Then his work is done, and if the gods are pleased, he might well be the one to lead -- or prevent -- a mass rebellion against the kind of modernization and democracy that has been forced upon the Khasis.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | A Royal Tribe Under Threat

This last desperate act of the tottering regime to save its skin has already backfired on itself and the mass rebellion in the form of the PW has intensified further in recent weeks and will reach a crescendo in the coming days.

BBC: Text: Nepal rebels invite tourists