Another Dogfight

Pashupatinath is the symbol of faith for hindus around the world.

Nepal's street demonstrations have evaporated, but the grievances that shook the country are still far from resolved. One local women's group in the year 2000, for example, found 118 laws that discriminated against women. The Nepalese government voted unanimously to rectify the situation, but other problems remain. "Some Hindu groups took to the streets in the southern town of Birgunj on Monday denouncing the parliament's decision to turn the world's only Hindu kingdom into a secular state. They also demanded that the country be declared a Hindu kingdom once again." Other groups, however, seem to favour the separation of religious and political authority. So here we go, yet again.