INDEPENDENCE DAY ARRESTS IN NEPAL BENARES, Aug. 23. — The secretary of the Nepali National Congress announces that 33 persons including a lady named Hira Devi, with a baby in her arms, were arrested in Nepal valley in connection with celebration of Indian Independence Day.

धर्मरत्न यमि, हाम्रो राष्ट्रियता यमि प्रकाशन, २०१८, पृ. ४९

Dharma Ratna Yami consciously adopted “Yami” as his surname, replacing Tuladhar, as a principled act of resistance against the caste system. In the Newari language, Yami (यमि) signifies “one belonging to Kathmandu” or “an inhabitant of Kathmandu,” a meaning he embraced to assert dignity, belonging, and equality beyond inherited hierarchies.

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It was during one of the most precarious phases of the anti-Rana struggle that Heera Devi Yami’s strength became unmistakably visible. As confusion spread within sections of the underground network and some activists attempted to blunt or divert the momentum of the movement, she remained unwavering. Working quietly but decisively, she safeguarded lines of trust, protected the flow of information, and held together fragile links between comrades. At a time when the movement risked unraveling from within, her steadiness helped keep its purpose intact.