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The Karanth case

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                                    NK SINGH The dramatic arrest of the prominent 57-year-old theatre director, B. V. Karanth on a charge of attempting to burn to death Vibha Mishra, the pretty 27-year-old heroine of his drama troupe at Bhopal last week has rocked the world of art. He had joined Bharat Bhavan, the lake-side House of Arts' at Bhopal, four years ago.  Although Karanth has dabbled in films and produced nationally-acclaimed works like "Chomana Duddi" and "Kedu", he is better known as a theatre director and playwright. A diploma-holder from the National School of Drama, Delhi, and the Asian Theatre Institute, he started his career with the famous "Gubbi" company in his native Karnataka. He has directed world classics not only in, Kannada and Hindi, but also in Punjabi, Gujarati and Sanskrit. He was director of the prestigious National School of Drama from 1977 to 1981 when he was p...
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Indo-Nepal Relation: The Susta Issue

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Indo-Nepal border. Source Patrika


NK SINGH


A border dispute has cropped up again between India and Nepal. It is not the first time that the two friendly neighbours have locked horns over territorial dispute. 

The two nations have such close cultural and traditional ties that the citizens don’t need a passport to travel to either country.

As I had mentioned in an article in Frontier of 28 June, 1969, at the root of the problem is the ‘British made boundary’. The Nepalese side has expressed its dissatisfaction over the job done by the British.

Excerpts from ‘The Susta Issue’:

It is not just a boundary problem. Indo-Nepal relations were very good in the past. Everything was there – cooperation, trade and commerce.

There is a geographical relation between the two countries as well as historical. Then, why the change?

A section of Nepalese think that India is trying to impose herself on Nepal. Extremist elements are growing and a large section of students is under the influence of pro-Peking politics.

These are the factors in whose light we have to see Susta, which sparked off a series of anti-Indian demonstrations in recent months in several towns of Nepal.

Susta is a forest area near Gorakhpur, at the tri-junction of Nepal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Both countries claimed ownership of Susta.

The Nepalese side wanted the boundary to be fixed in accordance with the map of 1817. The Indian side produced records and evidence regarding the boundary on the basis of Joint Boundary Commission’s Report and map of 1930-31.

The third round of talks (between India and Nepal) was held on May 6. The Nepalese delegation was laid by Foreign Minister GB Rajbhandari, and the Indian team by External Affair Minister Dinesh Singh.

Said Dinesh Singh: “We have no dispute at all. Only in Susta region the boundary has to be relocated and pillars put up.” 

Frontier, 28 June 1969

Frontier 28 June 1969

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