Nara Bahadur Karmacharya
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Nara Bahadur Karmacharya is a Nepal
ese communist politician, belonging to Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal). Karmacharya is one of the most senior political leaders of the communist movement in Nepal being the only surviving founding member of the Communist Party of Nepal
, which had been born in 1949.
Karmacharya hails from a Newar
petty bourgeois family in Lalitpur. Karmacharya had joined the Nepalese 'Marxist Study Circle' in Calcutta, India
, in 1947. He was also linked to the Nepali Democratic Congress prior to the founding of the Communist Party of Nepal.
In January 1954 the first congress of CPN was held. Karmacharya was elected to the Central Committee
of the party. After the conclusion of the congress, Karmacharya travelled together with Ram Bahadur Shrestha to China
as a delegation of the All Nepal Trade Union. They were invited by the Chinese trade union movement to celebrate May Day there. The two stayed in China for 35 days.
Karmacharya would later join the Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention). When CPN(4th Convention) was divided in 1983, he stayed in the party with Nirmal Lama.
After the victory of the 1990 Jana Andolan, Karmacharya was awarded a piece of land in compensation of his struggles against the Rana
regime.
When CPN(4th Convention) merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
in 1990, Karmacharya became a member of the new party. In November 1991 he became the president of the advisory committee of the party.
In 1992 he became the convenor of the 'Mao Centenary Organising Committee', a committee formed to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Mao Zedong
.
In 2003 he released the book Murder of Ajad: undeclared death penalty, a publication dealing with the killing of communist leader Rishi Devkota
in 1981.
In the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election
, Karmacharya was a candidate of Janamorcha Nepal in the proportional representation
system.
In June 2008, his name was mentioned as one of the potential presidential candidates to be supported by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
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...
ese communist politician, belonging to Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre-Masal). Karmacharya is one of the most senior political leaders of the communist movement in Nepal being the only surviving founding member of the Communist Party of Nepal
Communist Party of Nepal
The Communist Party of Nepal was founded in Calcutta, India, on April 29, 1949. CPN was formed to struggle against the autocratic Rana regime, feudalism and imperialism. The founding general secretary was Pushpa Lal Shrestha....
, which had been born in 1949.
Karmacharya hails from a Newar
Newar
The Newa , Newār or Newāl) are the indigenous people and the creators of the historical civilization of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. The valley and surrounding territory have been known from ancient times as Nepal Mandala, its limits ever changing through history.Newas have lived in the Kathmandu...
petty bourgeois family in Lalitpur. Karmacharya had joined the Nepalese 'Marxist Study Circle' in Calcutta, 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...
, in 1947. He was also linked to the Nepali Democratic Congress prior to the founding of the Communist Party of Nepal.
In January 1954 the first congress of CPN was held. Karmacharya was elected to the Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
of the party. After the conclusion of the congress, Karmacharya travelled together with Ram Bahadur Shrestha to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
as a delegation of the All Nepal Trade Union. They were invited by the Chinese trade union movement to celebrate May Day there. The two stayed in China for 35 days.
Karmacharya would later join the Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention). When CPN(4th Convention) was divided in 1983, he stayed in the party with Nirmal Lama.
After the victory of the 1990 Jana Andolan, Karmacharya was awarded a piece of land in compensation of his struggles against the Rana
Rana dynasty
The Rana dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1953, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other government positions hereditary...
regime.
When CPN(4th Convention) merged into Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
Communist Party of Nepal , was a communist party in Nepal. CPN was formed on November 19-20 1990, through the merger of Communist Party of Nepal , Communist Party of Nepal , Proletarian Workers Organisation and Communist Party of Nepal . Soon thereafter a group led by Dr...
in 1990, Karmacharya became a member of the new party. In November 1991 he became the president of the advisory committee of the party.
In 1992 he became the convenor of the 'Mao Centenary Organising Committee', a committee formed to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
.
In 2003 he released the book Murder of Ajad: undeclared death penalty, a publication dealing with the killing of communist leader Rishi Devkota
Rishi Devkota
Rishi Devkota , alias Azad , was a Nepalese communist leader. He was a Central Committee member of the Communist Party of Nepal , but resigned from the party in 1980, accusing it of reformism and being soft on Soviet social imperialism. He formed a group known as the 'Rebel Unity Centre' around him...
in 1981.
In the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election
Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008
A general election for the Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 7 June 2007 and 22 November 2007. The Nepalese Constituent Assembly will draft a new constitution; it will therefore decide, amongst other things, on the issue of...
, Karmacharya was a candidate of Janamorcha Nepal in the proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
system.
In June 2008, his name was mentioned as one of the potential presidential candidates to be supported by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).