Loktantra for Nepal

"Loktantra" is the word shaved into the mans head. The Nepali language used "Prajatantra" to mean "democracy". "Praja" means "subjects" (of a King or monarch), so "Prajatantra" actually means "the rule of subjects", which obviously is unsatisfactory. So the new term "Loktantra" was coined. "Lok" means "folk" - so "Loktantra" would be full democracy, as opposed to a half-hearted version.









I lived in Kathmandu about ten years ago. I hope these people get what they want. The king seems to be a wacko and Nepalese politicians are some of the most corrupt in the world.