The idea of Charitraheen Chelis is certainly amusing, and even more, it seems, for Kapil Tamot ('Vive les femmes', #196). His complaint boils down to anonymity: is the mystery exciting you there, Tamot? Did you really expect full-blown profiles with headshots? In any case, I must've completely missed out on the men's rights movement.

Sarahana,
New York

. We are entertained and amazed at the hullabaloo on what we look like. Thank you, Kapil Tamot, for your article ('Vives les femmes', #195). You, along with many others trying to guess who we may be, still help propagate our message. However, we are sorry to say that you do not convince us why it is important for you or society at large to know what we look like. What relevance does this have? We would be more impressed if you asked what our thoughts are, how we intend to meet our objectives or what our next actions will be. Faces are only relevant when one extracts (in our society) what family backgrounds we come from, what classes and creeds we belong to, who our fathers and husbands are or whether we go to an elite school or not. This sort of information is irrelevant, and knowing our faces would be just that. We reject and do not fall into those stereotypes. If it leaves you shuffling with discomfort, then we are not sorry.

Didn't your teachers tell you not to judge a book by its cover? We are Nepali women of various backgrounds, shapes, sizes and marital status. We have come together to reject the chauvinistic labeling and attitudes of our society, and we all stand collectively to challenge it. That, Mr Tamot, is what is important for you and society to know.

Sita Cheli,
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