All National Free Students' Union-History ::::::

The Nepalese people fought against the British colonialists from the very beginning of unifying process of modern Nepal. In 1814-16, the Nepalese people had waged a fierce struggle against the British colonialists for the very existence of the motherland as a sovereign country. The Nepalese students returning from the foreign land completing their studies joined the war of national integration with the people. However, Nepal was coerced to accept the unequal Treaty of Sugauli due to the lagging of military might in comparison with the British army and the feeble feudal leadership.

The Kot Incident of December 15, 1848 as the outcome of the conspiracies of the British colonialists and quarrel inside the palace led the establishment of one hundred and four years long Rana autocratic oligarch cal rule over the country.

In those darkest days, the Nepalese people suffered from two fold exploitations of the Ranas and the British colonialists. Consequently, the only one way for struggle was left behind to the Nepalese people. At that time, our country was far behind in regard of educational activities. Therefore, an organised student's movement was impossible. Any way, the foreign educated youths of Nepal tried their best to spread the Anti-Rana feelings in the country. In 1876, Lakhan Thapa of Gorkha district spread anti-Ranaism on the guise of religion. Similarly, Subba Krishna Lal spread anti-Rana feelings among the people through his Makaiko Kheti [Cultivation of Corn] in 1926.

The direct participation of the Nepalese students in the anti-Rana movement started organisationally, when the "Civil Rights Committee" was formally organized including Ganga Lal, a student of Tri-chandra college. In 1947, the students of Teen Dhara Sanskrit School rose against the then education system implemented by the Rana autocrats. This struggle is famous as Jayatu Sanskritam [Safeguarding the national culture] movement. Many students faced tortures, imprisonment and different kinds of inhuman treatment the suppressive measures used by the Ranas. That is why the Nepalese students felt an urgency of a strong organization in their community. As a result of heavy efforts All Nepal Students' Federation was established in 1949. It was run underground at that juncture.

There were many vicissitudes on the world after the World War-II. The two big neighbors of Nepal underwent through the great upheavals. The Indian subcontinent was freed from British colonial yoke in the South where as the Chinese people liberated themselves from the semi-feudal and semi-colonial exploitation through the long protracted revolution in the North. These historical events naturally cast their direct shadows on the Nepalese politics and thus anit-Rana movement took momentum. The juvenile fighters Thirbum Malla, Nhuchee Ratna and Bhogendra man fought heroically against them without any fear of the Rana's oppression and oppressive measures. Finally they died martyrs death in the cause of liberty, equality and justice. At this movement, we solemnly recall the courageous struggles and sacrifices of our ancestors, which greatly inspired on the path of hard struggle.