Background
People’s Movement II was fueled by the autocracy of
the monarchial system in Nepal. All the political and bureaucratic powers were
in the hands of the king and their family. General people rarely could use their
freedom and freedom of speech was deliberately limited. To take this freedom
back, some groups calling themselves followers of Mao Zedong and naming
themselves Maoists started a movement to dethrone the king/monarchial system
and establish people democracy.
Visual video and audio presentations were vital in fueling the public and communicating the movement's messages.
Visual pamphlets were distributed among the people in every village via schoolteachers and students to reach different families and communities. This allowed secrecy and hid those pamphlets in the eyes of the government and police. Furthermore, they used some television artists, singers, poets, and other influencers at that time as their catalyst to fuel or ignite the movement.
They draw various symbols in how people travel or in the shoots of trees. This allows them either to convey their message or to create fear in the minds of general people. In both ways, people were triggered and pushed themselves both psychologically and mentally to be prepared for the mass movement.
In that period, radio played a vital role in passing the message in a single time to thousands of people. Various local RJs conveyed the message and prepared people against the autocratic power or government. Gradually, within a three-year frame, it stuck in the minds of the people, and they psychologically prepared themselves for rallies even though some people were ready to take a bullet in their chest.
Conclusion
Finally, a decade-long struggle and sacrifice ended
with establishing people’s democracy only because of the continuous hustle and flow
of messages via pamphlets, local radio, newspaper news, articles, etc. This led
to the freedom of people on their hands from the hand autocratic monarchial
system.
References and Picture credit
BBC. (2013, March 14). Nepali
War Victims’ Long Fight for Justice. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-21759384
YouTube. (2024, March 6). Nepal
Civil War (full documentary). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhtCdSWFvpQ
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