Democracy Series

Nationwide Satyagraha of 1947 Following the arrests from Biratnagar, Rastriya Congress decided to issue a notice to the Rana government – if within one month the arrested leaders were not released, a nationwide Satyagraha would be launched. The ultimatum also asked the Rana Government to pave way for other political reforms. The government did not […]

Meeting Bisheshwar Prasad Koirala: In Calcutta, Ganesh Man Singh checked into Khalsa Hotel, a standard hotel as Singh wanted to impress B. P. Koirala when he met him. Singh’s quest for Koirala led him to two Nepalis from Darjeeling district – D. N. Pradhan and D. K. Shahi. They were both former members of the

Emboldened with the IC 8,000 he received for sharing his escape story, Ganesh Man Singh is charged with excitement – he decides to share his story in areas with significant Nepali speaking population, mainly Darjeeling, Sikkim, Assam, Dehradun and Bhaksu. He started with Darjeeling. Determined not to spend a single rupee from the 8,000 for

Joining the Air Force: Once in India, Singh decided to catch a train to Calcutta. Because World War II was raging across the globe, most train compartments would be reserved for the military. Finding a seat was proving impossible. After several attempts, Singh snuck into one of the military compartments – and made his way

Four Days of Illness: On the fifth day of his escape, after four days of walking up and down the hills, Ganesh Man’s body was starting to feel his body give in to his tiredness. His legs hurt badly, and there were blisters on his feet. Despite the pain, he continued, and managed to reach

Day 1 – Dinner in the hills The next morning, Ganesh Man Singh was woken up early by his host. A startled Singh got up and was readying to leave when he realized he had no money on him. Therefore, very hesitatingly, Singh asked his host for Rs. 10 (saying he only had a 100

Parkhal Kanda with Siddhicharan Shrestha Once, a fellow inmate named Gopi Chayamaya agreed to help Singh escape. Gopicha, who would clean the toilets, knew the jail’s architectural plan. Interestingly, Gopicha was a Brahmin who had married a Newar girl – a criminal offence. He was sentenced and his caste was degraded (to a toilet cleaner).

Ganesh Man is Convicted One day, while Ganesh Man was in custody, Narashumsher entered his room in a fit of rage. Hurling all sorts of abuses, Narashumsher said, “You denied your allegiance to the party, did you not?” Ganesh Man learned the Ranas had found his pledge – in it his signature was stamped.  There

Praja Parishad Members Arrested: One day, Gangalal arrived hastily at Ganesh Man’s house – under his shawl he was hiding the typewriter used to print the Prajaparishad leaflets. News was circulating that police had searched Dharmabhakta’s home. Gangalal suspected police would search his home too, therefore had got the typewriter to hide it somewhere. After

Marriage with Mangaladevi: Since Ganesh Man Singh’s return from Calcutta, his mother would constantly request him to get married. Ganeshman however would refuse. It so happened one day, a horoscope was brought in to the Singh household – and since then, the problems of the household started to dispel. That horoscope was no one else’s