Nepal Linguistic rights



the newars of nepal have been struggling save nepal bhasa language, culture , identity since 1920s. nepal bhasa suppressed during rana (1846-1951) , panchayat (1960-1990) regimes leading language decline. ranas forbade writing in nepal bhasa , authors jailed or exiled. beginning in 1965, panchayat system eased out regional languages radio , educational institutions, , protestors put in prison.


after reinstatement of democracy in 1990, restrictions on publishing relaxed; attempts gain usage in local state entities side side nepali failed. on 1 june 1999, supreme court forbade kathmandu metropolitan city giving official recognition nepal bhasa, , rajbiraj municipality , dhanusa district development committee recognizing maithili.


the interim constitution of nepal 2007 recognizes languages spoken mother tongues in nepal national languages of nepal. says nepali in devanagari script shall language of official business, however, use of mother tongues in local bodies or offices shall not considered barrier. use of national languages in local government bodies has not happened in practice, , discouragement in use , discrimination in allocation of resources persist. analysts have stated 1 of chief causes of maoist insurgency, or nepalese civil war (1996-2006), denial of language rights , marginalization of ethnic groups.








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