New Delhi [India], Several experts and diplomats attended the launch of the book 'Kathmandu Chronicle: Reclaiming India-Nepal Relations' here on Tuesday, highlighting the historical and age-old relations between New Delhi and Kathmandu. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi, former Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri and senior journalist and founder and chairman of news agency Asian New International.
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Joshi appreciated that India-Nepal relations, "a topic that is less discussed", is the main point of the book written by KV Rajan and Atul K Thakur. Joshi praised the book, saying, "I am confident that this book will be very popular and informative." On India-Nepal relations
Elaborating on the rich and historical relations between India and Nepal, the former Human Resource Development Minister said that the Central Himalayas are divided into two parts; Kedarkhand, which is modern Garhwal, and Manaskhand which is today's Kumaon "According to history, people of Sapt Sindhu region migrated to different parts of the country. Among them were Angiras Gotri Brahmins.They had knowledge of Samaveda, Yajurveda…a section of them had reached Kerala, because the Rawal (chief priest) of Badrinath is an Angiras Gotri Brahmin and comes from Kerala,” he said. He also talked about the relationship between the people of Kumaon, Uttarakhand. of. Recalling a historical episode of the Gorkha dynasty in Nepal, "A Gorkha king was in exile in Banaras. There was a discussion on how to bring him to Kathmandu. A Pandit ji helped in this and restored the king there For this obligation, the king married his daughter to the priest's son and also gave her kanyadan and kept her as his own daughter...Nepal relatives appointed one of our ancestors as the record-keeper of the entire Kumaon region. .He was also given a red seal, which is still with the branch. I'm the epitome of what a man that is, just like the King's brother,” said Josh Firth.
ANI's founder, Prem Prakash, recalled his first visit to Nepal around 1949. H said that at that time Nepal lacked basic facilities like roads and electricity. He also pointed out that Nepal, once his favorite holiday destination, had been progressing over the years. “Kathmandu and Nepal were my family's very favorite destinations for short holidays at least once a year.And then development comes and we suddenly dropped it. Why? Because the air in Kathmandu is worse than Delhi at the moment. Outside the mountains, there is all this development, but the development has not been managed properly," the senior journalist said. "Relations between India and Nepal... Have been quite good...It's political with our big neighbor, if we can deal with them, we can deal with NEPA too," he said
Former Indian ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri said that Nepal is very close to India and there is a resonance between the two countries, "Nepal is close to us...our nearest neighbour. It is a country that, when we talk about it Karte hain, to humara dil dhadakta hai (Our hearts beat, that's why there is disappointment, why at times they get upset and at times things happen differently),'' he said in the book. Said at the launch ceremony on Wednesday. As close neighbours, India and Nepal share unique ties of friendship, characterized by an open border and deep people-to-people contacts across the border. There is a long tradition of free movement of people.Over 1850 km of border with five Indian states – Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The India–Nepal Peace and Friendship Treaty of 1950 forms the basis of special relations between New Delhi and Kathmandu. Nepali citizens enjoy the same facilities and opportunities as Indian citizens as per the provisions of the treaty. About 8 million Nepali citizens live and work in India. India has an embassy in Kathmandu and a Consulate General in Birgunj, while Nepal has an embassy in New Delhi and a Consulate General in Kolkata.