Mirik a Tale of Deprivation
The sad thing that has happened to Mirik is, people here are going sentimental, and why wouldn’t they? My senior one, who is at the…
Articles
Special Article: International Women’s Day
Women being the most important cog in the wheel of life need to be given their share of opportunities and the freedom to define their own life. They have no doubt come a long way but much more needs to be done to lessen the gap between genders.
Women in Darjeeling: Empowered, are we?
The UN has recognised March 08th as the International Women’s Day. There will be celebrations galore all over the world. All the social media &…
Balakot Air Strike – Statement of Intent by New India
Ever since Pakistan achieved nuclear parity with India in the 1980s, it had clung on the precarious nuclear balance to allow itself to sponsor low-intensity…
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…
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…
Media Feeds on Media
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…