ANYONE UP FOR HANGING – Them Syndicates of Yore
Growing up in the late 1980s and early 1990s was both simple and complicated. Simple in that we didn’t have much option so we didn’t…
Articles by Bal Krishna
Bhai Tika – A True Celebration of Women Empowerment in Gorkha Society
While in majority of the communities across South Asia – Rakhi is seen as one of the most important festivals, for Gorkhalis it’s Bhai Tika,…
MOST DESERVING: Mamata to be Felicitated With “Bhanu Smriti Samman”
A newly formed body, Kalchini Nagarik Samaj has embarked on a noble pursuit, to honour and celebrate one of the most fervent champions of Nepali…
TAAR-JEELING: Its Complicated
Taar-jeeling, It’s Complicated you know Overhead wires and pipes abound garbage and waste completely surround no water for days on an end no street lights…
GORKHAFIED – Sexual Harassment Victims Suck Anyway
“He is being maligned, his name is dragged down the muck, he is being vilified, being targeted, being publicly humiliated, being exposed unnecessarily, our Gorkha men don’t do such things, if they need to, they marry two, three, four, even five or twenty wives, but they don’t do this…”
Nicharna Chahane Haru – Haresh Na Khau, Horlicks Khau
“Bhanich, kina haresh khako? Horlicks khau na…” says Dhanraj Mams out of the blue, and perhaps the slightly yellowish liquid he was drinking… he points…
“Khichadi Pakdai Cha” – Do You Smell What Delhi’s Cooking?
“I dread the mornings these days, back in 1986, I dreaded the nights,” says our Dhanraj Mams… it has been almost a year or two…
District Kalimpong: Haat Bazar Sojourn – Observations Of The Other Kind
There are some places in Kalimpong that are so legendary; visiting them can be equated with making a pilgrimage. Among them all, the Haat Bazar…
The Sel Roti Chronicles – An Ode To The Amazing Darjeeling Community Spirit
There is certain foodstuff that defines a community, the Italians have their pasta and pizza, the Chinese have their noodles, rest of India may have…
The Sishnu Chronicles – An Ode To 90s Parents And Teachers
Growing up in Darjeeling today is very different than how we grew up. Today parents believe in raising their children in an environment so protected…