Dear Honourable Gagan Thapa
My name is Dipanshu Joshi, and I am a Nepali youth currently studying in the United States at St. Cloud State University. I am writing this letter to you not only as a concerned young Nepali but also as someone whose words and leadership have inspired me.
First, I would like to sincerely congratulate you on being appointed as the President of the Nepali Congress through the Special Convention. This is a significant responsibility, and for many young people like me, seeing you take on this role has restored a sense of hope and awareness.
I write this with the utmost honesty. For a long time, trust in politics has been fading among the youth. Yet your appointment has reminded many of us why we believed in leadership in the first place. You have been one of the very few leaders who consistently considered the voice of young people and showed accountability toward what the country is going through. That recognition matters deeply to a generation that often feels ignored.
I am writing this letter from the bottom of my heart, not as a politician or expert, but as someone who once believed deeply in the future you spoke about.
I still remember when you visited LRI School years ago. I was just a student then, but your words stayed with me. You spoke about trusting young people, about accountability, and about building a Nepal that could become one of South Asia’s truly developed nations. At that age, those ideas felt powerful and real. For many of us, you represented hope and possibility.
Today, five or six years later, things feel very different. After what many call a Gen-Z awakening, trust in politics has fallen drastically. Corruption, greed, and repeated disappointments have pushed many young people into frustration and silence. Some have stopped believing in the political leaders entirely. Others have chosen to leave the country, not because they want to, but because they feel unheard.
I know you are aware of this reality. I believe you see the anger, the exhaustion, and the loss of trust among the youth. That is why I am writing to you. Not to accuse, but to remind you of the words you once spoke to students like me, and of the responsibility that comes with the trust you inspired.
Nepal does not lack talented or hardworking young people. What we lack is faith that integrity still matters in leadership. Many of us are still waiting for leaders who will choose principle over power and long-term change over short-term gain.
I hope you continue to stand for what you once promised us. I hope you continue to listen, not just to party voices, but to the quiet disappointment of young Nepalis who still want to believe. Despite the frustrations caused by corruption and repeated political failures, the youth of Nepal have shown time and again that they care deeply about their country.
Our trust may have been shaken, but it is not completely gone. With leaders like you who take youth seriously and act with integrity, there is hope that this generation can help shape a Nepal that reflects the values we have long dreamed of.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I write it with honesty, concern, and hope for a better Nepal.
Respectfully,
Dipanshu Joshi
