SC Verdict Gives Hope to LGBTIQ Community in India
Supreme Court Verdict on 377 gives hope to the country’s LGBTIQ community and paves the way for future affirmative legislation On September 6, 2018, the…
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Section 377, Self-Identity and Decolonization
“Societal morality cannot trump constitutional morality. Societal morality cannot overturn the fundamental rights of even a single individual” -Chief Justice of India In a historic…
Happy Teachers Day – Dear Teachers
It is said that, “A mediocre teacher tells. A good teacher explains. A superior teacher demonstrates… but the greatest teachers are those who inspire,” we…
SWAPNA BARMAN – Leaders Line Up to Associate Themselves With Asian Gold Medal Winner
“Success has many fathers, failure dies an orphan” – Unknown. The Gold medal performance of a young Rajbanshi athlete Swapna Barman from Dooars at the…
An Open Letter to Narendra “CHAIWALA” Modi
Respected Narendra Modi ji, Foremost, I want to congratulate you on being the most well-traveled prime-minister in our nation’s history. I also want to…
Proposed University Name Should Reflect Hill Ethos
Reacting to the name of the proposed University in Jogighat, one of our readers Deek Sharma writes… “Today I won’t talk about the separate…
BLOOD TEA : All In A Day’s Work
A conversation with a Tea Garden Worker Me: What’s your daily routine and wage? Her: We have to reach the tea garden at 7 AM…
Mamata, Development Boards, Darjeeling-Dooars and the Gorkhas: Apprehensions and Implications
Mamata Banerjee, somehow, has been able to evolve a relatively unique, efficient and effective tool to progressively sideline more than a century old political aspirations…
TAARIKH PE TAARIKH – Yet Another Assurance From the Center on Gorkha ST and Tripartite Talks
Keeping up with how they have dealt with all issues concerning Darjeeling, the Central Ministers once again asked for a new date to get the…
MINIMUM WAGES –Tea Garden Workers and Vultures
It’s time for the Monsoon flush, fighting with the wind and the rain women are seen bent at their waist behind the tea bush, plucking…