Friday, April 5, 2013

Who is this man, Gopal Gurung ?

Gopal Gurung is a man of courage who has been the most vocal advocate of the human rights for the indigenous people of Nepal. He is an editor and author of many books, the most popular and controversial being The Hidden facts of Nepalese Politics. He was arrested and jailed without any convection or trail by the Panchayat Government in 1989 for being threatened by what he wrote in theHidden Facts of of Nepalese Politics. The status quo, the Hindu dominated establishment tried all it can to stop Mr. Gurung from speaking against the institutionalized racism, corruptions and exploitations by the rulers and politicians against the indigenous people who are primarily Buddhist. But they discovered that it was too late that the genie was already out of the box. The news of his arrest spread beyond Nepal's border and brought protests and demands of his immediate release. Many local and international journalists, writers and organizations such as PEN London, Press Foundation of Asia, Amnesty International, and Denmark on Human Rights raised their voices on behalf of Mr. Gurung which eventually led to his release after the democracy came into existence.

Mr. Gurung holds MA in Political Science, and has been an Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of the Newlight and Thunderbolt in Kathmandu. He is an ex-member of the Nepal Journalist Association, Central Committee, ex General Secretary of the World Nepalese Association and Chairman of All India Journalist Council for Nepal. He is also a Consultant and co-ordinator for the Press Foundation of Asia, Manila, Philippines.

Mr. Gurung has the tenacity and determination to fight for what he believes is the right. He has risked his life to fight for his people in Nepal, but his unwavering courage has come at a price. He was kept at a minimum subsistence while he was in prison: 700 grams of coarse rice and four rupees (about 10 cents) a day as an allowance. Furthermore, he was kept with all the criminals, and he was denied visitation and food for many days for merely writing about the pervasive reality and demanding answers on Human rights and justice. Though he is a free man now, he still receives obscene phone calls and death threats. But despite all odds, he continues to fight for the equal rights and justice for all the Nepalese. His works has already ignited political and social activism especially among the Mongol People. Because of his contribution the people of Nepal are politicially conscious than ever before.

Gopal Gurung and his followers has has founded Mongol National Organization through which they hope to bring the equality and desperately needed change in Nepal.

PEN London, Press Foundation of Asia, Amnesty International, and Denmark on Human Rights

The following excerpts are just a few drops of a pond. It shows how the present world responded on humanistic ground towards the good cause of a freedom fighter. They know Mr. Gurung's struggle in not communal one, and their support is for universally approved human rights, democracy and freedom. So, Hidden facts in Nepalese Politics are a short of pavement for the manifesto of this newly formed political organization, Mongol National Organization.

Bhemsen Deusa Rai, Translator

"….. the hardship of your imprisonment has not affected your courage and determination to fight for your humanistic ideals. I want you to accept my admiration for what you did, not only your country but also to human rights all over the world."

Krestle Mehean, Copenhengen, Denmark.

".If there is anything we can do to supplement the prison diet, please let us know. We had not realized that Nepal is so divided racially.

" K.V. Simsen, PEN London.

"…people now discuss whether the Danish queen should have invited your king for a state visit, which took place last year. I encourage you to keep on working with your new book… you know that your release and work now has been described in Amnesty Internationals magazine."

Friederike French. Hojlundsh, Usene, Denmark.

"………. you will be allowed to live as a freeman in 1990" Hanne Bisgard, Paris.

"…From an Amnesty News letter I had already learned the wonderful news that you had been released from prison and I can't tell you how happy I was."

Gitte Lynge Fensen. Oddor, Denmark.

Stance of Mongol National Organization:

1. Nepal should be declared a secular country.

2. The king should remain life long president.

3. Nepal should have provincial government. Name of the provinces should be the named after rivers and mountains as before.

4. Nepal should have paramilitary force instead of army and police force.

5. All Nepalese Mongol should get Nepali citizenship when they come back to their native land, Nepal.

6. There should be one Mongol ministry for the welfare of Mongols.

7. Schedule caste (jat) untouchable Hindu sub-caste (jati), Christians, and Muslims should have their separate department to look after their grievances.

8. Hindunization of non- Hindu Mongol should be stopped. Hindu bahun priest should stop imposing Hindu rites in military and police force in Nepal. Similarly, the state owned Radio Nepal and Nepal television should permit Buddhist programs, as it is the native religion of Nepal.

Debating Democracy at the Margins:
The Mongol National Organization in East Nepal

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Religion and Politics in South Asia

The Thakali: A Himalayan Ethnography

Paradise Lost?: State Failure in Nepal

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

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मंगोल डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टीद्वार राष्ट्रीय मुक्ति आन्दोलनको घोषणा

नेपालको सामाजिक संरचना सुन्दर बगैंचाको फुलबारीमा फुलेको फुल जस्तै सुन्दर छ । यती हुँदाहुँदै पनि यहाँका मूलबासी मंगोल समुदायले सामाजिक, आर्थिक, धार्मिक, शैक्षिक, राजनीतिक, भौगोलिक र संस्कृतिक बिभेद खेपिरहेका छन ।
नेपालको मूलबासी मंगोल समुदाय राज्यसत्ताको नीति-निर्माण तहमा सहभागी हुनबाट बंचित छन । जबसम्म मूलबासी मंगोल समुदायलाई देश बिकाशको निर्णयक तह र मूलधारमा स्थापित गराउन सकिदैन तब सम्म मुलुक स्वस्थ्य, समुन्नत, समतामुलक, समृद्धा र शान्त हुन सक्दैन ।
मार्ग-दर्शन र बिचार धारामा ओतप्रोत भएर संघर्षशिल भएकै कारण राज्यका नीती निर्माण तहमा पुगेकाले नेपालका दुई बिशाल छिमेकी मुलुकहरु चिन र भारत समृद्ध, समुन्नत र शान्त दिशातिर उन्मुख छन । स्वास्थ्य, समुन्नत, समृद्ध, सुदृढ, शान्त एबम न्याय र समतामुलक समाज निर्माण तथा मानवअधिकार सम्पन्न संघिय लोकतान्त्रीक गणतन्त्र नेपालको संस्थागत सुदृढिकरणका लागी राजनीतिक र सामाजिक रुपान्तरणको अभियान नितान्त आवश्यक छ ।
यस माहन अभियानमा बिचार, दर्शन र सामाजीक न्यायको सन्देशलाई आम नागरिक समुदाय सम्म सम्प्रेशण गर्दै नेपाल अधिराज्यभरका सम्पूर्ण नागरिक समुदायमा मनबीय संबेदनशीलता, न्यायमूखीभाव तथा मानव समुदायका अधिकारहरुप्रती सम्मानको भावना, जागृत गर्दै गराउँदै पूर्ण रुपले सामाजिक परिवर्तन गर्ने र गराउने उद्धेश्यले मंगोल डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टीका हजारौ कार्यकर्ताहरु नागरिकहरुको घरघरमा पुगिरहेका छन ।
नेपाल एकात्मक सामन्ती तथा निर्मम निर्दयी तानाशाह शक्तिप्राप्त हिन्दू आर्यन बाहुन/क्षेत्रीहरुको हातमा शासन सत्ता रहेको औपनिवेशिक मुलुक हो । यहाँको मूलबासीहरुको अधिकार छिन्ने र सबथोक लुटिने कामको थालनी भएको सन् १५५९ देखि हो । यिनै परम्परागत सामन्ती शोषण, सामन्तवादी संस्कार, सामन्ती राज्य सत्ताको वर्णभेदी नीति तथा लैङ्गिक भेदभाव र बिद्धमान आर्थिक सम्बन्धको स्थितिले यसको सामन्ती अवस्थालाई प्रस्तुत गरेको छ भने वर्णभेदी, साम्राज्यवादी, राजनैतिक, आर्थिक, सामाजिक तथा सांस्कृतिक हस्तक्षेप र विविध किसिमले भए गरेका सार्वभौमिकता माथि हिन्दू-आर्यनबाट भए गरेका हस्तक्षेपले औपनिवेशिक अवस्था कायमै रहेको छ । आज विश्व साम्राज्यवादले आर्थिक क्षेत्रमा अघि सारेका 'उदारीकरण' 'निजीकरण' 'भूमण्डलीकरण' जस्ता नीतिले राष्ट्रिय सार्वभौमिकता, स्वाधिन अर्थतन्त्रको निर्माण र स्वतन्त्र लोकतान्त्रिक अधिकारको उपभोगबाट समेत मुलुक र नागरिक बंचित हुनुपरेकोले त्यसबाट थप संकट आइपरेको छ ।
सन् १५५९ मा द्रव्य शाहले घले राजाको टाउको ठुन्काएदेखि नै हाम्रो पुर्खाहरु सुपति गुरुङ, श्रीजंग थेवे, लखन थापा मगर र रामप्रसाद राईहरुले सामन्तवाद, साम्राज्यवाद र राजतन्त्रको विरुद्ध लड्दै आएको इतिहास छ । ४५० वर्षदेखिको कालो इतिहास बोकेको सामन्ती राजतन्त्र र बाहुनवादी सामन्ती राज्यसत्ताले नेपालका अहिन्दू मुलबासी मंगोल समुदायमाथि हुने गरेका शोषण, दमन, अन्याय र अत्याचार प्रचलित सामन्तवादी वर्णभेदी राज्य प्रणालीले हल गर्न नसकेको तथ्य स्पष्ट छ । त्यसैले ती विभिन्न समस्याको स्थायी समाधानको बाटो अंगिकार गर्ने क्रममा गणतन्त्रवादी, देशभक्त तथा लोकतान्त्रिक शक्तिहरुलाई समेट्दै सामन्तवाद, साम्राज्यवाद तथा नोकरशाही, सामन्तवादी, वर्णभेदी राज्यसत्ताको पूर्णरुपले अन्त्य एवं सामाजिक संरचनामा आमूल परिवर्तन गरी संघीय लोकतन्त्र, धर्म निरपेक्षता र संघीय शासन प्रणालीद्वारा समुन्नत नेपाल निर्माण गर्ने उद्देश्यले मंगोल डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी नामक राष्ट्रिय राजनैतिक संगठन कृयाशील रहेका हुन् ।
सम्पूर्ण शोषित पीडित अहिन्दू मूलबासी मंगोल समुदायको मुक्ति र अधिकारका लागि अहिन्दू मूलबासी मंगोल समुदायलाई एउटै पंक्तिमा गोलबन्द गर्न एउटा बृहत्तर प्रभावकारी संगठनको खाँचो पहिलेदेखि नै महसूस हुँदै आइरहेको हो । यसै उद्देश्यलाई पूरा गर्न सामाजिक न्यायमा आधारित पूर्ण लोकतान्त्रिक प्रणालीप्रति आस्थावान राष्ट्रियता, लोकतन्त्र र जनजीविकाका लागि संघर्षरत देशभक्त र गणतन्त्रवादी तथा सामन्तवाद, साम्राज्यवाद विरोधी शक्तिलाई समेट्दै संघर्षका सबै रुपहरुलाई आत्मसात गर्ने, नेपालका मुलबासी नागरिक समुदायको एकताको प्रतिफलस्वरुप मंगोल डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी नामको राजनीतिक संगठन गठन गरिएको छ ।

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