The Changing Waves of Politics in Darjeeling
In 2014 I had written about the possibility of BJP trying to sabotage the Gorkhaland issue if they see any chances of coming to power in…
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HERITAGE DARJEELING: Sidrapong – Asia’s Oldest Hydro Project
Yuvraj Pradhan from Point Homestay, Darjeeling sends his experience and interaction with people in Sidrapong about its rich history and heritage. We agree Yuvraj says…
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It has been a dramatic week starting with India’s retaliation to the 14 February Pulwana attack. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, 12 Indian…
The Warrior
Standing in an isolated, freezing bunker on the Line of Control in Kashmir, a young Gorkha boy—nineteen years of age, newly trained in the art…
Darjeeling and Changing Tastes of Fashion
Darjeeling has always been a place where fashion sprouts and evolves like a monsoon mushroom. Without a tinge of doubt, one can lay a testimony…
Along LoC, Jawans Squeeze in Study Time to Become Officers
In a bunker dug into the treacherous mountainside and fortified with iron, stone and sandbags along India’s troubled border with Pakistan, the latest issues of…
Road Safety Concerns and Safe Riding!
The World Bank rightly stated and I quote- “Road safety goes beyond the transport sector, with a direct impact on public health, societies and economies.”…
The Titaura Story
I still remember my predicament on the eve of my first day in St. Robert’s. My mood was anything but excited. I was staring at…
GORKHALAND EVERYDAY: The Curse of the Greens
Dalli my obnoxiously ugly wife wakes up early these days, Even before the big Bhaley “Husband of Mrs Hen” goes cock-o-doodle doo. Dalllii is up…
Pulwama to Bengaluru – The Week that was
Hello everybody. One would have thought that we had heard the last of Ponty Chadha, the politically connected, multifarious businessman and liquor tycoon, who was…