REVOLUTION OF 1950

 Dictatorial and tyrannical regime of Ranas that lasted for 104 years in Nepal, came to an end by the revolutions of 2007 B.S. or 1950 A.D. Accumulation of wealth by Ranas, increasing poverty and unemployment of people, unequitable laws for different sects of people gross injustice and complete stagnation in the name of progress laid the seeds of discontentment on the minds of Nepalese. It took more than a quarter of a century stained with blood of martyrs and sufferings of political and social workers before the national revolt took place. Liberation of many Asian nations and general education had enrooted political consciousness and feeling of brotherhood among the people which enabled them to fight against the armed forces of the Rana autocracy. Late King Tribhuvan Vir Bikram Shah Dev having secret contacts with the revolutionaries, sought asylum in India Embassy Kathmandu in the month of Nov. 1950 and soon after went to New Delhi. Huge crowds of people insisting him at the airport not to go out of the country were calmly assured by him to come back soon. Ranas then enthroned his grandson Prince Gyanendra Vir Bikram Shah who was just three years old. As that was not acceptable to the people, the revolution led by the king took its shape. Armed fighting started in many border areas between the liberation forces and the government army. Spectacularly courageous fighting of the liberation army very soon demoralised the government army and, thus, in about 3 months time the former captured many strategic towns and districts compelling the Ranarchy to negotiate with the King and the political party (Nepali Congress). As a result Tribhuvan came back home from India with full power in hand and gave the interim democratic constitution to the nation as promised which assured the people all democratic rights and general election by adult suffrage. See also Democracy Day.