neerman: do you even know the meaning of Jyapu?

"our servants who used to be bahun and chettris used to call me Sirista Babu. They didn't even know how to say Shrestha correctly"
your sentence is a perfect untrue  1. every1 can see it.
Let's assume it is true, but
Servent yedi bhaye pani kina servent ko surname(cast) mention gareko. U can write the name of the servent,  like falano dai or didi or kaka or kaki. your are pointing their surname(cast).
U know the truth well. It's upto u.

I think the intention of the post was not to offend anyone rather show the cultural side of newari community. If anyone gets offended its their own personal feelings and it should be respected too. People are taking this jaat thing way more seriously, and especially am so shocked to see the new generation engaging in this sort of arguments. Ma newar hoina tara malai newari culture pyaro chha coz it only enriches my own Nepali culture. Saathi ho be first to criticize ur own caste if they do something wrong and be first to praise other caste if they do something praiseworthy.

guys guys guys, please stop fighting here. My sole intention is to show how unrespectful this Nagariknews publication is, not flaming the issue of caste or anything that matters here. Being one of the prime newspaper in the country, they should not put such derogatory news. It's the responsibility of the media not to highlight such sensetive issues. Thats all. I thought someone from the nagariknews will notice this and say sorry in public.

That girls name is Ramita Maharjan, hence she is from Jyapu community.Jyapu word itself  is not derogatory but some uninformed people do use this word towards Newars as derogatory or mocking word. I believe how you percieve this word depends upon the context. In the context of that pic, its not derogatory to use Jyapu Muskan. That being said, we are Nepali first then Bahun, Chhetri, Newar etc.

निर्माण जी,

नेपाली पत्रकारहरु कुन हदसम्म गिर्न सक्छन् कति निकम्मा छन् भन्ने कुरा त हामी सबैले देख्दै आएको र भोग्दै आएको कुरा हो । त्यसमा मेरो कुनै असहमति छैन । तर एउटा फोटो पत्रकारले असल नियतबश राखेको तस्बिरलाई तपाईं आफू स्व्यम् पत्रकार भएर पनि जुन गलत ढंगले बुझ्नुभयो र अरुलाई पनि बुझाउनु भयो त्यो वास्तवमै दु:खलाग्दो छ । मलाई श्रेष्ठबाबु जस्ता मान्छेहरुसँग केही गुनासो छैन किनकी यिनीहरु भनेको विचार बुद्धि शुन्य भएका, कुरै नबुझी एकोहोरो रट लगाइरहने सामाजिक नमूनाहरु हुन् र वास्तवमा भन्नु र्दा यिनिहरुको रटको पनि कुनै अर्थ रहदैन । तर एउटा पत्रकारले कुनै पनि बिषयलाई गलत ढंगबाट प्रेषित गर्दा सामाजिक स्थिति के कस्तो खलल पर्न जान्छ भन्ने कुरा कमसे कम यहाँले राम्ररी बुझ्नुपर्ने हो । म त अझै पनि नागरिक दैनिकमा त्यो तस्बिर र त्यसको शिर्षक राख्ने पत्रकारको कुनै गल्ती देख्दिन र शायद साझामा अरु थुप्रैले पनि मैले जस्तै महशुस गरेका होलान् । आशा छ तपाईं पनि भविष्यमा हरेक कुरामा जातिय विभेद देख्ने संकिर्ण मानसिकताबाट माथि उठ्नु हुनेछ ।

शुभकामना !

Sometimes when I introduce myself saying I am from Nepal, some white folks ask if I am a "Sherpa", I proudly say "No, I am not a sherpa, but I wish I was."
I don't get offended if anyone comes to me and asks if I am a bahun, chhetri, newar, kami, jyapoo, pode, thakuri or chaudari. They all have their own distinct qualities and I wouldn't be offended to be born as any of them, and we should all feel that way. 

dissident,
why you say : "No, I am not a sherpa, but I wish I was." ??

I was just curious to know, why you wish so?

Because, I love hiking, rock climbing and backpacking, the folks who ask me if I am a Sherpa think I do those because I came from nepal and I climb moutains or something. I am proud of my Sherpa brothers and their ability and so I say "I wish I was"

 मा छे श्रेष्ठ बाबु को समर्थन गर्छु है .

Shrestha babu! I don't think you even know that "Shrestha" are named as "syasha" in common language. I'm syasha u can call me so LOL though I'm not Shrestha but different last name.

 desh dubeko nai shresth babu haru jasto le garda ho 

@atomic!!
i had completely forgotten that word "syaasha"... :D
m pretty sure he finds that derogatory too !! LoL

Just a quote from facebook user below

प्रमुख सबै पार्टीहरुको कार्यकारिणी समितिलाई हेर्नुहुन्छ भने त्यसमा लगभग ९०-९५ प्रतिशत बाहुनहरु नै सदस्य छन् । यहाँको प्रशासनमा जानुहोस्, पीऊन-पाले देखी सीडिओ-सचिवसम्मको पदमा ९५ प्रतिशत बाहुनहरु नै कसेर बसेका छन् । तर देश झन झन खोक्रो बंदी छ. येही हो ता सछेमटा? अब यो तथ्य लुकेको छैन, सबै नेपाली जनता ले हेर्दै छन् ।.

सबैलाई चेतना भया

 श्रेष्ठ बाबू, 

  

 लोल लोल श्रेष्ठ बाबु,

oee masko daal shrestha babu,
talai good mission le ke bhaneko thiyo??
khurrukka tero bhanai ko laagi sampurna nepali sanga maafi maagcas ki tero barema pani lekhnu paryo.
tero barema not to shrestha and other newari brothers and frens coz all of them are Nepali.