Caste-Based Reservation – Time we changed the parameters from equality to equity
Reservation is a dicey subject, and it is well known that no political party wants to deal with it in the fear that they will…
Articles by Upendra M Pradhan
GORKHAS UNSAFE IN BENGAL – Removal of names from voters list, points to a bleak future
“First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out – because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists…
DEVOID OF SELF-RESPECT: Gorkha Social Figures Bringing Shame to Themselves and to Us
“There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy – hypocrisy, fraud, and tyrrany.” F. W. Robertson For generations, we have wondered as…
The Unmatched Charm and Beauty of ‘Inter-Jorebungla’
If you have ever been curious as to why they call football ‘a beautiful game’ you should come to Jorebungla during the football season. Now…
SATYAMEVA JAYATE: TheDC Stands Vindicated as Calcutta High Court Quashes Lower Court Order Banning Us
“In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.” –…
Gorkhaland Martyrs for Tourism Festival – Many Takers?
“Darjeeling ko shir dhaleko cha… Darjeeling is in a state of collective mourning and depression…. ” remarked a friend recently. I didn’t inquire into what…
Jungpana – A Tale of Deprivation
When Mr Henry Montgomery Lennox planted the 1st tea saplings in 1899, Jungpana did not have access roads; people had to walk up and down…
In The Land Of Ramkrishna And Vivekananda – Bimal Gurung Is An “Asur”
Bengal, once one of the leading lights of India – where thinkers, philosophers, scholars, reformers and revolutionaries of all hue and colour found acceptance and…
100 Days of Strike – Spirit of The People, and The Politics of Uncertainty
“How does one man assert his power over another, Winston? Winston thought. “By making him suffer”, he said. “Exactly. By making him suffer. Obedience is…
Violence Should Have No Place In Darjeeling – Be It By Those Demanding Gorkhaland Or The State
Frantic calls from friends and family who are living outside Darjeeling, this has now become our main source of hearing the “breaking news,” and also…