Among six photographs printed in a banner of Nepali Congress, I had difficulty in recognizing one face ! However I could figure it out later with a help of my friend that I had hit the nail in the head ! A correct guess. He was none other than Subarna Shamsher-one of the founding leader of Nepali Congress.
Suwarna Shumsher is one of the founder of Nepali Congress-oldest political party of country. Though much is known about his contemporaries, B.P Koirala, Ganeshman Singh, Krishna Prasad, on contrary, very few has been explored about Subarna Shamsher. As I was longing to know more about this very person, I was lucky enough to grab a book recently published featuring the contribution of Suwarna Shumsher to Nepali democratic movements.
Subarna Shamsher was born in in the tyrant ruling Rana family that ruled Nepal for continuous 104 years.The power politics and struggle for power was so massive that it ended with endless conspiracy and massive conflicts within the family. Rana clans had to live their entire life with terror and suspicion at all the time. Adding insult to injury was when the family of Suwarna Shumsher was kept in exile from Kathmandu valley by categorizing them as "C" class Rana family who would not have a say in the role based leadership in Rana family. Later Subarna Shamsher family left to Kolkata ( India) and settled there for business. Educated and down-to-earth Subarna Shamsher established an business empire in Kolkata by venturing successful ownership of British property at cheaper rates.
Though Subarna Shamsher was excelling in his business ventures, he could not pacify himself as he was forced to live his country and that his country was ailing. And thus the waves for changes began to start. Suwarna Shumsher vowed to overthrow the Rana rule and to bring democracy in the country. Later he came in contact with BP and collaborated with them to form a single political party which main objective would be to out-throw the Rana regime and bring about peace and democracy in the country. Initially it was said that Suwarna Shumsher offered the then Rs 1 crore to B.P to carry-out pro-democratic movement in Nepal. With astounding support of Nepali people and financial support from Suwarna Shumsher, the revolution was successful.
Describing all about the political stories of life-time of Subarna Shamsher would be too time consuming. However, I would like to summarize of Suwarna Shumsher of as a far-sighted, morally balanced and ethically correct figure of Nepali political fraternity upon whom the current citizen can look upon. Following points proves of his greatness.
1) Sole financial supporter of pro-democratic movement of 2007 BS.
2) Supported party cadres, party and party leaders in exile continuously from 2007 BS- 2015 BS.
3) Didn't misuse power for personal benefits.
4) An intellectual figure of Nepali politics, he penned a far-sighted budget , though it was the first budget of the country (even first PM of India Jawaharlal Nehru is said to have praised him for his economic insights)
5) Didn't use state-coffer for political cadres and his own party: A man with strict financial discipline.
6) Always valued ethics, friendship more than power ( though he was offered for PM by then King Mahendra many times, he refused and proposed BP Koirala for the same and kept the part unity intact)
Suwarna Shumsher is one of the founder of Nepali Congress-oldest political party of country. Though much is known about his contemporaries, B.P Koirala, Ganeshman Singh, Krishna Prasad, on contrary, very few has been explored about Subarna Shamsher. As I was longing to know more about this very person, I was lucky enough to grab a book recently published featuring the contribution of Suwarna Shumsher to Nepali democratic movements.
Though Subarna Shamsher was excelling in his business ventures, he could not pacify himself as he was forced to live his country and that his country was ailing. And thus the waves for changes began to start. Suwarna Shumsher vowed to overthrow the Rana rule and to bring democracy in the country. Later he came in contact with BP and collaborated with them to form a single political party which main objective would be to out-throw the Rana regime and bring about peace and democracy in the country. Initially it was said that Suwarna Shumsher offered the then Rs 1 crore to B.P to carry-out pro-democratic movement in Nepal. With astounding support of Nepali people and financial support from Suwarna Shumsher, the revolution was successful.
Describing all about the political stories of life-time of Subarna Shamsher would be too time consuming. However, I would like to summarize of Suwarna Shumsher of as a far-sighted, morally balanced and ethically correct figure of Nepali political fraternity upon whom the current citizen can look upon. Following points proves of his greatness.
1) Sole financial supporter of pro-democratic movement of 2007 BS.
2) Supported party cadres, party and party leaders in exile continuously from 2007 BS- 2015 BS.
3) Didn't misuse power for personal benefits.
4) An intellectual figure of Nepali politics, he penned a far-sighted budget , though it was the first budget of the country (even first PM of India Jawaharlal Nehru is said to have praised him for his economic insights)
5) Didn't use state-coffer for political cadres and his own party: A man with strict financial discipline.
6) Always valued ethics, friendship more than power ( though he was offered for PM by then King Mahendra many times, he refused and proposed BP Koirala for the same and kept the part unity intact)
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