Loyals of the Crown

Loyals of the Crown proves itself to be distinct both in terms of its approach, aptitude and presentation. It bubbles with the enthusiasm to probe deep into the conclaves of the most controversial. The author endeavors to fill in the vacuum created by the past generation of historians and literalist and have proven the fact that history is not merely an elucidation of single protagonist and events and activities surrounding them. History as she puts it is an episode, which has peripheral dimensions where a multitude of characters, events and activities needs to be taken into consideration.

This is what she has done describing the temperament and idiosyncrasies of His Majesty King Rajendra in a manner, which has been completely ignored by earlier writers. She depicts him, not as a senile, incompetent, irrational and schizophrenic personality , but speaks of his concealed attributes and describes him as a loving husband, an intriguing diplomat, and a true nationalist. It is also clear that his wives, his courtiers and 'Darbarias' exploited his weaknesses to the fullest extent and whilst pretending to be 'Loyal' betrayed him and usurped the royal governance. The Royals as she projects them were never able to make correct and sane judgments in selecting the 'Loyal' thus those who were truly loyal in due course of time would either be dumped or assassinated as was epitomized by the fates of both Mathbir Singh Thapa and Bhimsen Thapa.

Written as historical fiction with the underlying romantic activities of the Royal court providing the base for the story line; this novel provides us with a unique view of life as it was in the Nepali court in the pre-Rana era. It also provides us with insight into the scenario behind Jung Bahadur's usurping of the royal authority and the establishing of the Rana dynasty that ruled Nepal with an iron hand for one hundred and four years. "I personally would recommend the research scholars, the historians and other writers to go through the Loyal of the Crown, which has attempted to answer many questions that had remained unattended either intentionally or our of ignorance by the conventional historians of Nepal." -- Diwaker Chand