Lumbini Province Chief Minister Chetnarayan Acharya and Koshi Province Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki issued Vijaya Dashami greetings across Nepal on the occasion of Bada Dashain 2083, with both leaders highlighting the festival’s message of truth and its role in strengthening social and cultural ties. Acharya said Dashain represents the victory of truth over falsehood and justice over injustice, while Karki said the celebration can help pass cultural relationships from one generation to the next by encouraging family closeness and mutual respect.
Acharya highlights truth, justice and national unity
In his Vijaya Dashami message, Acharya described the festival as a reminder of the victory of truth over falsehood and justice over injustice. He also said Dashain strengthens goodwill, brotherhood and national unity in Nepali society.
The message places the festival’s ethical meaning alongside its role in bringing people together. By linking the celebration with fairness and truth, Acharya presented Vijaya Dashami as an occasion that can renew shared values. His appeal to goodwill and brotherhood also underlined the importance of relations among people and communities during the festival.
Acharya’s greeting focused on the wider social significance of Bada Dashain, beyond the celebration of the day itself. He associated the festival with unity across Nepali society, expressing the view that its message can support a sense of connection among people. The greeting also drew attention to the values of justice and truth as central themes of Vijaya Dashami.
Karki stresses family bonds and cultural continuity
Karki said he was confident that Vijaya Dashami would help transmit cultural relationships from generation to generation. He linked that continuity to the festival’s promotion of closeness within families and mutual respect among people.
His message emphasized how a festival observed across generations can help maintain cultural ties. Karki’s focus on family closeness and respect presented Dashain as an opportunity to reinforce relationships while keeping cultural connections alive. He also said the day inspires people to move forward on the path of truth.
The Koshi chief minister extended wishes to all Nepalis for happiness, peace, prosperity, good health and long life. His greeting combined these personal wishes with a broader message about truth and the passing on of cultural ties. Together, the themes in his statement connected the celebration with both individual well-being and relationships within families and society.
Messages share themes of truth and togetherness
The two chief ministers highlighted different aspects of Vijaya Dashami while sharing a common emphasis on values that connect people. Acharya focused on truth, justice, goodwill, brotherhood and national unity. Karki drew attention to family closeness, mutual respect and the continuation of cultural relationships across generations.
Both messages presented the festival as an occasion with meaning beyond personal greetings. Acharya’s statement connected it to social unity and justice, while Karki’s linked it to the preservation of cultural ties and encouragement to follow truth. Their wishes were issued for Bada Dashain 2083, with greetings addressed to Nepalis on Vijaya Dashami.
