In the following photo, our Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai and Hisila Yami are posing with the US President Barak Obama and Michelle Obama. The smile are great on all four faces but a bit odd are the flags – none of them has a Chandra and a Surya. The US flag represents Obama couple but there is no Nepali flag to represent the Bhattarai couple.
By the way the photo is taken, it is pretty clear that the photo is not a causal one and they meant it to be as official as they can.
The Americans would certainly not care to have an odd looking Nepali flag there but, the advisors of our PM should have pointed out the obvious – to have one of those flags to be a Nepali flag. I think, our PM should have asked to take the photo somewhere else if they were not willing to hoist our flag.
Some have even pointed out the fact that the tie on Baburam’s neck look a bit bigger than it should have and a saree would have looked better on Hisila. I don’t have such preference towards Daura Suruwal (and, I guess, it is no longer a National dress). But, the flag is a different case.
The photo was taken on 21st September 2011. (Photo credit – Bishwadeep Pandey)
UPDATE: I liked the satire of Dr. Rabindra Sameer in the Facebook – I have added his quote in the following photo:
Yeah, Hisila Yami has certainly made a fashion faux pas by not wearing Saree, a traditional south Asian women’s dress. Mr. Bhattarai should also have worn a Dhaka Topi. It’s sad that no sign of Nepal are being obvious. May be, the Obamas think Nepal doesn’t deserve much attention and etiquette.
last picture is nice one :) any way we are on the way to lose our identity
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