Full Interview with Gorkhali Great Binod Pradhan – His Candid views on Life, Cinematography, and Gorkhaland Brief Profile Name: Binod PradhanProfession: Cinematographer/DirectorSon of: Mr. and…
Prachi Chhetri, a Gorkha daughter from Ranchi worked through her college, and yet managed to clear one of the toughest exams in India, this is her story…
TheDC team sends a warm ‘Shout Out’ to Avinam Manger of Sikkim for ranking All India 3rd in the National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) 2021,…
TheDC sat for a tete-a-tete with Srijana Lillian, the owner of Coffeelicious, a-one-of-its kinds café in Salbari cafe about her passion and immense love for coffee.
Crispin Chettri, an ace football player from Kurseong, has been appointed as the assistant coach to one of the oldest and most popular football clubs of India – The Mohammedan Sporting Club of Kolkata.
Darjeeling boy Ashwin Kanan shares his journey from the Hills to the world of Bollywood with his debut in the movie “Happy Birthday”.
Kalimpong girl, Tina Gurung is collecting 50 thousand sanitary pads for distribution among women workers in tea gardens during Daan Utsav.
TheDC team joins Nepali Sahitya Sammelan Darjeeling in mourning the death of our Sahitya Akademi Awardee Karna Thami sir. He was one of the pivotal figures in the Nepali Bhasa Manyata Abhiyan – which was instrumental in getting Nepali language recognized under the VIIIth Schedule of our Constitution.
I have used Cinema to escape my reality. I was born and brought up in the narrow quarrelsome neighbourhood of Relli Road, Kalimpong. My childhood was mostly centred around the 100 metre radius of the vicinity and inside a small single room where a family of 5 people lived. Street fights, drunken men, abuses and pigs happily strolling in the streets were part of my reality as a kid. Cinema helped me escape this reality.
On the 14th of October 1960, Ren. Sonam became the first among Lepcha people to air his voice on All India Radio. In 1963, he staged his first Musical, “Teesta Rangeet” in Lepcha language. He has composed and compiled numerous Lepcha songs, researched on Lepcha musical instruments, and presented dance-dramas based on Lepcha folklore. He has also published “Vom Jat Ling Chhyo”, a book of Lepcha folk songs in 2011.