Democracy Series

Preparations to return to Kathmandu: “An essential feature of democratic practice is that party decisions must be made keeping the voices of the party workers in mind – not only of the party leaders”, Singh shares about their discussion to return to Kathmandu. “This was one of the reasons I had insisted that we must […]

Suggestions and advices: After consulting with political leaders in Nepal, B P Koirala then proceeded to inform diplomatic friends within his circle about their decision to return to Nepal. At the time, India was under a “state of emergency” and all kinds of political activities were restricted. Nevertheless, Koirala managed to use his personal communication

Asking for advice from other leaders, and an attempt to connect with the royal palace: Meanwhile, in India, where Ganesh Man Singh, Koirala and other leaders were living in exile – discussions for and against returning to Nepal continued. After the decision to return to Nepal was almost informally finalized, leaders in exile began their

Singh spends a sleepless night at Koirala’s home: After dinner, Singh and Koirala went to their respective rooms – however, sleep eluded Singh. Singh continued to replay their dinner conversation through his head. And no matter how much Koirala’s proposition made sense; he worried about the ramifications of returning home. “Our situation matched to the

A 90 degree turn! Singh was stunned after listening to B P Koirala’s wish to return to Nepal. A long period of silence ensued – both lost in their thoughts while a soft breeze stirred over Koirala’s terrace in Sarnath. Finally, Singh broke the silence: “Koirala Ji, if you go around town sharing your views

A conversation between Singh and B P Koirala After completing their years’ long ritual of greeting each other, Singh and B P Koirala sat down in the courtyard for a cup of tea. “Has there been any development? Why have you called me so urgently?” Singh asked Koirala. “There was a deep sense of urgency

Summer days in Gorakhpur: June, 1976 AD At the time, in 1976 AD, Singh, Koirala and several other pro-democracy leaders were living in exile in India. Singh lived two to three kilometers away from the main town area of Gorakhpur – in an area called Modipur. He was renting the ground floor of a home

Why does the story jump from 1953 to 1976? A note from author Mathbar Singh Basnet Thank you for following our #DemocracySeries journey – as we know the primary source of text that has been used to compile the life and values of Ganesh Man Singh is from Mathbar Singh Basnet’s “Autobiographic Memoirs of Ganesh

Subarna Shumsher and Ganesh Man Singh for Chairperson: After passing Democratic Socialism as Nepali Congress’s guiding political philosophy, the need for a new Chairman was realized. Singh after consulting with B P Koirala put forth his nomination for the post, however much to the surprise of Singh, B P Koirala extended his support to Subarna

Matrika Prasad Koirala’s suspension: Over unilateral decisions, and increasingly aligning with the king, Nepali Congress’s Central Committee arrived upon a decision to ask for a resignation from Matrika Prasad Koirala, Mahendra Bikram Shah, Mahabir Shumsher, and Naradmuni Thulung. The four disagreed to resign. Therefore, Nepali Congress was forced to suspend the four’s membership from the