
  4. A general change in atmosphere--Nepal, which has been a sleepy country in the himalayan foothills, famous only for its natural beauty, suddenly seems to be in fires today--the change in situation has more to do with a general awakening of the people and a feeling among the common man that some political decisions taken in a palace in Kathmandu is affecting his life.
I don't know if the power will be transferred to people completely or even if the the new government that might get formed would be any better than the king's rule--but what I can be sure about is the fact that the people of Nepal have understood the real meaning of freedom and that itself will ensure a form of governance where the government is afraid of the people and not vice-versa(sound fimiliar??--copied from V for vendetta)

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