Word: adhikari
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...protest seem glad that the economic situation is getting desperate. One Communist protestor handing out anti-King pamphlets says: "If people start starving, then they'll get out into the streets, won't they? That'll really make the King listen to us." Standing next to him is Mohadatta Adhikari, a local Communist politician. He nods vigorously in agreement. He's not worried about himself: he knew the strike was coming, and stocked up on a month's worth of food. Standing nearby and watching without a word, Mohammad Farooq, a construction worker, suddenly blurts out in bitterness, once...
...Just outside the posh Hyatt hotel, Achyut Adhikari, a student, was gathered with a few hundred others after the rains in defiance of the curfew: when word spread that the police were firing rubber bullets - and that they have been firing at crowds throughout the city - Adhikari and the others turned and ran, tearing through bushes and gardens, jumping over walls, to make it to safety. "Of course I'll be back tomorrow," Adhikari said, at the end of it all, panting for breath. "What else is there to do? We'll keep coming until the King gives...
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