Ramesh SharmaRenowned journalist, Ramesh Sharma, by exposing the King's conspiracy, was successful in giving single handedly a new direction to Nepal's struggle for democracy in 1990. He had also successfully led the trade union movement in government-owned newspper organization where he worked as an editor for almost one and a half decades. Amidst chaos and terror in the wake of then King's usurpation of power, Jayatu Sanskritam Mahasabha, under his leadership, had been the first political organization in February, 2004 to publicly call for the replacement of monarchy with Republican Democracy in the kingdom. Profoundly influenced by great Eastern philosophers, Sharma has always remained an impassioned advocate of the Upanishadic doctrine, often described as 'Universality of Spirit'. His iconoclastic approach to religion and spirituality tends to border on an open rebellion that dares defy established conventions of major belief systems. A long time social worker, Sharma, has been living in the United States since May, 2004, along with his family. Read More Read Less