Rethinking Nationalism
Nationalism is a very broad concept and might have multiple understandings attached to it but is commonly interpreted as one’s love for her/his own “Nation”….
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Whom Shall We Remember Today?
“A nation’s culture resides in the heart and soul of its people” -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869-1948 For the last two years, I have been penning…
Darjeeling, Development and Diversions
“Politically unfree citizens are deficient in freedom even if they happen to enjoy a very high level of income” – Amartya Sen, 1999 The…
The Minimum Wage Act and The Tea Garden Workers
Everyone knows that Darjeeling has always been known best to the world for its Tourism and Tea. So, most of us are aware that Darjeeling…
Racism and Reverse Racism: The Hostile World That We Live In
“When the doormat says you are not welcome, know that it is just a doormat, not the door. When beyond the door someone says you…
डुवर्सको चियबारीमा के्रच हाउसको नाममा प्लास्टीको तम्बू
कानूनी तौरा कमनमा नानीहरुको स्यारको निम्ति के्रच घरको स्पष्ट रुपमा सरकारी निर्देशिका रहेता पनि यसको कुनै प्रभाव छैन । काम गर्न गएका नानीका आमाहरु फोटको…
A lesson in Selflessness
It was on a Sunday morning, I happened to travel in an auto, it was too early for the traffic to get jammed, as thankfully…
The Darjeeling Illusion
It is as if a magic spell is cast upon us that we submissively gather to witness a show that is totally dramatised and scripted….
World Cup Town, Really? An inconvenient truth
An eerie silence descends in mountains after dark. A few people scuttling back to their homes. The pariah dogs had taken over parts of Chowrasta…
THE CURIOUS CASE OF “NIJO GRIHA-NIJO BHUMI”: Issue of Land Rights in Darjeeling Hills
Almost a year after statehood agitation Darjeeling Hills when people are yet to fully recover from the pangs of 105 days strike, another controversial issue…