Reflecting on the Legacy of the 2062 Chaitra 24 Movement

The image above is an 'iconic photo' capturing the jubilation at the height of the People's Movement that successfully ended the partyless Panchayat system and restored multiparty democracy in 2046.This photo was taken by renowned photojournalist Min Ratna Bajracharya. It features Durga Thapa, who stood up to lead slogans at a rally held at Tundikhel Khulamanch to celebrate the arrival of the multiparty system.After King Mahendra abolished the multiparty parliamentary system by military force on 2017 Poush 1, he initiated the partyless Panchayat system. The Nepali people had to endure a 30-year-long struggle of various forms to end the partyless...