Land of gossip

The psyche of producing gossip would remain the principal shaper of the election manifestos.

The well-known Nepali poet Bhupi Sherchan wrote a famous poem about Nepal being a country of gossip or hallai hallako desh during the Panchayat era. For students and others in society, the poem represented a poetic way of satirising the society where people indulged in producing gossips everywhere. Ironically, gossiping was a meaningful activity when the Panchayat system imposed restrictions on free expression of opinion.