Mohan Chandra Adhikari
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Mohan Chandra Adhikari is a former communist politician in Nepal
. He hails from a Brahmin
family in Morang District
. Adhikari studied up to B.A. level, but didn't appear in the final exams. Adhikari had been a follower of Pushpa Lal Shrestha
, but turned more radical than his mentor. Adhikari became a leader of the group in the Jhapa District
Committee of the Communist Party
which in the early 1970s intended to initiate a rebellion on the lines of the Naxalite
insurgency in India
.
Adhikar was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonmet. He was saved from death sentence through a royal pardon. Whilst in jail, he was associated with the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist). Adhikari would spend 17 years in prison. He was sometimes called the 'Nelson Mandela
' of Nepal.
After being released from jail, Adhikari became an advisory-member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
. He also represented the party in the Upper House of Parliament
.
He was arrested during the 2006 Loktantra Andolan.
Adhikari later broke with communism, and became a Hindu
leader. After the declaration of Nepal as a secular state, Adhikari participated in a meeting organised by the Shivsena Nepal
.
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. He hails from a Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
family in Morang District
Morang District
Morang District , a part of Kosi Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Biratnagar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,855 km² and has a population of 843,220....
. Adhikari studied up to B.A. level, but didn't appear in the final exams. Adhikari had been a follower of Pushpa Lal Shrestha
Pushpa Lal Shrestha
Pushpa Lal Shrestha was the founding general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal as well as the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal ....
, but turned more radical than his mentor. Adhikari became a leader of the group in the Jhapa District
Jhapa District
Jhapa District, a district of Mechi Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Chandragadhi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,606 km² and has a population of 688,109.-Location:...
Committee of the Communist Party
Communist Party of Nepal (Amatya)
Communist Party of Nepal, also referred to as Communist Party of Nepal was a communist party in Nepal. It emerged out of a split in the original Communist Party of Nepal in 1962...
which in the early 1970s intended to initiate a rebellion on the lines of the Naxalite
Naxalite
The word Naxal, Naxalite or Naksalvadi is a generic term used to refer to various militant Communist groups operating in different parts of India under different organizational envelopes...
insurgency in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Adhikar was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonmet. He was saved from death sentence through a royal pardon. Whilst in jail, he was associated with the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist). Adhikari would spend 17 years in prison. He was sometimes called the 'Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...
' of Nepal.
After being released from jail, Adhikari became an advisory-member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
The Communist Party of Nepal , also known as CPN-UML, CPN, is one of the largest communist parties in Nepal. It was created on January 6, 1991 through the unification of the Communist Party of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal...
. He also represented the party in the Upper House of Parliament
National Assembly of Nepal
The National Assembly was the upper house of parliament in Nepal during the 1990 Constitution. It was composed of 60 members: 10 nominated by the king, 35 elected by the House of Representatives and the remaining 15 elected by an electoral college made up of chairs of villages and towns...
.
He was arrested during the 2006 Loktantra Andolan.
Adhikari later broke with communism, and became a Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
leader. After the declaration of Nepal as a secular state, Adhikari participated in a meeting organised by the Shivsena Nepal
Shivsena Nepal
Shivsena Nepal is a political party in Nepal. The party was founded in 1990 by Arun Subedi, in response to the demands for secularism in the backdrop of the Jana Andolan....
.