Khula Manch, the victory rally

<p>On 9 April 1990, people gathered at Khula Manch, an open stage in Kathmandu. They were celebrating the end of Nepal’s party-less Panchayat system and the beginning of multi-party democracy.</p><p>Among the crowd was Durga Thapa, who had spent weeks organising and coordinating the protests.</p><p>A photo of her in a sea of men, leaping up and giving the peace sign, her hands covered in red paint, came to mark the movement.</p><p>She speaks to Ribika Moktan about that day and her role …