Nepal Flag: In Search of Metaphors
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The Nepal flag was officially adopted on December 16, 1962, and it’s the only national flag that’s not a rectangle or square.
The blue border symbolizes peace, while red is the color of the rhododendron, Nepal’s official flower. The crescent moon is said to represent the royal house, while the sun represents the Rana family.
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/flags/countrys/asia/nepal.htm
Nepal Army Chief Rukmangad has asked all Nepali to unite under one umbrella.
What’s that ‘umbrella’ metaphor? Is there anything than can bind all Nepalis with a sense of belonging? What can it be…King, Religion, Cow, Everest, Buddha, River, Mountains, Tarai,…
Does Nepali flag reflect the sentiments of all citizens within its borders?
What about the people of some ethnicity disgruntling that even the ‘New Nepal National Anthem’ does not reflect their sentiments?
October 17, 2007 at 23:08
Hello Divas,
i don’t agree much with you regarding the Nepal’s flag.
Rana and Royal don’t hold their propreitorship on those symbol.
and i don’t really care what worldatlas says about it.
They need to rectify this. Moon and sun is our symbol because, we brave nepalese are there for our motherland nepal till Moon and Sun remains. i was taught that way when i was in school.
October 20, 2007 at 00:23
Another disgruntling !!!
February 13, 2008 at 13:21
Navin,
Do you believe everything they taught in your school?
Eg: They also taught the (king) Tribhuvan as the Father of Democracy.
For me, the Nepali flag represents how Shahs and Ranas had ruled, day (sun) and night (moon) for centuries.
Red is the blood of the people – blood of all those who died – thinking they were dying for their nation. Bichara haru.
Blue, represents the fun and “bilashi-ta” of those rulers.
June 29, 2012 at 18:40
Its your identity first of all. Flag doesn’t reflect the rule of shah and ranas, it is our identity.. one nation- free nation.
Proud to be Nepali