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This morning I received the news that someone had killed the wife of Prakash, a good friend of mine from Kathmandu, Nepal. I have known Prakash since 2002, and I met him once in Oslo when he came to Norway to attend a workshop on human rights.

Prakash is also the friend of mine from Nepal that some videobloggers sent a videocamera in spring 2005 so that he could start videoblogging. Unfortunately, for different reasons, he did not manage to give us many updates from Nepal, this poor, land-locked country whose people have gone through some sad days the last years with violent fights between the King’s government and Maoist rebels.

I have known Prakash to always be a man to fight for justice and progress in the civil society. I first met him through the youth network Taking IT Global, and his commitment to the future of his people has always been evident.

I am shocked by these news. That someone took away the love of his life after only 13 days of marriage. That he has to experience this shock, this anger, this sadness, this tragedy.

With the e-mail that I received about these news, sent by someone else while Prakash is in 13 days of solitary mourning, was this message:

Members of Youth Action Nepal along with friends and family of Pravina and Prakash are planning to establish a Trust in her name to support educational opportunities for young people in Nepal. But I was wondering if you have any ideas about how we could support Prakash – maybe giving him a holiday somewhere later in the year, etc.

Here is a link to Youth Action Nepal, a NGO that Prakash has been involved in since 2003.

My thoughts go to Prakash, his family, and the family and friends of the deceased.

A news article about the incident is here.