Hisila Yami (Nepali: हिसिला यमी) (born 25 June 1959), also known by her nom de guerre Parvati, is a Nepalese politician and architect. She is a deputy chairman of Nepal Socialist Party and a former president of the All Nepal Women's Association (Revolutionary).
Hisila Yami | |
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हिसिला यमी | |
 Hisila Yami at the screening of Daughter of Nepal, a film about her daughter Manushi Bhattarai at India Habitat Center in New Delhi. | |
| Deputy chairman of Nepal Socialist Party | |
| Assumed office 28 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1959 Kathmandu |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Political party | Nepal Socialist Party |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse | Baburam Bhattarai |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Education | M. Arch. |
| Alma mater | University of Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Occupation | Politician, architect |
| Nickname | Parvati (nom de guerre) |
Early life and education
editHer father Dharma Ratna Yami was a Nepalese social activist, author and government deputy minister.[citation needed]
Yami graduated from the School of Planning and Architecture in Delhi, India, in 1982. She completed her M. Arch. from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK in 1995.[citation needed]
Activism
editDuring the 1990 uprising against the panchayat regime, Yami was one of the most high-profile women leaders in the protests. She has been the General Secretary of All India Nepalese Students' Association, 1981-1982. She was a lecturer at Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus from 1983 to 1996. In 1995 she became the President of the All Nepal Women's Association (Revolutionary) and served a two-year term. She went underground in 1996 after the inception of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)-led People's War. Since 2001, she has been a Central Committee Member of CPN (Maoist) and has worked in the International Department, among others, of the organization.
Political career
editShe made her first public appearance on 18 June 2003, during the then ongoing peace negotiations between the government and the Maoists.[1]
In early 2005 she was, along with Baburam Bhattarai and Dina Nath Sharma, demoted by the party leadership. In July she was reinstated into the Central Committee.
On 1 April 2007 Hisila Yami joined the interim government of Nepal as Minister of Physical Planning and Works.[1] Following a Maoist boycott of the government from September to December 2007, Yami was again sworn in as Minister of Physical Planning on 31 December 2007.[2] Following her victory in the Constituent Assembly elections, 2008, from Kathmandu constituency no. 7, she became a member of the Constituent Assembly. She joined the CPN (Maoist) led government in September as Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation.
In 2015, Yami and Bhattarai split from CPN (Maoist). In 2016, they founded Naya Shakti Party.[3] On May 9, 2019, Naya Shakti, united with Federal Socialist Forum to found Samajbadi Party, Nepal.[4] Later, Samajbadi Party united with Rastriya Janata Party to form Janata Samajbadi Party.[5] As for 2020, Yami is part of Janata Samajbadi Party.[6]
Personal life
editYami is married to fellow Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai. They have a daughter.
Bibliography
edit- Adha Akash Adha Dharti, ed. by Hisila Yami, Sita Sharma, Durga Neupane, Prerana Mahila Parivar, 1991
- Adhikar: Demystification of Law for Nepali Women, Hisila Yami, Sandhya Basnet Bhatta, Tulsi Bhatta, Prerana Mahila Parivar, 1993
- Yami, Hisila and Bhattarai, Baburam, Marxbad ra mahila mukti. Kathmandu: Utprerak Prakashan, 2000.
- Hisila Yami (comrade Parvati) People's War and Women's Liberation in Nepal – Purvaiya Prakashan, Raipur, Chhattishgarth, India 2006 – Second Edition, Janadhwani Publication, 2007
- Hisila: from Revolutionary to First Lady - India Penguin, 2021 [7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal". 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Nepal swears in Maoist ministers", Al Jazeera, December 31, 2007.
- ^ Mitra, Devirupa. "'We Did the Right Thing by Leaving Prachanda': Hisila Yami". The Wire. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Forum, Naya Shakti unify to form Samajwadi Party". OnlineKhabar. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Two key Madhesi parties in Nepal merge to form Janata Samajwadi Party". The Week. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "JSP-N MP's abduction case a hot potato". The Himalayan Times. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Hisila".
External links
edit- People’s Power in Nepal – Article in Monthly Review by Yami
- Turkish version of the article
- Comments by Yami in Monthly Review Archived 2011-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Women's Participation in People's War in Nepal
- NPR Interview with Comrade Parvati
- http://nepalimahila.com/profile_hishila_yami.html[permanent dead link]