When
Nepal lost the Hindu statehood three years ago, it marked the decline of
nationalism also. When the King had failed to serve the country, that space was
hijacked by the deadly ideology of communism/ Maoism
by Dipin Damodharan
Every nation has its own identity
or what we called soul, and only that identity it can nurture its society. As
far as the Himalayan country Nepal is concerned, that identity or soul lies in
the very concept of Hinduism.
When Nepal lost the Hindu
statehood three years ago, it marked the decline of nationalism also. When the
King had failed to serve the country, that space was hijacked by the deadly
ideology of communism/ Maoism. They have succeeded in brainwashing a particular
group of Nepali society and now the command of this old Hindu nation lies in
the hands of the so-called revolutionaries.
But the great Nepali citizens who
bear the legacy of Buddha not seem to be happy in the instable, timid rule of
Prachanda and Co. who has been wiping out their indigenous traditions and
cultural symbols with their alien communist ones.
A survey conducted in 2010
clearly depicted the Nepali mood. 52.2% of people participated in the survey
called for the restoration of Hindu Statehood.
The signs of displeasure have
becoming evident now as more and more protest symbols, that show the insecurity
of Nepal citizens, appeared on the walls of Nepal streets recently. The
Communist endeavours to control and capture the Hindu cultural centres came out
to irritate the budding nationalists and traditional Royal loyalists in the
same manner.
Nepal is slowly but concretely
gearing up for a Hindu revolution. The youth has realized that it is the time
for them to rise from lethargy to a national renaissance. It has to be happened
also. When we look at the history of Nepal it is crystal-clear that the country
has its roots in Hindu culture. The great Indian King Janaka’s Mythila Kingdom
that mentioned in Indian Hindu scripture Ramayana now belongs to Nepal, the
Kingdom of Gautam Buddha’s (the founder of Buddhism) father, Kapilavasthu, now
located in Nepal. Along with India Nepal also shares the legacy of the grand
Indian Mourya Empire.
The mountain people share a lot
of cultural similarities with the Indian people, in terms of worship, way of
living, etc. When they cross the borders, they never feel that they are in an
alien land. But the Maoists have ruined all these bonds with the support of
China by inculcating the drastic ideology of communism.
How can the land of Buddha be a
Communist citadel? How Nepali people can consider their real brothers, the
Indians, as their unforgivable enemy? Unfortunately, all these happening in
Nepal under the tutelage of Communist rule.
To add-on, the dragon nation
China is rapidly expanding their tentacles across Nepal in diverse fields in
the guise of companies like Huawei. The recent incident, Nepal’s rejection of
India’s appeal to start a second consulate in the Himalayan Republic, also
points out the growing Chinese influence there. But the Nepali students and
youth are not ready to give up their land.
Inspiration from the RSS
Even though the term modern
nationalism was coined by Johann Gottfried Herder in the late 1770s, the origin
of Nepali nationalism can be traced back to the early 1990s. It assumed an
organized form in 1992 when some college students had given life to Hindu
Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS), an organization akin to that of India’s powerful
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Since its origin HSS has been getting the
mental and ideological support from the RSS.
When RSS was founded by great
visionary Dr Keshav Rao Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, it succeeded in attracting
people of all ages. Similar to that HSS is attracting people of all facets of
society cutting the barriers of age, caste etc.
Like RSS, HSS also believes and
propagates that selfless service to nation is the highest form of worship. They
aimed at extending Hindutva to a comprehensive concept from just a religious
identity. Many political thinkers have the opinion that HSS will soon become a
common platform for anti-Maoists.
A substantial cog of Nepali
society is of the view that the 2006 Jan Andolan movement was only against King
Gyanendra, not against Nepal’s Hindu state hood. But in the backdrop of that
movement Nepal was declared as a secular state also.
When most of the Muslim nations
and Christian nations in the world have been curtailed the freedom of other
religions, the erstwhile Hindu Nepal was an exception. All other religions were
free to propagate their ideology here, yet the so-called secular world joined
their hands with inhuman Maoists to declare Nepal as secular. Since then the
people have been feeling unsafe in the country. The Hindu nationalists should
exploit this annoyance very well, then only they will be able to take their
movement forward.
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