Nepal, March 18 -- Nepal has seen multiple revolutions since the 1990s. The foundations largely remain guided by frustration towards the establishment, a distrust of power, and a compelling desire for change.. Governments changed, regimes were rebranded, and constitutions were rewritten. However, foundational questions like power distribution, institutional accountability, and matters of public trust seem to be insufficiently addressed.

When Hannah Arendt wrote about the nature of revolutions being the 'confrontation with the beginning' in her book On Revolution, political experts envisioned the inception of a different order, and not merely the personnel in power. A revolution, in her sense, is fulfilled by reconstituting the very basis...