An epidemic of negativity

In Chaplegaon, they would not be able to hold their mother's feet and cry. Where could he cry while giving medicine to his sick father and hugging his brother Rithe!

I thought everyone would say thank you to Vidya and her team. However, thanks can't be said. Can be criticized. But some wrote exhortations filled with condemnation and hatred. They have asked, 'Vidya Chapagai, why do you trade in tears? Why made the tears of Prakash a source of income?

They should know that the first stage of journalism is "Journalism is the mirror of society". We are past the time of agitation for struggle or revolution. We have not reached the stage of narrating success stories saying, 'This is how we overcame suffering'. As the Chinese are telling. We are at the time of telling the world about our present woes. So that, after listening to those sad stories, the state should make policies and take initiatives.

The 4th Nepal Living Standards Survey 2079/80 says, '20.27 percent ie 59 lakh 60 thousand Nepalis are below the poverty line.' Many are showing up. They are also printing pictures of her. The story of the remaining 20.27 percent of Nepalis is one of tears. Do not tell the story of 59 lakh 60 thousand? Do not listen to the state?

is a writer who writes stories of tears. After many people accused him of selling tears, he explained, "There are so many pains and problems in the society that without writing them, what romance can I write?" If tears were to be sold, people would tap them in buckets and sell them. Literature does not sell tears, it is written. Yes, Vidya also does not sell tears, it shows the story.

thinker Noam Chomsky says, "The job of the media is not to build consensus, (which is what the modern media is doing), but the role of the media is to disseminate news based on facts." When journalists show the facts, others are outraged or reprimanded against the administrator. If you want to argue, you can say, 'Vidya told the story of tears of Nepalese who are in 20.27 percent. Don't be too proud or tell the story of success to the world.'

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli wanted to meet Prakash and listen to him. He wrote, "Watched the latest episode of Harne Katha 'The Lost Years'." The scene of Prakash Tamang's (Kale Moktan) reunion with his family brought tears. I thought - how many such lights must have been lost over the years.' After that, I went to the Prime Minister's Secretariat and told about Prakash's plight. Prakash's first requirement was citizenship. In the evening, the Prime Minister directed the then Home Secretary, now Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal to facilitate the fast citizenship. And then the anger started against the Prime Minister. Someone asked, 'If Prakash had gone to get citizenship without the Prime Minister's guidance or supervision, would he have gotten it or not?'

Artist Leonardo da Vinci says, 'Tears come from the heart, not from the brain.' After watching Prakash's video, the Prime Minister should immediately find out how many others are like Prakash? Isn't the representative story of one light the story of thousands of lights? Here the first requirement for Prakash was citizenship. After Prakash's story came out, there were many people who said they would help him. As he did not have citizenship, the bank account was not opened. There was no land pass. Again the attention of those who help is drawn only as long as the story of Prakash is drawing it.

'Pipli Live' and journalist's tears

When Prakash was being supported by the Prime Minister, Bhojpur leaders and youth, another accusation was, 'Pipli Live on Prakash.'

After being moved by the story of a citizen of his district, the leader of Bhojpur, former Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai, donated 1 lakh. According to Prakash's request, he announced that he would give a tractor for plowing the fields, a plow ox and land for farming. Krishna Kumar Rai, president of Gorkha Ex-Servicemen's Association (GESO), gave the land. Sudan Kirati, a member of the House of Representatives elected from Bhojpur, laid the foundation stone with plans to build a house on that land.

After being made to cry by the stories of his own citizens, how did the former chief minister say that he would give land or that parliament would build a house? Or, in terms of neighboring villages, when I brought from Gorkha to Kathmandu and reached Bhojpur to get citizenship, or when I opened a bank account after obtaining citizenship, when I brought to Kathmandu for treatment or when I met the Prime Minister, how did 'Pipli Live' happen?

We were in this campaign including Bhojpuri journalist friends Shyamkrishna Dahal, Rajendra Shrestha, Saraswati Tamang, Pravin Kulung Rai, Naveen Rai, banker Shambhu Rai. Journalists also have personal pleasures and interests apart from their profession. Does the journalist not cry, he has no right to be emotional. Do you have to read the work, duties and rights of a journalist to help someone?

While bringing Prakash from Chhekampar to Kathmandu to Bhojpur and bringing him back to Kathmandu, there is another issue that is very painful, Lukamari with YouTuber. After being ambushed at the Kathmandu airport in guerilla style, we went to Tumlingtar. The battle was won. In the evening, a friend has already reached Bhojpur Chaplegaon. Just the day before, after getting citizenship, we went to National Commercial Bank Tumlingtar to open an account. There, without any inquiry, the YouTuber suddenly entered the bank and started taking the scene.

Prakash's nephew Sudip Tamang was with us. I escaped with my life after the Youtuber's hull penetrated. Later, the nephew was saying, 'Uncle, when he started filming his uncle when he went to buy clothes, I chased him on the bike.' The nephew drove him to the hotel where we were staying.

There was a morning flight from Tumlingtar, Kathmandu. There are so many YouTubers gathered in Kathmandu that Prakash's nephew received a call saying that his mobile phone was hot. The nephew came up with the idea and wrote on Facebook along with a photo with Prakash, "I went to Kathmandu with my uncle today via Biratnagar." The YouTuber friends at the Kathmandu airport dispersed because they were going to be late from Biratnagar to Kathmandu.

Even now, Bhojpur Prakash's arrival at home has not stopped. Now let's say this, YouTuber friends, let Prakash do it.'

While following Prakash, I felt that the fire of frustration, hatred and excitement is spreading in the society. In the name of critical consciousness, we have become so ungrateful that we cannot thank anyone. The epidemic of negativity is spreading like this, it is not consciousness, it is driving the society towards depression. Let's ask

ing questions, but let's not spread hate. Let's criticize harshly, let's not spread excitement. Let's question the authority of Prakash's emotional tears, but with reason. A storm of intolerance and a trade of despair does not build a beautiful society. Isn't the country ours after all?