Social Media And Internet Have Changed The Life Of Anonymous Prakash who was grazing in Chum Valley, a poor settlement of North Gorkha, hardly imagined that he would be able to see the present world. For over three decades, Chum Valley was the world for Prakash, who lived in anonymity, far from his birthplace and family.
Around April 2023, the ‘Herne Katha‘ team reached the edge of Chum Valley. At the same time, the team met with Prakash. Part 113 of Prakash Bahle Katha, which had not come to media or social media until then, was seen in ‘Phunjoko Katha’. After that, Parha Katha followed Prakash and prepared a documentary about him called ‘The Lost Years’.
Even though he met his family after 35 years, he returned to Chum Valley for income due to the family’s financial condition as shown in the video. After the video was released on YouTube, it caught the attention of many people.
After watching the video, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said on social media – “Watched the latest episode of ‘Harake Varsharu’. The scene of meeting Prakash Tamang (Kale Moktan) with his family brought tears. I thought – how many such lights have been lost over the years! I want to meet Prakash once and listen to him.”
“I tried to make citizenship, but it didn’t happen. A birth certificate is required. If you need migration from Jhapa,” Prakash told the story. In other words, even after returning home, Prakash could not get citizenship. He was forced to return to Chum Valley because his family situation was weak.
After knowing this, voices started to be raised on social media about Prakash. Issues such as the need to get wages from the place where he worked, the government to grant citizenship, etc., were raised. And many demanded that he should return to Bhojpur again. There were many other opinions about Prakash.
As a result, he was honorably discharged from Chum Valley.
It is said that the process of opening his bank account has also progressed. Along with this, many have started giving promises of support on social media. The videos that some have financially supported have also started appearing on Facebook and TikTok.
This incident has shown that social media has emerged as a powerful medium not only to identify an anonymous character like Prakash but also to restore his life and solve the problem of identity. A new chapter of his life started with getting citizenship. He doesn’t want to be anonymous again, and now with citizenship, he has many options for his future.
Alleged labor exploitation for 35 years. In this way, when criticism and insults started coming on social media, Cheten Dondup, the son of Prakash’s brother-in-law, told the reality through a story he saw. After knowing the reality, social media users started taking Sahu positively.
Apart from that, social media, especially on TikTok, has increased in creating fake accounts in the names of Vidya Chapagain and Prakash Tamang, the presenters of Watch Katha. Various photos and videos are kept in that account for views and followers. Apart from that, wherever he went, the informers followed him with cameras.
In other words, many people have expressed doubts that Prakash will now become the hot cake of Nepali YouTubers. Nirjal Adhikari writes on social media, “It started to feel like Vidya Didi made a mistake by bringing him out.” The YouTubers once reached the top and left without making a home run. Who will explain that to the family now?”
If you search for Prakash Tamang on YouTube, you can see many materials prepared on him, his family situation, and other topics. In which good views are coming.
Some social media users argue that some people try to show that they have helped to gain popularity on social media.
