Is Class Status Really the Key to Success in Nepal

Let me talk about something rather rarely discussed but very important: the role of class in determining success within Nepal. We like to believe hard work and talent are all that is needed to get ahead, but is that really true?

Look around: the kid from a wealthy family somehow can find the opportunities, get into better schools, and keep finding jobs. Meanwhile, so many talented people from poor backgrounds struggle just to get a chance. You might question whether success lies in merit at all or rather in who you know and where you're from.

And how about the educational system? Rich regions are better conditions, much better connection, poor regions, old materials, and far less support for children. It pains one's heart to see how many brilliant minds get destroyed by this system only because of their background.

And, of course, don't forget the stigma that comes along with all of this because people of lower classes tend to get discriminated against in every form. They work just as hard but happen to seem invisible in a sense to society because they don't have a big enough status or contact. Why is that?

Here's a question to all of us: Do you feel that the system is rigged to favor the privileged, or do we have equal opportunity for upward mobility? What personal experiences have you encountered which dramatize this gap?