Prashant Ji,

Madhesi Parties has never been in power and is not in position to be in in coming future. But it is not surprising. Even being a Madhesi I don't wonder why Madhesis are not being in power. Anyone can clearly see the whole power influence from the south block on total Nepali politics, so how can one imagine that the Madhes politics should go beyond that. But believe me that it was not the Madhesi Parties who led the Madhes movement but the people of Madhes movement gave the credit and increased the hight of the Madhesi Parties.

The time will come when the people of Nepal will decide of it's own leaders and so with the Madhes. Be hopeful that one day will certainly come when Madhesi people will find their own leader and own politics with own strong power.

Thanks

Ohh, So dipti thinks that the day will certainly come where Madhesis will have the power. But why you think that power of Madhesi will be counted when the Madhesi Parties will be ruling? Don't you see the possibility of only the Madhesi leaders will be wining from the Madhes, only the Madhesis will be the president of VDC, DDC and else. We should be confident that after few years there will be only Madhesi CDOs and SPs in Madhes. Is that not a gradual progress and achievement of power?

Why should one talk about the corrupt politicians, they are not only in Madhes rather scattered all around the world. But identity of Madhes is with Madhesi and that will be for ever. It will not be depending on the direction of the South or north block.

Good analysis!.

what do you mean by pahadi parties and madehsi parties ?? come on man.. speak something about "nepali" parties..!!! don't try to divide more..!!

Tarai  in reality is a genuine  composite culture.It has 35.78% hill-mountain people.Out of 64.22%, Tarai Upper caste is 28.35% ,Tarai Dalits9.53%,Tharu 13.30%, Muslim8.37 Tarai ethnics 2.22%, and Others 2.45%.Strong Pahadi concentration occurs in Kanchanpur, Dang, Nawal Parasi, Chitwan, Morang and Jhapa. Good presence of Pahadi population exists in Kailali,Bardiya,Banke,Rupandehi and Sunsari.Strong Madhesi presence are found  in  Kapilabastu,Parsa, Bara,rautahat, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Dhanusha,Siraha and Saptari only.As Tarai has by now almost 50.00% population of the nation ,it will be a long term investment for  power for Madhesi politicians to create North -South Provinces than  only of south running West-East. one.Statesman lives for the next generation. Politicians live for the next election.But in our conspiratorial politics ,Conspirators live for the forth -coming cup of tea.

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Oh,East is East,and West is West,and never the twain shall meet,

Till Earth  and Sky stand presently at God,s great Judgement Seat;

But there is neither East nor West,Border,nor Breed,nor birth,

When two strong men stand face to face ,though they come from the ends of the earth!                                                                                  -The Ballad of East and West.Rudyard  Kipling.1889

Oh friends,

Why are you worried with the wording and searching the definition of Madhesis now. You can easily define the Madhesis because you were the one who were using those blackish appearance and even hating the people when you pronounced the word "Madhesi" even you were mispronouncing it "Madhisey", or "dhoti" or "Marsiya" etc. But why now it is changed you are thinking that there is no Madhesi. It is good for us that the word Madhesi with which we were feeling humiliated now we are taking it as our pride. We will certainly be happy to stick with the word Madhesi and even welcome you guys if you would like to come to join Madhesi but you should adopt all the dignity of the Madhes and Madhesi.

Thanks

If it is so then why you are angry with the word Madhesi. Hey dear I will appreciate you whoever is if you would feel respected by introducing yourself and feeling proud to be a Madhesi. It is not me to distiguish the people who are Madhesi and who are not?

But go to your village and ask the people yourself they will tell you automatically that we Madhesi or we Pahadi. this is the time when we are proud to pronounce the word "Madhesi" but you are humiliated but I will tell again that once there was a time that those people or again you were feeling proud when you teased us pronouncing Madhesi.

If you agree that Madhes is a territory in Nepal then certainly you have to think that Madhesi is the original population of that place. But it will be difficult for you to accept. Because for "Nepali" Madhesis are the migrant Indians. But they don't think that all the aryans are mirated at one or another time from the Indian territory.

OK enjoy

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I think you are little confused about identity and how it is made by copelling socio-economic and political realities. I agree with you that Madhesh was a term used to define a geographical area ...and if you can find origin of this term in Nepal...you will see that people living at that time in Madhesh were obviously called madhesi.....Later some people came down from north and colonized madhesh...they kept on humiliating Madhesis till recently....and defined themselves as "Nepali" ...so in my view at present "madhesi" is term with both geographical and ethnic connotations......

In the list you put earlier....I can tell you very frankly that upper 5 are not Madhesis......at best I can label them as hyphenated Madhesi......Like we have lived in Nepal for centuries as hyphenated Nepalis.

Prashant Jha should think twice before writing any issues on ethno-politics.............please do not divide Nepal into Madhesis and Pahadis....Maoists really have opened "pandora's box" with ethnic issues just for their party interests and to capture state power anyhow by hook or crook...............................................................................