Now that we find ourselves in the cusp of a new Nepal, it has been ordained that all relics of our royal past be replaced with even older revolutionary relics.
Luckily the national anthem doesn't have to be changed because its lyricist had the foresight 75 years ago to already incorporate in it a reference to Comrade Awesome's nom de guerre : That's a relief, imagine having to memorise a new national anathema every time there is regime change.
Which is why we should go about this monumental task of renaming names with a measured pragmatism and with the minimum disruption. For example, we must strike while the iron is hot to show that we mean business by taking out all references to His Majesty's Government and replacing it with His Moribund Government. This way we don't have to change the acronym and a lot of reprinting cost will be saved by leaving HMG on government sign boards.
The other glaring reminder of the ancien regime is our very own flag carrier. But imagine the expense of painting over Royal in Royal Nepal Airlines entire fleet. So, for a fraction of the cost, we will just replace the 'R' and call it Loyal Nepal Airlines.
In order to spur the new interim government to get down to business and take some concrete steps, here are some suggestions of name changes that should be undertaken on a war footing:
| What's out | What's in |
| Lok Man Singh Karki | Loktantra Man Singh Karki |
| Aishwarya Shield Spelling Bee | Sujata Shield Spelling Bee |
| Tribhuban International Airport | Tinkune Internminable Airport |
| Maharajganj | Chairmanganj |
| Patan Darbar Square | Patan Demo Square |
| Royal Stag | Plebian Stag |
| Birendranagar | Surkhet |
| Mahendranagar | Phuket |
| Royal Chitwan National Park | Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others |
| Crowne Plaza | Crowneless Plaza |
| Royal Bengal Tiger | Tarai Tiger |
| Kingfisher Lager | Presidentfisher |
| Birendra International Convention Centre | Baneswor NationalCongregation Centre |
| Royal Challenge Beer | Royally-challenged Beer |
| Ratna Park | Car Park |
| Sahi Sainik Manch | Psy-ops Munch |
| Rani Pokhari | Khali Pokhari |
| Darbar Marg | Paribar Marg |
| Raj Parishad | Raj Perished |
| Kalanki Chowk | Bumper-to-Bumper Choke Point |
| Mahendra Highway | Mahindra & Mahindra Highway |
