Manels and the Nepali heart
Nepal, Oct. 15 -- I have to admit to a slight twinge of envy as a young man upon learning that 'Down Under', the 1980s hit by the Australian band Men at Work, had been adopted as the unofficial national anthem of the country Down Under. Nepalis were still living under the Panchayat heel at the time and subjected to insipid renditions of 'Sreeman Gambhir', certainly not a number one could belt out in joyous spontaneity. We had to wait many more years before we were able to boast of our own unofficial anthem in the form of 'Yo Man Ta Mero Nepali Ho' by the rock band 1974 AD. With lyrics referring to an exceptional set of qualities Nepalis are endowed with as well as heirs to a glorious past, combined with a very catchy tune, it is no wonder...
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