What does it mean to be a Nepali ?  December 31, 2006 at 11:44
am 4 comments  What does it mean to be a Nepali? The elements
and characteristics of national unity Originally appeard in The
Nepal Digest – August 1, 1998 (6 Shrawan 2055 BS) –Bijay Raut
This is a follow up on the previous article of mine by the title
of  “Indo-Nepal border and the state of Bihari Nepali.” Several
people responded to that article. I have written a response to
those responses in the form of a new article by the title of
“What does it mean to be a Nepali: The elements and
characteristics of national unity.” This article raises
questions about “Nepalihood” and challenges the traditional
notion of Nepali in which attempts were made to equate the
characteristics and identities of the “ethnic Nepali” to that of
“Nepali nationals.” Furthermore, the article probes the elements
and characteristics that define “national unity,” and reaches to
the conclusion that it’s not the imposition of the
characteristics of one “ethnic group” on all o