Kathmandu. Maitighar Mandala is in the heart of Kathmandu. Where voices of protest, pain, and hope are sometimes expressed. A few steps away stands Singha Durbar – the center of power, authority, and administration. And within that center is the parliament these days. Nearby is the Supreme Court.Perhaps because these three organs of the state can hear and see directly, some citizen or group of citizens is protesting at Maitighar Mandala almost every day. It has been a 'common platform' for voicing citizen concerns since time immemorial. Some voices spoken here compel changes in power, authority, and political strength. The...