"He passed away giving this dream to us."- Sarita Pariyar, wife of late Suvash Darnal
Exclusive: 20 photos: वासिङ्टन डिसी- अमेरिकाको वासिङ्टन डिसीस्थित डलस इन्टर्नेशनल एयर्पोर्टदेखि १० माइल्स पर डलस एक्प्रेस हाइवेमा अगस्ट १५ तारिख कार दुर्घटनामा दुखान्त निधन भएका दलित आन्दोलनका अगुवा सुभाश दर्नालको स्‍मृतिमा शोक सभा सम्पन्न भएको छ।

Late Suvash Darnal memorial ceremony in Washinton DC, August 23, 2011. Photos: eEyecam.com

समता फाउन्डेसनका कार्यकारी निर्देशक तथा जागरण मिडिया सेन्टरका संस्थापक अध्यक्ष स्वर्गिय दर्नालकि श्रीमती सरिता परियार र उनकी नावालिका दुई बर्शिय छोरी नेपालबाट उनको पार्थिब शरीरलाई नेपाल फर्काउन अमेरिका आई पुगेपछि भर्जिनियाको फल्स चर्चस्थित एड्भेन्ट फुनेरल एन्ड क्रिमेशन होममा उक्त शोक सभाको आयोजना गरिएको हो।

Tribute to the hero: Late Suvash Darnal. Photos: eEyeCam.com

नेपलीज अमेरिकन सोसाइटी अफ ओप्रेसड (नासो) को आयोजनामा डाकिएको उक्त शोक सभामा स्व. दर्नालकि श्रीमती सरिता परियार, अमेरिकाकालागि नेपाली राजदुत महामहिम डा. शंकरप्रशाद शर्मा, अबैतनिक बाणिज्यदुत एबम लोकगायक प्रेमराजा महत, नासो अध्यक्ष्य धरम विश्वकर्मा, Empower Dalit Women of Nepal (EDWON) बोस्टनकि संस्थापक बिष्णुमाया परियार, America-Nepal Women’s Association of Greater Washington (ANWA) कि अध्यक्ष्य बिष्णुकुमारी थापा, Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO) नेपालकि कोशाध्यक्ष कमला विश्वकर्मा, अन्तराष्ट्रिय कलाकार मंचका अध्यक्ष्य रामप्रसाद खनाल, अन्तराष्ट्रिय नेपाली साहित्य समाज डिसीका अध्यक्ष्य प्रकाश नेपाललगायत नेपाली प्रतिनिधी र स्व दर्नाल सम्बद्द Advocacy Project का प्रतिनिधीहरुले भावपूर्ण श्रद्दान्जली अर्पण गर्दै आ-आफ्नो शोक मन्तब्य ब्यक्त गरेका थिए।

Nepalese representatives at the late Suvash Darnal memorial in Washinton DC, August 23, 2011. Photos: eEyeCam.com

बक्ताहरुले स्व. दर्नालको असामयिक र अल्पायुमै हुन पुगेको निधनले दलित आन्दोलन र नेपालको प्रजातान्त्रिक आन्दोलनलाई ठुलो क्ष्यती पुगेको बताउँदै उनको अधुरा सपनाहरु पुरा गर्न सबैले लाग्नु पर्ने कुरामा जोड दिएका थिए।

उता दर्नालकि अधाङ्गिनी सरिता परियारले आफ्नो पति सुभाश दर्नालसंग कसरी ४ बर्ष अघी भेट हुन पुगेको र विवाह बन्धनमा बाँधिएको कहानी सुनाउँदै स्व. दर्नालको योगदानको चर्चा गरिन्। श्रीमती परियारले स्व. पति दर्नालको सपनालाई पुरा गर्न आफूलागि पर्ने प्रण गर्दै आयोजकहरुलाई धन्यवाद ज्ञापन ब्यक्त गरिन्।

Late Suvash Darnal's wife Sarita Pariyar (L) with Empower Dalit Women of Nepal (EDWON) founder Bishnu Maya Pariyar, Jagaran Media Center Gen. Secretary Dipak Pariyar and Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO) Treasurer Kamala Bishwakarma. Photos: eEyeCam.com

स्वर्गिय दर्नालकि श्रीमती सरिता परियारद्वारा ब्यक्त मन्तब्यको पूर्ण पाठ:

"Namaste.

I am grateful to the entire NASO community for your support during this difficult time. I would also like to thank you for organizing this tribute to Suvash Darnal and inviting me to speak a few words in loving memory of my late husband.

I am not in a good condition to speak today because of the untimely death of my husband Suvash Kumar Darnal. However, just to express my words of gratitude towards different people, Nepali brothers and sisters, NASO community, organizations like NED, OSI, Sanford and, AP. I am trying to speak a little. I am thankful to all of these people and organizations for being with me and our family in this awful hour.

I am thankful to all of you for organizing this memorial program in respect of Suvash's contribution towards the Nepali Dalits and the Nepalese social movement. I want to share my experiences of being with him for the past 4 years.

I met him at the Jagaran Media center's Office 4 years ago. He was the Chairperson of JMC at that time. The organization was already established as media advocacy organization against caste based discrimination. I was quite impressed with the activities carried out by the JMC and his involvement for making those happen. In fact, it was quite motivating. Following many meetings, we were married. But to my dismay, I could not live my life with him for longer period. He used to look into everything with creative eyes and angle. I found him always being interested in new ideas and work. He was interested to do new things in life. May because of this, on his leadership, the team of JMC was able to establish the first ever community radio station Radio Jagaran 93.6 MHz in Nepal and a historical television serial like Dalan. I used to feel motivated on his habit of studying, discussing with the colleagues and involving himself in creative works.

He started Samata Foundation which was involved with the academic discourse of the Dalit's issue and agendas. The Samata Foundation just completed its 2 years of establishment. Through Samata Foundation, Suvash intended to carry out policy level advocacy and academic discourse on the Dalit. He also has envisioned to establish University for Dalits to promote social inclusion and raise concurrent debates and issues on Dalits. He passed away giving this dream to us. Along with this, he left us the responsibility of strengthening the social transformation movement through academic discourse from Samata, and restructuring the Nepali media through the JMC. I would like to express my solidarity towards each and every effort to take his dream towards its height. I give my commitment towards his dream in this international forum. I hope all of you will be involved in the academic discourse of the Nepali Dalit movement and continue to help for reaching the goal envisioned by him.

Thank you.

Sarita Pariyar"

Dharam Bishwokarma, President, Nepalese-American Society of Oppressed (NASO).Photos: eEyeCam.com

दुर्घटना कसरी भो?

डलस एयर्पोर्ट पुलिसले युएस नेपाल अनलाइनलाई दिएको जानकारीअनुसार उक्त दुर्घटना गत अगस्ट १५ सोमबार बिहान ७:३० बजे क्यालिफोर्नियाबाट डलस एयर्पोर्टमा ओर्ली बाहिर जाँदै गर्दा एपोर्ट सटल ट्याक्सी दुर्घटनामा पर्दा दर्नालको घटना स्थल मै निधन हुन पुगेको थियो। उक्त दुर्घटनाबाट ड्राइभर र अरु ३ जना यात्रीहरु भने बालबाल बचेँका थिए। उक्त दुर्घटनापछि एयर्पोर्ट पुलिसले दर्नालको शबलाई वेष्ट भर्जिनियास्थित रेस्टोन अस्पतालमा पुर्याएको थियो।

यस अघी डलस एयर्पोर्ट पुलिसले वासिङ्टन डिसीस्थित नेपाल राजदूताबासलाई दर्नालको दुर्घटनामा मृत्‍यु भएको खबर गरेको थियो भने दूताबासले नेपाली कम्युनिटीलाई खबर गरेको थियो।

दर्नाल किन अमेरिका आएका थिए?

इम्पावर दलित वुमन अफ नेपाल (एड्वोन) बोस्टोन मासाचुसेट्सकि संस्थापक बिष्णु माया परियारकाअनुसार दर्नाल केही दिन मात्र नेपालबाट क्यालिफोर्नियास्थित स्टान्डफोर्ड विश्व बिद्यालयमा समर रिसर्च फेलोकोरुपमा अध्ययन गर्न अमेरिका आएका थिए।

परियारले आफुसंग स्व. दर्नालको फेसबुक मेसेजमा पछिल्लो पटक अगस्ट ११ मा उनले आफ्नो फोन नम्बर 650 924 5736 छोडेर कल गर्न भनेको तर आफुले फोनमा कुरा गर्न नपाउँदै दर्नालको असामयिक निधन भएकोमा आफू अत्यन्त स्तब्ध र दुखित हुन पुगेको कुरा युएस नेपाल अनलाइनलाई बताइन्।

Suvash Darnal. Photos courtesy: from his facebook profile

को हुन् सुभाश दर्नाल?

स्व दर्नालको जन्म पाल्पामा सन् १९८० को जुन ८ मा भएको थियो। उनकि श्रीमती सरिता परियार र २ बर्शिय छोरी छिन्।

उनी जागरण मिडिया सेन्टर र समता फाउन्डेसनका अलावा  Collective Campaign for Peace (COCAP) को पूर्व अध्यक्ष, एक्सन एड नेपालको कार्यकारी सदस्य र वासिङटन डिसीस्थित Advocacy Project को बोर्ड सदस्य थिए।

सन् २००८ मा न्यू योर्क आउँदा आफ्नी श्रीमती सरितासंग खिचेको फोटो जुन उनको फेसबुक प्रोफाइलमा छ, त्यहाँ उनले लेखेको यो भनाइबाट पनि स्व. दर्नाल दलितहरुका नेपालका अगुवा युबा मात्र होइन अन्तरराश्ट्रिय जगतमासमेत उनी स्थापित हुँदै गएका ब्यक्तिव थिए भन्ने देखिन्छ:

"Last week, i and my wife sarita went in New York,Where i gave a talk on Dalit rights in New School University, I was in Columbia University and NewYork University.We meet the Dalit people living in NY." December 23, 2008.

यसैबिच, नेपलीज अमेरिकन सोसाइटी अफ ओप्रेसड (नासो) ले स्वर्गिय दर्नालको पार्थिब शरीर नेपाल पुर्याउने चाँजो गर्न र स्व. दर्नालको भाबी योजनाहरुलाई सहयोग पुर्याउने उद्देश्यले आर्थिक सहयोगकोलागि अनलाइन अपिल जारी गरेको छ:


To Donate: click this link: http://www.sebsonline.org/misc/donate.aspx

and select Subash Darnal Memorial Fund

What happened?

On August 15, 2011 at around at 7:30 AM, an accident occurred in the vicinity of Dulles International Airport of Washington, DC (Virginia), where a Supper Shuttle Van travelling away from the airport, struck the construction (Jersey) wall that killed Mr. Suvash Darnal.

Who was Mr. Darnal?

A charismatic citizen of Nepal, Suvash Darnal, born in 1980 in Palpa, Nepal. Most recently he was the President of Samata Foundation, a founder of Jagaran Media Center (JMC – the producer of Dalan tele-serial) and past President of COCAP (Collective Campaign for Peace). He was a well-known human rights activist who advocated for equality and social justice in both domestic and international arenas. He is being remembered as a fighter for the causes of  disadvantaged and marginalized community. In addition, he envisioned to open a university in Kathmandu within a year that would help educating people from underprivileged community. Mr. Darnal was decorated with national and international awards including the one in Washington DC last year.

What is this Fund Raiser for?

Mr. Darnal left behind his wife Sarita Pariyar and a two year old daughter Samana. Funds will be collected by NASO (Nepali American Society for Oppressed Community) a not-for-profit organization (with technical help from SEBS-North America). Funds collected in full will be given to wife Sarita Pariyar by NASO.

For Further information please contact:

Dharam Bishwokarma
President, 443-390-5677
Deepak Jung Bishwokarma
General Secretary, 703-537-9571

Nepalese-American Society of Oppressed (NASO)

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