Himalayan Kingdom Nepal Welcomes ´Peepli [Live]´!

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'Peepli [Live]' is alarmingly coming alive in the country, impoverished by centuries of exploitative kings and prime ministers, a series of failed governments and a 10-year civil war that has emptied out entire villages of young people.

As debutante director Anusha Rizvi's accolade-winning film opened in Nepal's theatres Aug 13, the nation, in a sombre coincidence, is mulling over two suicides that have shaken people already familiar with death, disaster and injustice.

While Nepal's media hailed 'Peepli [Live]' as a film worth watching, veteran journalist and columnist Gunaraj Luitel said its message was meant for Nepal as well.

"The crisis is not just (for) Indian farmers," Luitel wrote in his weekly column in the Nagarik daily.

"The state of our farmers is no different. They work all through the year and yet their sweat doesn't even bring them enough to eat. The peasant is losing his rights to the giant corporations and big investors. He can't buy seeds and fertiliser at a subsidy and doesn't get a fair price for his produce."

"Yet there is no one to speak on his behalf. There are many villages called Piple in Nepal too and many farmers there are in the same plight."

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