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Gorkhaland: Know Your Roots, Popular Articles August 18, 2018

SPECIAL ARTICLE: Darjeeling’s Nepali Bhasha Andolan, Circa 1960s – Part I

From today onwards we are producing a special 3-part article series on the Nepali Bhasa Manyata andolan in Darjeeling written by one of our eminent…

Local, National, Regional August 18, 2018

THEATER OF ABSURD: Bengal Wants Central Govt to Pay Land Compensation for Bagdogra Airport Extension

If anyone wants to study the reason why despite holding investment fairs every year, very few investors actually invest in Bengal, the proposed expansion of…

Know Our Icons August 17, 2018

Nina Tshering La – Indian Ambassador From Darjeeling Gorkha Community

Smt Nina Tshering La was appointed as the Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, on 10th of July 2018. She is…

Gorkha Pride, Local, National August 16, 2018

Bikky Routh – Trailblazing Into the World of Science

Bikky Routh, a Darjeeling lad hailing from Jalapahar army cantonment and an ex-student of Notre Dame Academy, Darjeeling is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in…

Articles August 15, 2018

Rethinking Nationalism

Nationalism is a very broad concept and might have multiple understandings attached to it but is commonly interpreted as one’s love for her/his own “Nation”….

Gorkha Personalities, Know Our Icons August 15, 2018

Independence Day Special – Know Our Gorkha Freedom Fighters

As a community, the Gorkha contribution towards India’s freedom struggle is unparalleled, however, due to lack of proper platform, time and again our community is…