Thank you for covering Nephathya's tour. I salute the band and the organisers for their courage in defying the bandas and taking the message of 'Education for Peace' outside the Valley. I am glad that Nepal does not equate Kathmandu in Nepathya's vocabulary. Every Nepali has the responsibility of establishing peace. Their music and action may make a difference to the disenchanted and silent masses that do not follow the political parties, the palace or the Maoists. The band gave them a voice. Please keep the up good work. Nepathya is among musicians like Bob Marley, Lady Smith Black Mambazo and Bono who seek peace and justice. It was reggae musicians like Alpha Bondie and Serge Kassy who brought down the dictatorial regime in the Ivory Coast through their music and lyrics. Nepathya's cause is a song of freedom-freedom from violence, political instability, corruption and poverty. I hope they keep fighting because you never know, it could lead to solutions.

SN Singh,
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