The Nepali Times stands out for its sharp and to-the-point coverage of Nepal that gives us a good idea of the goings on back home. But even by your superlative standards, the piece by Sagar Pandit on the murder of Ram Mani Gyawali by Maoists (The murderous middle ground, #86) stood out. It is one of the most poignant pieces of reporting ever done on the current crisis that has befallen our motherland. Reading the story of the brutal murder of this good man, I was moved to tears. And from this far away, all I could do was mourn for Ram Mani, for the country and people that he stood for. If the Maoists think they can come to power through such barbaric acts, then they are badly mistaken. They are accumulating the curse of thousands of their victims. One day the ghosts of people like Ram Mani will come back to haunt them.
J N Chaudhary
Boston, USA