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Original – An Iconic photograph of Durga Thapa, as she leapt up during a victory rally at Kathmandu during 1990 Nepalese revolution
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1990 Nepalese revolution
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Min Ratna Bajracharya
  • @Janke and Sca: As Nepali Times puts it: Readers will be familiar with Durga Thapa because of the iconic picture of her taken by Min Ratna Bajracharya during the 1990 People's Movement. She is the student who leapt into the air with a double victory sign at a democracy rally at Asan. Sixteen years later, the same photographer snapped a photo of her during the April Uprising as she chanted pro-democracy slogans on the streets. At 39 and the mother of a young son, Durga has been a customs officer at the Tatopani Checkpoint on the Chinese border for the past year. Having been a social worker with charities like Sahara Group, activism comes easy to Durga. Source. ~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSAtalk 12:05, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Iconic is one of the two most overused words in the English language. – Sca (talk) 14:20, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Reliable sources said that it's iconic. We worship RS here, so....that checks out. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 23:49, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Puzzling post today. – Sca (talk) 14:30, 22 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Sca: The photo was also published on the cover page of the book named "Dawn of Democracy" in 1991. IMO for this picture, we should look at the 'moment' which is also an important key of photography except for the clear, dynamic, and distinct picture. For a Nepalese photographer, it was rare to have a panoramic or high digital camera at that time in 90's. Thanks--Biplab Anand (Talk) 03:54, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:An Iconic Photograph of 1990 Nepalese revolution.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:21, 24 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]