he BBC Sajha Sawal TV talk show. “We want you to be a part of our discussion on youths in politics,” said a voice at the other end of the line. “I am definitely not the person you’re looking for,” I replied, “I know nothing about politics.” Fast forward three weeks. Suddenly I was either a racist who shamed her community, a brave woman who spoke what was in the minds of the younger generation of Nepalis, or a pioneer campaigner against cyber-bullying maybe all of these at the same time. For someone who has whole-heartedly rebelled against any kind of label, it was ironical that it was I who had unexpectedly earned thousands of labels, some of which I did not even know existed in Nepali vocabulary.I had unwittingly signed up for a ‘Sajha Saga’ show and it certainly proved to be a steep learning curve. It turned out to be an open discussion on race, ethnicity and communalism, and not just by those parading on the streets demanding ethnic rights.
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