Bangalore: Hindu rulers of India once called Nepal as the “world’s only Hindu nation” and stacked their enormous ill-gotten wealth in Nepalese banks. Since hate is their staple diet, they soon kicked up a quarrel with Nepal also. The hijacking of the Indian plane from Kathmandu led to severe strain. Nepal no longer trusts India. The Indian rulers have now added Nepal also to their hate list. Adding in suit to injury comes the report that Nepal is no longer a Hindu country, but non-Hindus are in a big majority.
Kathmandu: Nepal may no longer be a Hindu kingdom if a bid by minority communities not to register themselves as Hindus succeeds in this year’s census. After three centuries of being huddled under the “Hindu” umbrella, the jamaats, or minority communities and tribes are demanding the right to propagate their independent culture. To avoid enumeration as Hindus, janajati organizations have been running a campaign in their communities to create a consensus about responses to queries about mother tongue, second language, religion and ethnicity. Nepal-has 20.3 million people and its minorities comprise roughly 60%. According to the 1991 statistical yearbook, about 84% of the population is Hindu and hence Nepal is a Hindu kingdom. The Jana Jati Mahas Angha says 49% of the Limbus, 65% of the Rais, 57% of the Thakuris and 96.5% of the Sunwar’s. registered themselves (as Hindu in 1991. As a result, the census data reflected the fact that 50-75% of jamaats were Hindu. But this time, Thakuris, Gurungs, Tamang’s, Dhumal’s and others have decided to call themselves Buddhists. (IANS Times of India, May 25, 2001).
Our family member in Kathmandu, Gopal Gurung, has written several articles in DV to prove that Nepal is not a Hindu country. Like India, it is being oppressed by a less than 10% Aryan Brahmins and Kshatriyas.
