SHAME: Sikkim Yet to Acknowledge and Honour Ashoka Chakra Awardee – Sanjog Chhetri
In 2003, Sanjog Chhetri of 9 PARA (Special Forces) was awarded an ASHOKA CHAKRA posthomously. Yet, Sikkim his home state has refused to acknowledge him,…
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Darjeeling Your Help is Needed to Find These Two First World War Veterans
Darjeeling is hands down the best place to be born in, and we say this with a conviction that finds its roots in our shared…
THENDUP NORBU PRADHAN: That Hindu guy with a Buddhist name
THENDUP NORBU Pradhan is a Hindu guy, with a Buddhist name, educated in a Christian missionary school, eats beef and is a Narendra Modi fan….
NO COUNTRY FOR ENGLISH – Questions only in vernacular, leave aspirants flummoxed
The recently concluded West Bengal police recruitment exam, came as a shocker to many. The questions were all set only in Bengali and Nepali. There…
An Ode To My Father
Poet: Prabal Lama “I am always late” Sometimes I assess the things I’ve lost by being late and the pain of being late for something…
The Ailing Standards of Water Supply and Sanitation in Darjeeling
Basic Water and sanitation facilities are an absolute basic necessity, it plays a vital role in our day to day life. As per the available…
Tēśrō Pravāha Huncha – The Teesta Flows On
“Ḍārjīliṅa pahāḍaharū tapā’īnlā’ī kala gardai”… (Darjeeling hills calling you) The delicate voice broke a little into molten strands of lapis lazuli As the road to…
हाम्रो बिडम्बना
दार्जिलिङमा लौ कस्तो क्रान्ति आयो! नयाँ सभ्यता र संस्कृतिको आँधी ल्यायो। यो रीतिथितिको र संस्कृतिको बेडा थाम्ने ठिका चाहि हामी पहाडबासीले मात्र पायौं? पछाडिएको गुनासो…
Thank You Folks – We Are 150,000 Strong Today
Thank You so so so very much folks… thank you for the incredible LOVE… Thanks to all of your support, care, concerns, suggestions, criticisms and…
We Remember
We remember – Two rotis quickly wrapped in an old newspaper, water filled in a half-litre plastic bottle. Their hearts filled with hopes, dreams and…