Here is my call to you to join an energized youthful movement to revolutionize Nepal through “common sense”. नेपालीमा पनि पढ्नुहोला। धन्यवाद !

50% of Nepali are under 25. 82% of Nepali are under 40.

We are tired of the antics in Nepal’s current leadership (all of them). In the past fifty years, all we ever wanted was a leadership to lead our youthful nation, Nepal with some form of “common sense”. However, time and again, our politicians, and our public office holder’s have let our country down, as they continue to bicker about political power and to “divide” Nepalis. We believe that non of the current political leaders have the “common sense” to think for Nepal and its future. They have let us down! Therefore we, the new, youthful generation will become the new “common sense” leaders, who will do what is right for the country. We declare, we are the “present”, not the future.

“The Nepali Common Sense Movement – Doing the Right Thing”

Nepali Youths with positive charisma, youthful passion, uniting leadership and entrepreneurial spirit, come together to jump-start a progressive Nepali common sense movement in Nepal. Youth leaders from all walks of life, from existing political parties to apolitical yet passionate people, students, workers, professionals, doctors, engineers, scientists, social workers, activists, social entrepreneurs, economists, and ………………….. (fill in your role)  come on, join this new movement based on the simple philosophy based on “ our common sense” to bring prosperity and peace in the 30 million Nepali all around the world.

We define, youths by age primarily, Yet we also define it having a youthful’ passion and capacity to be open-minded. Youths do not stay stuck to specific old ideologies or concepts but are able to morph their thoughts as the situation at hand demands – by relying on the central principle of ‘common sense.’

This leadership team would set a new path and direction for the country through a series of policies based on “Nepali common sense – doing the right thing”. Grand principles, philosophies and ideologies of the past (i.e. communism, capitalism, socialism, non-aligned, aligned etc) has been grossly misused  by current political leaders to rile up the masses and get themselves in power. Now we need Leaders who lead, who can address the unique and constantly changing scenarios of Nepal with its hundreds of ethnic groups, thousands of problems, millions of independent spirited youths and tens of millions of impatient Nepali waiting for a better life, a more dignified life.

I say, how best to do this other than through a leadership that works passionately with positive vision and high degree of emotional intelligence, to make “dignity” of a Nepali the central theme. Our “common sense” movement of Nepal will make sure that positive youths are the primary stakeholders in this country and the primary vessel to make sure Nepal’s peace and sustainability.

We say, enough of the old concepts where the old leadership calculated their contribution to Nepal by the days they spent in prison or in protest (reaction based). Our responsibility begins, not ends, when we gain power (pro-active).  We guarantee fundamental rights to all people within our borders, not just our citizens. We believe, universal brotherhood (sisterhood) is the goal for every Nepali. With us, all you need to know is, it is possible!

Here are Nepali rights we believe in:
A prosperous Nepali is a happy Nepali.  prosperity is a basic human need that helps fulfill a lot of other human rights. A prosperous woman is a woman with dignity who has enough resources to keep her family out of poverty. A prosperous woman demands and gets her rights without being forced to scheming, abusing, begging or trampling on another person’s rights.She has the resources to educate her family to have a better chance of becoming moral beings. And our movement will get her this way of life for her. We encourage prosperity for all, by mobilizing social entrepreneurs and economists on the forefront of this fight.

We celebrate equality with diversity. Common sense dictates, “It is my right to live free, hunger free and without fear in Nepal.”

A self-sustainable Nepali is a dignified Nepali.
Our governance model will be to make communities prosperous by empowering and relying on their entrepreneurial spirit to realize the full potential of our country. Rather than hoping for government to do things for us, we believe in the power of the communities. We make this by focusing the resources of the government to offer tools to arm all Nepali to compete in the world. We will rely on “mutual-sustainability and mutual-reliance” through global engagement and global trade to create a niche for Nepal.

A lean, agile form of governance is the only that delivers and becomes accountable. This movement believes the central government’s primary role is to maintain a workable peace, law and order and safeguard dignity in the country. It will leave the nation building process to special teams of passionate young team of “social entrepreneurs and technocrats” who work directly with local Nepali communities towards creating a prosperous Nepal. It will be the guardian of Nepali people to maintain law and order, peace and tranquility while we are on the nation building process.

We will leave the long nation building process to “social entrepreneurs” while making sure the government remains only as a watchdog so that the given preferred access and special powers to the “social entrepreneurs” are not abused. A government is a facilitator when it comes to handling the local economy and a negotiator while dealing with the international economy. We do not believe in government becoming itself a powerful obese, manipulative, inefficient business and job provider.

So it will remain steadfast in fulfilling these rights before concentrating on other human rights. For example, the Government serves as a bulwark against the perceived inequalities, hunger and danger to one’s health and lack of basic education. We believe that simply depending on the central government for your basic rights is evil and backwards.This kind of reliance makes a government the ruler of Nepali and not a servant of citizens. Our strategy is to make each village and town self sustainable and able to rule itself wisely by connecting openly and directly nationally and internationally. A model of “self (but linked) governance” at micro level is a social experiment we will push for and crave for. We don’t want you to rely on us. We want you to rely on yourself and on your capacity to be sustainable by engaging with other groups locally or globally. We will be your aid in your quest for self-reliance, not your master. In essence, leaders in governing, work actively to make their jobs obsolete (so that they  not needed anymore).

A united Nepal is a strong Nepal. We celebrate diversity is a gift, we want to use it wisely, but diversity at the cost of disunity is a dead-end in Nepal’s evolution (with its hundreds of ethnic groups). We will stop this at any cost. Diversity within unity and equality is our motto. As long as it does not trample on our other basic human rights to food, education and love, we will celebrate diversity. “Until most Nepali have a sound education and universal health policies, the central government will take an active role in creating a temporary health and education system with partnership with local bodies and social entrepreneurs but after this has been reasonably achieved, this too will be handed over, as soon as it can, to the realms of local social entrepreneurs with the local governments. In the end, the central government will remain a lean, flexible watchdog which maintains the rule of law, integrity, and dignity in Nepal.

An accountable Nepali is a responsible Nepali: common sense dictates that the rewards or punishments leadership get is directly proportional to the responsibilities it takes. It is a leader’s duty to make its very job obsolete. This movement understands that citizens have every right to hold its leadership accountable. We insist on open sourcing our government, keeping transparency at our core. We insist on open sourcing our ideals, our goals and our strategies. We hold ourselves accountable not just to the people within our borders but to humanity, the eco-systems and the earth that we are part of.

An open Nepal becomes a brighter Nepal. Nepal’s relationship to the rest of the world should base on equality and sisterly love.  At present, we will follow policies of strategic mutual respect to our two powerful neighbors and we will tie our economies closely, openly and ‘strongly’ with both our neighbors to ride along with their immense economic progress. This will be the basis on all near term foreign agreements. This ensures political games remain secondary to the economic brotherhood that we will cultivate. We will pursue for a single currency with our two neighbors for our own prosperity. Healthy and mutually beneficial economies with our neighbors will deter any haphazard political, social, religious conflict. Nepal is  ”neutral” on all affairs associated with China and India in the near term. Nepal’s relationship with China and India supersedes relationships with the rest of the world until all Nepali is are prosperous and educated to a level consistent with the developed nations of the world. We expect let our foreign policy to naturally evolve with time, or even mutate.

A Nepali has a strong moral compass and always protects his/her own independent thoughts. The government and the society have no right to over-ride your private morals, thinking and ideologies and should never impose our religious, political and ethical ideals upon your “private” self. Powerful expression of one’s uniqueness helps us in evolving to innovators and protectors of this world. Uniqueness is to be cherished, not muffled. We believe our sons and daughters will have to eventually evolve to become caretakers of this world they inherited, and safe-guard the environment they are part of. Innovation and creativity should never be stifled by the society or the political whim of the land. We want Nepali to be powerful creative men who will help towards global happiness.

A Nepali unites others for positive change. As times change, we and our thoughts shall evolve.  If we stick to ‘status quo” principles which have stopped making sense with the changing scenarios, we become obsolete. The world is changing fast. In the past 100 years, from primitive non flying men, we have evolved to communicate thousand of miles away instantly. We will evolve to absorb any positive principles that work towards this open-ended goal. We will set Nepal on a constant road of evolution (even mutation). What works now, may not work tomorrow. We know that and we are vigilant towards that possibility. We embrace positive change through “common sense”. We will lead the world in ‘positive change in our hearts and minds’.

In Summary:

Leaders of Nepal will work to make their own jobs obsolete. The more you self-sustain, the more they will disappear from your sight. This vision is going to be one of the founding principles of our ideologies.

नेपालीमा पनि पढ्नुहोला। धन्यवाद !
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