Manmohan Adhikari
Manmohan Adhikari ( file pic.) Born in Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal, he spent his childhood in Biratnagar. He was sent to Varanasi to study in 1938. While studying for his B.Sc. in 1942, Adhikari took part in Quit India movement and he was arrested by the British colonial authorities and jailed along with other politicians. During his stay in India Adhikari became involved in the communist movement, joining the Communist Party of India. He returned to Biratnagar and worked in chemical industry where, in March 1947, he took part in the Biratnagar jute mill strike and was arrested and taken to Kathmandu via land route along with Girija Prasad Koirala and Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala.[1] He took part in the founding of the Communist Party of Nepal in 1949. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Adhikari asserted that the war was an Indian aggression against Pakistan.[2] In November 1994, elections were held following a dissolution of parliament. Despit...