About the Author

C. K. LAL, a distinguished political columnist in Nepal, has championed the causes of human rights and democracy for over two decades through his newspaper columns, magazine articles, scholarly papers, radio and television interviews, and presentations in various international seminars. Well-known for his irreverent but thoughtful Southasiasphere column in Himal Southasian, Lal writes against the excesses of monarchy, military, merchants and Maoists with equal vigour. He was, recently, voted by readers as the most popular columnist committed to democracy in his country. Currently associated with the Himal Group of Publications in Kathmandu, he writes the well-regarded ‘State of the State’ weekly column in Nepali Times and does ...

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