Ganesh Man Singh and history

Political ideology of leaders like Ganesh Man is a belief in the common people’s judgement.

This year's memorial day of Ganesh Man Singh was observed at a very challenging moment in Nepali history. I call it challenging because the political contestations among the different political parties have taken a little uncanny turn. The principles for which freedom fighters like Ganesh Man Singh and others fought are in a state of quandary. The solution to such an impasse should be open discussions, self-evaluation and confessions instead of the relentless expression of rancour, mistrust and even hatred that we see in the day-to-day common political parlance in Nepal today. In this article written in honour of Ganesh Man Singh, I want to focus on his political vision and his visceral use of language in his speeches and memoirs.