SARA PATHSHALA

  In the last seven decades, the nation has experienced three distinct systems. Before 1951, there was the Rana regime, followed by the monarchy until 2008, and later the adoption of democracy. With each transition, there was an expectation that the country's situation would improve. However, reality often diverged from these expectations. Recently, there have been calls to abolish federalism, with claims that it has become too costly for the country. However, some politicians argue that scrapping federalism is not a solution. On the last day of the 11th edition of the Nepal Literature Festival, discussions were held on the Rana regime, monarchy, and democracy. Chandra Dev Joshi, the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (United), stated that federalism has not imposed an economic burden on the country. “The essence of federalism is equality,” says Joshi. “Without maintaining equality, federalism cannot thrive.” He emphasizes that federalism is essential for strengthenin...

  Why stay in the homeland ? The number of people leaving the country for employment opportunities is increasing rapidly. Although the country is receiving a high amount of remittance, the migration of youth to foreign lands has become one of the major problems of the country. In the 11th edition of the Nepal Literature Festival, a discussion session was conducted about it. The speakers of the session were the former CEO of Nabil Bank, Anil Keshari Shah, Professor Kapil Adhikari, and entrepreneur Prathana Saakha. The theme of the session was "Swadesh Kina Basney?" which translates to "Why stay in the homeland?" in English. During the session, Shah said it has been challenging for many people to stay in the country and do something. "Only if youth start seeing the future in the country, will the country be better," says Shah. "If we cannot create a situation for youth to stay in the homeland, they can't be stopped from leaving the country."...