I must thank Nayan Tara for her centrefold pictures which further raised the
suspicions of me and my female friends about Maoist intentions ('A show of
force', #306). Not only do the pictures grotesquely reveal the abuse of women's power at a time of restored national peace, Nayan Tara has now portrayed journalists as avid fans of the Maoist militia given that in the first photo she and her friends are caught toting weapons (hopefully not to shoot fellow scribes). No, journalists, don't do that! The fact is, while we women can enjoy a wholesome meal and go to work, it is sad that our Maoist sisters are caught in the middle of a propaganda war, training with guns and no enemy in sight. Please rest your lenses, photojournalists, and encourage our fellow sisters to carry seed bags to their villages instead. Also, be more encouraging to Nepali women by showing us as peaceful nation builders, not the other way around. This Maoist photo show is nothing but media propaganda to give Nepali women a bad name. Nayan Tara seems to have got a bit carried away in her effort.

Sangita KC,
Gyaneswor