Royal Massacer of Nepal
Royal Massacre of Nepal: One of the Greatest Mystery
Nepal, also known as the country of Himalayas, was a constitutional monarchy few years ago. In that interval of few years, Nepalese people faced the most shocking event in the history of Nepal. In June 2001,the crown prince murdered his own family and killed himself in the end. News channels started to fluorish the news all over the world with the name of Royal massacre. After the news come around to the Nepalese society, there were tears in each and every person’s eyes. After the event, brother of the murdered king became the king of Nepal. But his kingship came to an end in a short period of time when a huge revolution took place and maoist revolutionaries took seats in the democratically elected government. Royal massacre that happened in the huge palace situated in the heart of kathmandu is considered as a mystery until now because there are majority of people who think that crown prince was not responsible for the massacre. If it is so, then who is responsible for it and what would have been the primary purpose of the massacre?
An event that took place inside the four walls of huge palace was supposed to had known previously. There is a historical and religious background behind the royal massacre. “An eigteenth century legend, King Prithvi Narayan Shah was cursed by a disguised deity named gorakhnath because he shied away from the regurgitated curd and was told that his family’s dynasty would endure for 10 generations and then come to an end” (Gregson). The prediction became a truth when King Birendra, 10th member of the Shah family regime, came to a catastropic end.
It was a Friday night and as usual, almost all the members of Royal family were invited for the dinner. According to the news that spread all over the world, the crown prince Deependra was drunk more that day than usual. He was too drunk that he could not make his way to his room. His younger brother, Prince Nirajan
Nepal, also known as the country of Himalayas, was a constitutional monarchy few years ago. In that interval of few years, Nepalese people faced the most shocking event in the history of Nepal. In June 2001,the crown prince murdered his own family and killed himself in the end. News channels started to fluorish the news all over the world with the name of Royal massacre. After the news come around to the Nepalese society, there were tears in each and every person’s eyes. After the event, brother of the murdered king became the king of Nepal. But his kingship came to an end in a short period of time when a huge revolution took place and maoist revolutionaries took seats in the democratically elected government. Royal massacre that happened in the huge palace situated in the heart of kathmandu is considered as a mystery until now because there are majority of people who think that crown prince was not responsible for the massacre. If it is so, then who is responsible for it and what would have been the primary purpose of the massacre?
An event that took place inside the four walls of huge palace was supposed to had known previously. There is a historical and religious background behind the royal massacre. “An eigteenth century legend, King Prithvi Narayan Shah was cursed by a disguised deity named gorakhnath because he shied away from the regurgitated curd and was told that his family’s dynasty would endure for 10 generations and then come to an end” (Gregson). The prediction became a truth when King Birendra, 10th member of the Shah family regime, came to a catastropic end.
It was a Friday night and as usual, almost all the members of Royal family were invited for the dinner. According to the news that spread all over the world, the crown prince Deependra was drunk more that day than usual. He was too drunk that he could not make his way to his room. His younger brother, Prince Nirajan