The bullet didn’t kill me…
The Bullet didn’t kill me, My dreams and dignity did. A revolution was blooming, On the face of the folded bread inside my left pocket….
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HINDSIGHT DARJEELING: Hook, Line and Sinker – They All Fell Down
It almost feels surreal that, this day last year 8th of June 2017, Darjeeling hills, which was heading towards second term of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration…
TAAR-JEELING: Its Complicated
Taar-jeeling, It’s Complicated you know Overhead wires and pipes abound garbage and waste completely surround no water for days on an end no street lights…
ONLY IN DARJEELING – Homeless in World Cup Town
“Yes maams!!” – came a typical Darjeeling greeting from behind, as Dhiren was getting himself a Saada Paan at the Golai mathi ko Paan Dokan….
ONLINE NIGHTMARE – Darjeeling Woman Faces Relentless Harassment on Facebook
In another case of social media harassment, a 24 years old Mirik girl was subjected to continuous harassment over facebook by a person running his…
REMEMBERING MADAN TAMANG
This article was originally published in the June 2010 edition of Darjeeling Times magazine, we are reproducing the same in honour of Late. Madan Tamang…
The Curious Case of Sixth Schedule implementation in Darjeeling
A few weeks ago, there was much hue and cry about a ‘discussion on constitutional provisions in the context of Gorkhaland’ organized by National Gorkhaland…
गोर्खाल्याण्ड अान्दोलन २०१७:अान्दोलन देखि नेतृत्व प्रतियोगिता सम्म
लेखक: दिनेश शर्मा अनुवाद: सुदर्शन लिम्बु २०१७ को दार्जिलिङ अान्दोलन धेरै दृष्टिकोणमा चक्षु उन्मीलक(अाँखा खोल्ने) एउटा घटना भएको छ। अान्दोलन क्रमको १०४ दिनको बन्दले समेत…
What Gorkhaland Means for a Non-Darjeelingey Gorkha
“Bro, which community do you belong to?” “I am from the Gorkha community, bro.” “Oh ok, so you are from Darjeeling area….the Gorkhaland region.” “No,…
Introspection: A blog on Inner Line Permit, Manipur
Before you even start reading the article, let me be clear that I am a 4th generation Gorkha settled in Manipur. And I will accept…