Nepal, May 10 -- We are facing a big question of architectural melancholia-an emotional state where built environments evoke feelings of longing, nostalgia, or existential reflection-with demolitions of huts and buildings taking place on the banks of rivers and around the fringes of towns and cities. Nepal is not the only country that harbours thousands of squatters in its cities and towns. We should look at this phenomenon with a simple but stunning estimate of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme 2003, which says 'one billion people live in squatter settlements and slums'. The problem of squatting should be tackled and solved by the government with prudence, plans and kindness. But the crucial question now is-are you demolishi...