Rain After 23-year Drought
Nepalese rarely smiled in 2015. The country went through the massive destruction left by earthquake that took over 9000 lives. To make the matter worse, the countrymen are living life under scarcity. In what is claimed to be an unofficial blockade imposed by India, acute shortage of petroleum products and basic goods have made life difficult. The sporadic protests in the Southern plains, resulted by ego-clash of the political leaders, have partially left the country divided.
"When would life return to normalcy?" is a question that every Nepalese has been asking. And to lift the population from a gloom, football has come up to put ointment in the wounds that Nepalese are nursing for quite a long time. Nepal won an international tournament after 23 years and they did it in style by defeating U-23 team of Bahrain 3-0 in the final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday.
Celebrations across the country began because it is a title that comes at a time when hopes in each and every quarter of life has been diminishing. Nepalese are combative and they join hands together in the times of crisis but for how long? The longer crisis continues, tolerance is further tested and frustration continues. Nepal has been crisis for the last nine months and they needed a message that would convey, hope remains. The message was delivered by the national football team.
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