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рдЦреЛрдЗ рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ ?

рд╣рд┐рдЬреЛ рдЕрдЪрд╛рдирдХ рдпреЛ рдкреНрд░рд╢реНрди рдордирдорд╛ рдЙрдареНрдпреЛ ред рджреЗрд╢рдорд╛ рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдордорд╛ рдардЧреА рднрдЗрд░рд╣рдБрджрд╛, рдХреБрдЯрдиреАрддрд┐рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдордорд╛ рд▓реБрдЯрдиреАрддрд┐ рдЪрд▓рд┐рд░рд╣рдБрджрд╛ рдЕрдирд┐ рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╕рдВрд░рдЪрдирд╛ (рд╢рдмреНрджреИ рдХрддрд┐ рдЧрд╛рд░реНтАНрд╣реЛ рд░реИ’рдЫ рдЯрд╛рдЗрдк рдЧрд░реНрди !)рдХрд╛ рдЖрд╡рд╛рдЬ рдЙрдард┐рд░рд╣рдБрджрд╛ рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ рдХрддрд╛ рд╣рд░рд╛рдпреЛ?  рджрд╢ рд╡рд░реНрд╖рдЕрдШрд┐ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рддреНрдпрдХреНрд╖ рд╢рд╛рд╕рдирдХреЛ рд╡рд┐рд░реЛрдз рд╣реБрдБрджрд╛ “рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ” рдПрдХрджрдо рдкреНрд░рдЪрд▓рд┐рдд рдерд┐рдпреЛ ред рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ рдирднрдПрдХреЛ рднрдП  реирежремреи/ремрейрдХреЛ рдЖрдиреНрджреЛрд▓рди рдиреИ рд╣реБрдиреЗ рдерд┐рдПрди ред

рддрддреНрдХрд╛рд▓рд┐рди рдЕрд╡рд╕реНрдерд╛рдорд╛ рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬрдХрд╛ рдХрд╕рд░реА рдмрдиреЗрдХреЛ рдерд┐рдпреЛ ? рдХреЗ рдЙрджреНрджреЗрд╢реНрдп рдерд┐рдП ? рдЗрддрд┐рд╣рд╛рд╕ рдирдмреБрдЭреА рд╣реБрдиреНрди рднрдиреНрдиреЗ рдард╛рдиреЗрд░ рдЧреБрдЧрд▓ рд╕рд░реНрдЪ рдЧрд░реЗрдХреЛ рдерд┐рдПрдБ ред рд╣рд┐рдЬреЛ рдиреИ рд╕реЗрддреЛрдкрд╛рдЯрд┐рдорд╛ рдЪреБрдбрд╛рдордгрд┐ рдмрд╕реНрдиреЗрддрдХреЛ рдПрдЙрдЯрд╛ рд▓реЗрдЦ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд╢рд┐рдд рднрдПрдХреЛ рд░реИ’рдЫ ред рдЙрдХреНрдд рд▓реЗрдЦрд▓рд╛рдИ рдЖрдзрд╛рд░ рдорд╛рдиреНрджрд╛ рддреНрдпреЛ рд╕рдордпрдХреЛ рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ рддрд▓ рджрд┐рдЗрдПрдХрд╛ рд╡рд░реНрдЧрдХреЛ рд╕рдореВрд╣ рдкреЛ рд░реИ’рдЫ-

  • рд╕рдорд╛рдЬрдХрд╛ рдХреЗрд╣реА рдЕрдЧреБрд╡рд╛рд╣рд░реВ,
  • рдХрд╛рдардорд╛рдбреМрдВрдорд╛ рдХреЗрд╣реА рдмреБрджреНрдзрд┐рдЬреАрд╡реА рднрдиреЗрд░ рдХрд╣рд▓рд┐рдПрдХрд╛рд╣рд░реВ, рд░
  • рд╕рдЮреНрдЪрд╛рд░ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░
  • рдХреЗрд╣реА рдЧреИрд░рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░реА рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдерд╛рдХрд╛ рдЕрдЧреБрд╡рд╛рд╣рд░реВ

рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬрдХреЛ рдЙрджреНрджреЗрд╢реНрдп рдерд┐рдП- рез) рдорд╛рдУрд╡рд╛рджреА рджреНрд╡рдиреНрджреНрд╡рдХреЛ рд╡рд╛рд░реНрддрд╛рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рд╕рдорд╛рдзрд╛рди; реи) рд▓реЛрдХрддрдиреНрддреНрд░ рд░ рдЧрдгрддрдиреНрддреНрд░рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрддрд┐; рей) рд╕рдорд╛рд╡реЗрд╢реАрдХрд░рдг; рек) рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╕рдВрд░рдЪрдирд╛ ред

рдкрдЫрд┐рд▓реНрд▓рд╛ рджреБрдИ рдЙрджреНрджреЗрд╢реНрдп рдорд╛рдУрд╡рд╛рджреАрд▓рд╛рдИ рдореБрд▓ рдзрд╛рд░рдХреЛ рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдорд╛ рд▓реНрдпрд╛рдЙрдиреЗ рдХрдбреАрдХрд╛ рд░реВрдкрдорд╛ рдореИрд▓реЗ рдмреБрдЭреЗрдХреЛ рдЫреБ ред режремреи/ремрейрдХреЛ рдЖрдиреНрджреЛрд▓рдирдорд╛ рддреА рд╕рд╡рд╛рд▓ рдХрд╕рд░реА рдЙрдареЗрдХрд╛ рдерд┐рдП рднрдиреНрдиреЗ рдЪрд╛рд╣рд┐рдБ рдорд▓рд╛рдИ рдпрд╛рдж рдЫреИрди ред (рдо рдмрд╛рд╣реНрд░ рд╡рд░реНрд╖рдХреЛ рдорд╛рддреНрд░реИ рдерд┐рдПрдБ рдирд┐ рдд !) рдЕрдШрд┐рд▓реНрд▓рд╛ рджреБрдИ рдЙрджреНрджреЗрд╢реНрдпрдорд╛ рдЬрдирддрд╛рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рддреНрдпрдХреНрд╖ рдЪрд╛рд╕реЛ рдерд┐рдпреЛ рд░ рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдХ рджрд▓рдХреЛ рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рд░реНрде рдкрдирд┐ рддреНрдпрд╣реАрдБ рдЧрд╛рдБрд╕рд┐рдПрдХреЛ рдерд┐рдпреЛ ред

рддреНрдпрд╕ рддрд╛рдХрд╛ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛рд▓реЗ рд╢рд╛рд╕рди рдЖрдлреНрдиреЛ рд╣рд╛рддрдорд╛ рд▓рд┐рдБрджрд╛ рджрд▓рд╣рд░реВрдорд╛рдерд┐ рдЬрдирддрд╛рдХреЛ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рдиреИ рдерд┐рдПрди ред рдЙрдиреАрд╣рд░реВрд▓реЗ рдЧрд░реНрдиреЗ рд╡рд┐рд░реЛрдзрдХрд╛ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдордорд╛ рдЬрдирддрд╛ рдЬрд╛рдБрджреИрдирдереЗ (рд░рдХреНрддрдХреБрдгреНрдб, рдХреГрд╖реНрдг рдЕрд╡рд┐рд░рд▓) ред рдЙрдиреАрд╣рд░реВ рдПрдЙрдЯрд╛ рдорд╛рдзреНрдпрдо рдЪрд╛рд╣рдиреНрдереЗ рдЬрдирддрд╛рд╕рдореНрдо рдкреБрдЧреНрди ред рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ рддреНрдпрд╕реНрддреЛ рдПрдЙрдЯрд╛ рдкреБрд▓ рдерд┐рдпреЛ ред рддреНрдпрд╣реА рднрдПрд░ рдиреИ рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬрд╡рд┐рдирд╛ рдЖрдиреНрджреЛрд▓рди рд╕рдореНрднрд╡ рдерд┐рдПрди ред

рдЬрдирддрд╛ рдЖрдиреНрджреЛрд▓рдирдорд╛ рд╣реЛрдорд┐рдП ред рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛рд▓реЗ рд╢рд╛рд╕рди рдЫреЛрдбреЗ ред рд╡рд┐рдШрдЯрд┐рдд рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдирд┐рдзрд┐ рд╕рднрд╛ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрдирд╛ рднрдпреЛ ред рд▓реЛрдХрддрдиреНрддреНрд░ рдЖрдпреЛ ред рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛рдХреЛ рд╢рдХреНрддрд┐ рд╕реАрдорд┐рдд рднрдпреЛ ред рд╕рдВрд╡рд┐рдзрд╛рди рд╕рднрд╛рдХреЛ рдирд┐рд░реНрд╡рд╛рдЪрди рднрдпреЛ ред рдЧрдгрддрдиреНрддреНрд░ рдШреЛрд╖рдгрд╛ рднрдпреЛ ред рдЬрдирддрд╛рд▓реЗ рдЖрдиреНрджреЛрд▓рдирдорд╛ рднрдиреЗрдХрд╛ рдерд┐рдП- “рдЦрдмрд░рджрд╛рд░ рдиреЗрддрдЧрдг рдзреЛрдХрд╛ рджреЗрд▓рд╛рдЙ ред” рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬрд▓рд╛рдИ рднрдиреЗрдХрд╛ рдерд┐рдП- “рдпреА рдиреЗрддрд╛рд▓рд╛рдИ рдореБрд░реНрдЦреНрдпрд╛рдЗрдБ рдЧрд░реНрди рдирджрд┐рдиреВ ред” 

рддрд░ рд▓реЛрдХрддрдиреНрддреНрд░ рд░ рдЧрдгрддрдиреНрддреНрд░ рдЖрдЙрдБрджрд╛рд╕рдореНрдо рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ рд╣рд░рд╛рдЙрди рдерд╛рд▓рд┐рд╕рдХреЗрдХреЛ рдерд┐рдпреЛ ред

рд╕реЗрддреЛрдкрд╛рдЯрд┐рдХреЛ рд▓реЗрдЦрдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░ рдЬрддрд┐рдЬрддрд┐ рд╕рдорд╛рд╡реЗрд╢реАрдХрд░рдгрдХреЛ рдЕрд╡рд╛рдЬ рдЙрдареНрдпреЛ, рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ рдлреБрдЯреНрджреИ рдЧрдпреЛ ред рдЬрдмрдЬрдм рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╕рдВрд░рдЪрдирд╛рдХреЛ рдХреБрд░рд╛ рдЙрдареНрдпреЛ, рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ рд╡рд┐рднрдХреНрдд рд╣реБрдБрджреИ рдЧрдпреЛ ред рдордзреЗрд╕ рдЖрдиреНрджреЛрд▓рдирд▓реЗ рдпрд╕рдорд╛ рдЭрдиреН рдорджреНрджрдд рдЧрд░реНтАНрдпреЛ ред рдХреНрд╖рдгрд┐рдХ рдЙрджреНрджреЗрд╢реНрдпрдХрд╛ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬ рдЯреБрдХреНрд░рд┐рдПрдХреЛ рд╣реЛ рднрдиреНрдиреЗ рдо рдорд╛рдиреНрджрдЫреБ ред

рддрддреНрдХрд╛рд▓рд┐рди рдирд╛рдЧрд░рд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдЬрд▓реЗ рджреЗрд╢рдХреЛ рдореБрдЦреНрдп рд╢рддреНрд░реБрд▓рд╛рдИ рдирд┐рд░реНрдореБрд▓ рдкрд╛рд░реНрди рдХреБрдиреИ рдХрджрдо рдиреИ рдирдЪрд╛рд▓реЗрдХреЛ рдЬрд╕реНрддреЛ рдо рджреЗрдЦреНрдЫреБ ред рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓рдХрд╛ рдореБрдЦреНрдп рд╢рддреНрд░реБ рд╣реБрдиреН- рдЕрд╕реНрдерд┐рд░рддрд╛ рд░ рднреНрд░рд╖реНрдЯрд╛рдЪрд╛рд░ ред рдпрд┐рдиреИ рджреБрдИ рдХрд╛рд░рдгрд▓реЗ рдЧрд░реНрджрд╛ рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдХ рджрд▓рд╕рдБрдЧ рдЖрдЬрд┐рдд рднрдПрдХрд╛ рдЬрдирддрд╛рд▓реЗ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛рдХреЛ рдкреНрд░рддреНрдпрдХреНрд╖ рд╢рд╛рд╕рдирд▓рд╛рдИ рд╕рдорд░реНрдерди рдЧрд░реЗрдХрд╛ рдерд┐рдП ред рдпрд┐рдиреИ рджреБрдИ рдХрд╛рд░рдгрд▓реЗ рдЧрд░реНрджрд╛ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛рдХреЛ рд╢рд╛рд╕рди рдбрдЧрдордЧрд╛рдПрдХреЛ рдерд┐рдпреЛ ред рдпрд┐рдиреИ рджреБрдИ рдХрд╛рд░рдгрд▓реЗ рднреБрдХрдореНрдк рдкреАрдбрд┐рдд рдЬрдирддрд╛рд▓реЗ рдЙрдЪрд┐рдд рд░рд╛рд╣рдд рдкрд╛рдПрдХрд╛  рдЫреИрдирдиреН ред рдпрд┐рдиреИ рджреБрдИ рдХрд╛рд░рдгрд▓реЗ рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓ рд╡рд┐рджреЗрд╢реА рдЪрд▓рдЦреЗрд▓рдХреЛ рдХреЗрдиреНрджреНрд░ рдмрдиреЗрдХреЛ рдЫ ред рдпрд┐рдиреИ рджреБрдИ рдХрд╛рд░рдгрд▓реЗ рдЬрдирддрд╛ рдЧрдгрддрдиреНрддреНрд░ рджреЗрдЦрд┐ рдиреИ рдЖрдЬрд┐рдд рд╣реБрди рдерд╛рд▓рд┐рд╕рдХреЗ ред рд╕рдорд╕реНрдпрд╛рдХреЛ рдЪреБрд░реЛ рдмреБрдЭреЗрд░ рдкрдирд┐ рдмреБрдЭ рдкрдЪрд╛рдЙрдиреЗ рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдХрд░реНрдореА рд░ рдмреБрджреНрдзрд┐рдЬреАрд╡реА рднрдирд╛рдЙрджрд╛рд▓реЗ рдЧрд░реНрджрд╛ рдиреИ рд╣рд╛рдореНрд░рд╛ рд╕рдорд╕реНрдпрд╛ рд╕рдорд╛рдзрд╛рди рдирднрдПрдХрд╛ рд╣реБрдиреН ред

рдЕрдлрд╕реЛрд╕, рдиреЗрдкрд╛рд▓рдХрд╛ рдмреБрджреНрдзрд┐рдЬреАрд╡реАрд╣рд░реВ рд░ рд╕рдЮреНрдЪрд╛рд░ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░   рдЬрд╛рддреАрдп, рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░реАрдп, рд╡рд░реНрдЧреАрдп  рд░рдЩреНрдЧрдорд╛ рд░рдЩреНрдЧрд┐рдПрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреН ред рдпрд╕реНрддреЛрдорд╛ рд╣рд╛рдореНрд░рд╛ рд╕рдорд╕реНрдпрд╛рд╣рд░реВ рдЭрдиреН рдмрдвреНрджреИ рдЫрдиреН ред рдХрд╣рд┐рд▓реЗрд╕рдореНрдо ? рдкреНрд░рд╢реНрди рдЕрдиреБрддреНрддрд░рд┐рдд рдЫ ред

Some women who died for love

I happened to see a photo on Facebook today. It says:

тАЬRomeo died for love, Valentine died for love, Jack of Titanic, Samson from the Bible, Hercules, Achilles, and even Jesus died for love.”

And then it goes on to say that there is not a single woman who died for love. It challenges women to come with at least five names of women who died for love. I had a strange feeling towards this post. First I felt that it was a challenge to women. A few minutes later, I thought, “This post (most certainly made and circulated by men) is an example of stupidity. It was probably made by an arrogant teenager, who does not care the contributions of women in the world history and even in his life or an ignorant adult, who does not know anything.”

But if it was intended to be a challenge, I said to myself, that it is indeed a good question. It checks the intelligence of his girl. This article, thus is an information to those who do not know the answers (or pretend not to know) and a help from my side who would like to get answers.

I have limits, though. I can’t tell anything from the Bible or the Iliad, whose characters appear above. And I am unable to provide answers related to the history and literature I do not know. I’ll try my best in providing information of the five women who died for love I have known from the history of Nepal, and Nepali, English and Sanskrit literatures.

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1. Sati

I guess I had given primary information about her on my previous article. She comes back to show that hers was one of the most painful sacrifices for her love.

Sati, according to the Hindu Puranas was the daughter of Prajapati (King) Daksha and Virani. She was married to Shiva, the Lord of the Lords.

For the reasons that Shiva wandered around Kailash (his abode) on improper clothes taking narcotics, Daksha disliked Shiva. On one Yagya (a sacrificial worship) he did not invite Sati and Shiva but invited all his son-in-laws. When Sati knew of this through Sage Narad, she goes to the Yagya and quarrels with her father. He keeps humiliating Shiva, though. Unable to listen to those words, she sacrifices herself on the burning pyre set up for the Yagya. She burns slowly to death until Shiva himself recovers her body after a huge war against the soldiers of Daksha.

Amish Tripathi  alters this story in the last book of The Shiva Trilogy. Sati, the wife of Shiva, fights with Daksha, the King of Meluha because he had been using the love of her life in suppressing the poor people of other neighboring countries. When she comes to know that Daksha has planned to kill Shiva, she fights the Egyptian killers. At the end of extremely violent and gory fight, she dies. Shiva comes later to bring about the destruction of Daksha and his country.

2. Muna

Muna is a famous character from Muna Madan, an epic poem by Laxmi Prasad Devkota. The plot follows Madan going to Bhot (Tibet) while Muna awaits at home in Kantipur (old name for Kathmandu).

Madan gets ill on the way returning back home. A Bhote (resident of Bhot) finds him deserted and saves his life.

At home, however Madan’s friend tell Muna that he has died. Unable to suffer the pain of loss, though false, she dies before Madan comes home. Muna and Madan reunite in the heaven, after Madan dies a few days later.

3. Rajendra Laxmi

If you talk about love and leave away the love for motherland, you are misinterpreting love. Women have died for love of their countries. And this brave woman survived the custom of Sati (I have discussed it on my earlier article) because of her child to extend the territory of Nepal.

After the death of Pratap Singh Shah, the eldest son of king Prithvi Narayan Shah, she took over the responsibility of unifying the small states into a bigger Nepal. Initially, helped by Bahadur Shah- her brother-in-law, she united the eastern states and some of the western states as well. Fighting the unhelpful courtiers and family members, she continued the campaign. By the time she died, Nepal had its eastern territory up to Sikkim and western up to the Kali Gandaki river.

4. Julia Rana

It’s just been some days I have read about her. Born in the Rana family, she was the love of Martyr Dashrath Chand.

Dashrath Chand was a friend of Dharma Bhakta Mathema (another martyr) and was employed at the home of General Rudra Shumsher. There Julia and Dashrath met and both knew sometime later that they loved each other. Rudra Shumsher had agreed upon their marriage but the wedding was cancelled twice because of the deaths in the families. Later, the then Prime Minister, Juddha Shumsher got against Rudra Shumsher and he was exiled from Kathmandu. Almost a month after the exile, Julia died of TB. It was said in that article that Dashrath Chand did the rituals a husband does at the death of his wife and her death also ignited in him the anti-Rana views.

5. Juliet Capulet

My question to the creator of that challenge is- how can you separate Juliet from Romeo? If you have read this world famous work of Shakespeare, you will know that Juliet dies not once but twice- once in a pretence to bring Romeo back and in real when he dies. The pretence is made by the use of medicine (anaesthetic?) but Romeo gets a wrong message to find her dead. So, how could you dare to say that only Romeo died for love.

Final Reflection

I listed out some women who died for love. But as I write, I also ask a question- what is the definition of love in that Facebook post? It surely is not only the romantic love between a man or a woman. Jesus is an example for the love of humanity. If he can be included, why not include the names of Mother Teresa and her followers, Florence Nightingale, Eleanor Roosevelt, Benajir Bhutto and so many women who have spent their lives for the care of humanity?

If sacrifice is what you call love, almost all women would be included. Women have sacrificed their parent’s house and comfort, changed their surnames, given up their jobs and interests, have died everyday and yet, have smiled just for you and your family. So if your girl or wife adds her name in that list, don’t get surprised. She has given a lot of things just for your happiness.

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200 Years Of Friendship!

It began with a war.

A conflict of more than fifty years ensured that the war was inevitable.

One of them had dominated more than half of the world. Their Empire was the one on which the sun never set. They wanted to annex all states within the Indian sub-continent. There was one nation left to defeat.

That Nation had just arisen from bits and pieces in the Himalayas. Some Kings and Lords of the petty states had not been satisfied with the unification. They wanted their shares. They sought help of the Empire to get back their states.

That was a golden opportunity for the Empire. They had discovered weak spots of the Himalayan Nation. They sought out ways to defeat them.

It was not easy, however. The new Mukhtiyar (equivalent to modern day Prime Minister) was a patriot. He would not let the Empire seize his nation. He brought about changes in the military. It enraged the Empire.

The Empire had to make a move soon. They gathered their own army and sent a letter to the Himalayan Nation with some terms. They had to respond it in time, else they had to fight with them.

The Monarch of the Himalayan Nation decided not to respond to that letter. The war began. From east, south and west, the army of the Empire marched. They had dreamed of victory over the majestic Himalayas.

The army of the Himalayan Nation, blessed by the ever tall and proud Himalayas fought bravely with the Empire’s army. Of the five major wars, the Empire won three. The two defeats were heavy. Even the ones they won were not as convincing to them. The soldiers of the Himalayan Nation had fought with all their potential.

Sugauli Treaty (Source: Wikipedia

Sugauli Treaty (Source: Wikipedia)

The Empire had to change their strategy of dominating the Himalayan Nation. They did an agreement – the Sugauli Treaty in the year 1816. The Himalayan Nation lost almost half of their territory but they stood up as the biggest independent nation in the Indian sub-continent.

The treaty brought about a diplomatic between the Empire and the Himalayan Nation. It was based on the dominance of the Empire, with the then Rana Prime Ministers improving the status of the relation. The friendship agreement of 1923 declared the Himalayan Nation as an independent nation.

The Empire was helped by the Himalayan Nation during the World War II. They had sent their best soldiers into the war. These soldiers were feared wherever they fought. They were the mighty Gurkhas.

The Empire fell. Revolutions around the world after the Great War brought about its downfall. The Empire lost a huge territory. Ranas of the Himalayan Nation fell. The friendship remained. It continues to exist, almost 200 years now. Long live the friendship!

Notes:

  • Inspired by presentation of Hamlet in Nepali on the occasion of the 200 years of co-operation between Nepal and Britain.
  • In the year 1768 (1825 B.S.), Prithvi Narayan Shah had declared the annexation of Kantipur into Gorkha. That was the formal beginning of Mordern Nepal.
  • The then East Company of the British Empire had waged a war against Nepal. During the treaty of 1816, Rana Bahadur Shah was the King and Bhimsen Thapa was the Prime Minister of Nepal.┬а┬а
  • During 1923, Chandra Shamsher was the Prime Minister of Nepal. Since then, Gurkhas have been a part of the British Army.
  • The relation between Nepal and Britain has been well described by Mr Andy Sparkes in this speech: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/two-hundred-years-of-nepal-britain-relations-a-way-forward

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