After failing in our attempts to salvage our school, we have no recourse but to write to you on behalf of Kanya Mandir, the first school for girls established 57 years ago in Nheokha and inaugurated by King Tribhuban. It was set up by a group of far-sighted educationists dedicated to the empowerment of girl children. By 1970 there were more than 1,450 students, and many of them excelled in the SLC exams. Kanya Mandir came to be known for the quality of its instruction and counts many illustrious women in its alumni. Today, over-commercialisation has taken its toll on the quality of instruction. As an English teacher who has spent 33 years in this school, I and my colleagues want it to regain its lost dignity. What we need is a school management committee made up of members with the vision of its founders, and this is why I am making this appeal thorough your paper.

Raj Bahadur Manandhar,
Nheokha