Newars in Katmandu marked "Black Day"

It's been a decade a couple of immigrant judges issued verdict, on a petition of a handful of immigrants, against the decision of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, that the city, nurtured by the Newars for over 2,000 years cannot used their local language auxulary to the government's "Nepali" language for its official language. It was an insult to the 85 ethnic grups and over a hundred local laguages and their dialects.

The Newars observed this day, raising black flags at the historic Hanumandhoka Dubar, and warned the Constituent Assembly that the new constitution, beiing drafted, must assert equal rights of all languages spoken in the country, to save the country from further conflicts.

छ सय बर्ष पछि कुलपुजा

Wednesday, 26 May 2010
सन्तोष थापा पर्वत १२ जेठ । दाजुभाई भेट हुन पनि कति समय लाग्छ दश या बीस बर्ष । तर पर्वतको सदरमुकाम कुस्माबजारमा बसोबास गर्ने नेवार समुदायले आज ६ सय बर्ष पछि सामुहिक कुल पुजा गरेका छन् । नेवार समुह मान गोत्र कौवा खलकका दाजुभाईहरुले पुर्खा खोज्ने क्रममा अहिले मात्रै कुल भेटेकाले सामुहिक कुल पुजा गरेका हुन् ।
उनीहरुको पुख्यौली काभ्रेको बनेपा रहेकाले अहिले सम्म भेट भएको थिएन । बनेपाबाट बागलुङ्गको कुईदाङ्ग हुँदै कुस्मा आएको सो समुदायका सदस्यहरु कुस्मा पछि अन्यत्र फैलिएका प्रमाण फेला परेको कुलपुजा आयोजक समितिका संयोजक गोबिन्द श्रेष्ठले जानकारी दिनुभयो । पुजामा काठमाण्डौ फलेबास बागलुङ्ग नारायणगढ सम्मका ४ सय आफन्तहरु भेला भै पुजा गरेको प्रचार संयोजक राम श्रेष्ठले जानकारी दिनुभयो । पुजामा बाजागाजा र र् याली समेत आयोजना गरिएको थियो । उनीहरुले कुल मन्दिर समेत निर्माण गरेका छन । सो अबसरमा कुल खोज्न सहयोग गर्ने शिबालय -५ का शिब श्रेष्ठ र शिबालय -६ का शिबकुमार श्रेष्ठ तथा जग्गादाता नैनाकुमार श्रेष्ठलाई सम्मान गरिएको थियो ।
Source: nepalnews24.com

Sujib Bajracharya at Kavi Cafe

Last Saturday, on 27th March, Sujib Bajracharya, the coordinator of Newa Jagaran Manch came to Kabi Cafe for interaction.

Basically, he explained how the organization was working for the Newar community. He said that Newars are not politically aware and they do not react even when they are oppressed by the immigrants. So, all Newars shouuld now learn to say no when they see things are happening against their will, he urged.

He also said that all the Newars should fight to their last drop of blood for Newa Autonomous Region, which will come only after a long fight. it is because most of the Bahun leaders as welll as other Janajatis are also not in positive current to let Newars own the Nepal Mandal, which they had been nurturing for past centuries.

Two programmes on Newa State in Patan

Nepa Rashtriya Party Yala Kacha organized an interaction on the party stand on federal system. Dr Keshav Man Shakya, Buddha Sayami, Suresh Pradhan, Kiran Shakya and others were speakers. The programme was organized at the meeting hall of Nepalbhasha Manka Khala Yala.


Lalipur Nagari Abhiyan and Kabi Cafe organized an interaction programme on Newa State and Constituent Assembly on Saturay, 21st of March 2010.

Speakers were Hitman Shakya, Hisila Yami and Dilip Maharjan. They stressed on ethnicity in making of federal democraecy of Nepal.