The government of Nepal made a decision to change the rules of writing in Devanagari script in which the Nepali language is based. This decision was taken five years ago without consensus among linguists to reportedly maintain uniformity in the written and phonetic forms of the Nepali language. According to the new rules, the practice of writing the ‘half alphabet’ and ‘joint alphabet’ would come to an end and school curricula needed to be revised accordingly.

Today as debates over the issue continue, many confess to being confused and disappointed by these forcefully implemented changes. Padam Prasad Siwakoti, director of Pairavi Prakashan, says that given the changes that are being made, everyone will have to start from the basics again and relearn the language. According to Siwakoti, the changes are completely unnecessary and it would be in everyone’s best interest to revoke the decision. More.

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