Keshar Mani Pokharel
Keshar Mani Pokharel | |
|---|---|
| केशरमणि पोखरेल | |
 Pokharel in later years | |
| Died | 2022 |
| Occupations | Political leader and activist |
| Known for | Participation in early communist movement in Nepal |
Keshar Mani Pokharel (Nepali: केशरमणि पोखरेल) was a Nepali political leader activist associated with the communist movement in Nepal during the Panchayat period. He was involved in underground political organizing and later participated in political negotiations and party activities related to the development of the communist movement in Nepal.[1]
Pokharel was also associated with the movement known as the Barre struggle (बर्रे संघर्ष), an anti-feudal campaign in which activists publicly destroyed debt documents of landlords as part of protests against exploitative lending practices.[2]
Early political involvement
Pokharel became politically active during the Panchayat era when communist activities were restricted. During this period he reportedly worked in organizing political networks and supporting the underground communist movement across several districts of western Nepal.[3]
He was associated with communist leaders influenced by the ideas of Pushpa Lal Shrestha, the founder of the Communist Party of Nepal, who advocated cooperation between democratic forces and communist groups in the struggle for multiparty democracy.[4]
Communist movement and party activities
Pokharel later became involved in leadership structures within Nepal's communist factions and participated in organizational activities within the left movement. He also took part in negotiations among communist leaders during the late 1980s when several factions sought to strengthen the movement through cooperation and eventual unification.[5]
Electoral politics
Pokharel later participated in electoral politics during the democratic period following the restoration of multiparty democracy in 1990. According to reports, he contested the 1991 parliamentary election and lost to Bal Krishna Khand by a margin of approximately 1,000 votes. Following the electoral loss he later shifted his political affiliation.[6]
Later life
In later years Pokharel reportedly withdrew from active political life and lived in western Nepal, engaging in agricultural activities while occasionally commenting on past political developments.[7]
Death
Pokharel died in 2022 at the age of 85.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "वाम आन्दोलनका पुराना नेता केशरमणि पोखरेलको निधन". Ukaalo (in Nepali). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "गुमनाम बिदा भए सामन्तका तमसुक जलाउने आन्दोलनका कमान्डर". Ukaalo (in Nepali). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "जसले मदन भण्डारीविरुद्ध अन्तर्वार्ता दिंदा चुनाव हारे". Himal Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Dhakal, T. P. (2023). "Madan Bhandari and His Theory of People's Multiparty Democracy". Social Science Discourse.
- ↑ "जसले मदन भण्डारीविरुद्ध अन्तर्वार्ता दिंदा चुनाव हारे". Himal Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "जसले मदन भण्डारीविरुद्ध अन्तर्वार्ता दिंदा चुनाव हारे". Himal Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "जसले मदन भण्डारीविरुद्ध अन्तर्वार्ता दिंदा चुनाव हारे". Himal Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "वाम आन्दोलनका पुराना नेता केशरमणि पोखरेलको निधन". Ukaalo (in Nepali). Retrieved 5 March 2026.