Democracy Series

Singh continues his escape journey:  Singh and his friends continued their escape journey – however, owing to his ankle injury, their speed was affected. It took them half a day’s walk to reach Tadi Khola (River). The river was deep and wide, therefore the team either had to use a suspension bridge or a boat […]

Singh’s team-members are arrested:  As Singh and team thought of ways to take King Tribhuvan to Palpa, the Rana government, upon learning the revolutionaries’ attempt to stage an explosion in Basantapur, intensified their search for Ganesh Man Singh and his friends. They started arresting not only those who were involved in the plot, but also

Networking in Kathmandu: While Ganesh Man Singh had spent only six years in India, he had spent four years in jail before that, and three years in Calcutta prior to that – in total he had been away from Kathmandu for thirteen years. In the period of time, Singh’s friends and age-group people had settled

Smuggling arms and team into Kathmandu Valley: After the arrangements of two cars, there was one problem – how to cross the police check point at Sanga? Because Ganesh Man Singh and Sundar Raj Chalise were wanted by the government, they could not ride with the team. Therefore, it was decided only the arms and

Leaving the plains: Continuing to think about the countless contributions of the public towards a revolution, Singh and his team trudge along the jungles of Terai. “We would sometimes be drenched due to the rain and at other times due to sweat”, Singh remarks, remembering the journey he had made many decades ago. The next

Plans to take King Tribhuvan to Palpa: Once the arms were procured, the next phase of the revolution had to be planned. An important move was to win over King Tribhuvan towards the side of the revolutionaries. Following the 1846 coup (Kot Massacre) by Jung Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji in Kathmandu, the monarchs had been reduced

An evening with Thir Bam Malla: One day, Thir Bam Malla, nephew of Subarna Shumsher suggested Ganesh Man Singh and he should go out for the night. Malla, as per Singh, had no ‘economic restraints’. In other words, Malla was fabulously wealthy, and used to hang out in clubs/hotels along with the top brass of

Singh and Koirala: Great leaders, greater friends If the seed of friendship between Ganesh Man Singh and B P Koirala was the vision of a democratic Nepal, their relationship nurtured owing to good faith and mutual respect. Both held each other in high regards, and would usually consult each other before making decisions that would

Ranas in Exile: After Koirala was released, Rastriya Congress tried to contact members of the Rana clan who were exiled in India, mainly Subarna Shamsher and Mahabir Shumsher. The exiled members were planning an armed revolution against the regime. Unlike Rastriya Congress, they had access to money, therefore were able to mobilise human and other

Ganesh Man’s days in Raxaul: Following B P Koirala’s release from jail, Koirala returned to Patna. In Patna, doctors advised Koirala to avail treatment in Bombay. Ganesh Man Singh wished Koirala a speedy recovery and made his way to Nepal-India border in Raxaul. In January, 1948 A.D., Padma Shumsher promulgated the Proclamation of the first