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What Nepal Needs

Picture credit: dreamstime.com The methods of informal education in Nepal dates back hundreds of years. However, the doors to proper formal educational institutions for the general population was open only after 1951 after the oppressive Rana regime was over thrown. That event will always mark a stellar moment in Nepali history as it brought about the wave to produce thoughtful and intellectual Nepali citizens. Over the past 60 years, educational scenario has come a long way. From 10,000 students in 300 schools in 1951 to hundreds of thousand students in 49000+ schools in 2010 reflects on the positive journey. The adult literacy rate climbed from 5% to 60.3% which shows how far we've come. However, the bottom line is this isn't enough. For the past couple weeks, Nepal is in the middle of huge political unrest regarding the constitution draft. There are strikes and revolts against the decision of the government left and right. Some castes have demanded their own st