In Nepal, one can now look forward to getting a transitory feel of what it must have been like living in its opulent centuries-old royal palaces. This is because Nepal’s Maoists on Sunday, June 1, pronounced that King Gyanendra’s Narayanhity Palace as well as another 240-year-old Shah Dynasty Palace in Gorkha district will soon be turned into museums.

 

The famous Narayanhity Palace & Gorkha Palace of Nepal once served as the abode of the royal native rulers. But it was recently opened to the general public by Maoist chief Prachanda, who unveiled a signboard which reads ‘Federal Democratic Republic Nepal’. The Maoist chief Prachanda as well as another prominent Maoist leader, Baburam Bhattarai themselves also explored the historic palaces for the very first time. 

 

The Maoist chief later on upheld the endeavor of Nepal’s King Prithvi Narayan Shah, an ancestor of King Gyanendra, in unifying this Himalayan kingdom. ‘Nepal might not have been a republic had Prithvi Narayan Shah not unified the country,’ said Prachanda. He even proffered his thanks to the Gorkha district denizens for helping in setting up of the Shah dynasty’s rule in Nepal. It is reported that King Gyanendra will evacuate the royal Narayanhity Palace within a two weeks’ timeframe.