Kathmandu, June 1 -- It was in his passing on Tuesday after a two-week battle against Covid-19, that Ujwal Thapa got the kind of public recognition that would have proven to him that his vision for the future of Nepal is the right one.

The outpouring of support and respect for this founder of a new and small alternative party showed just how much Nepalis want fresh new blood in the country's leadership, and how disillusioned they are with the constantly-bickering superannuated faces in the mainstream parties.

In social media posts and other outlets, his colleagues, friends and even those who did not know Thapa personally, have extolled his inspirational leadership qualities, his self-effacing personality that hid a fierce drive for a ne...