The Infinite Pleasures of Daily Darjeeling Routine
It’s around 7 in the morning when your home is filled with the sweet aroma of tea, amidst which you enjoy small sips of it,…
Bicky
Ever Enduring Nostalgia of Road Cricket in Darjeeling
Life was not as easy as these days. Cricket bat used to be a rare kit and usually only one guy in a group would have a bat, luxury items of our time. And about ball, playing with a tennis ball would be a once in a blue moon affair, that too if we were to visit somewhere else for a cricket match (bet). Else, handmade balls (kaagaz/plastic ko) would compensate to the lack of funds and ensure that we never went out of play.
Four Gorkha Daughters Graduate as Doctors
We stand in awe as these amazingly talented young ladies become Doctors and we pray to Sinchel Devi that their hands are blessed to heal every patient who put their hope on them
Dhiren, Snowfall and the Winter in His Heart
Dhiren is deep inside his bed, cursing the cold weather of Darjeeling. You should already be knowing Dhiren, our “chuksa” guy with the red Sumo…
Schools, Raffles, Lotteries and A Humble Question – Why?
I remember when I was in still in my nursery school, a very new concept was evolving that would later become a trend – The…
Leaving Home – That Heart Breaking Time of the Year
The month-long of the festive season has indeed given us a deluge of happiness and also a reason to pull it through another year, again…
Some Diyas Away From Home
It was just like any other Diwali evening. It was past 6 pm and the sky was already starting to glitter of fireworks. The only…
Amaya Pradhan – A New-age Gorkha Icon
If you are already astounded by the unbelievable cuteness of the little girl in the amazon echo ads, please don’t go bonkers if you see…
STUTI AGARWAL : Sharing a Slice of Darjeeling With the Rest of the World
Though Dasain is coming to an end, the reasons to celebrate do not end. Today we celebrate another daughter of our hills Stuti Agarwal, a…
Bhatmaas, Bhanu Daara and Dhiren
There is a strange silence at Bhanu Daara today. The place usually hosts a very sparse human presence, but still the silence today is a…