Nostalgia of Watching World Cup Football Together
Keshar mama has been eagerly waiting for the world cup to arrive; sick of cricket which he calls as “Mungro and Dallo ko alchilagdo game”…
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DARJEELING – Fragrances of the Town
Home is where your heart is, and my heart is in Darjeeling. Though I am from Kalimpong, but every time when I visit Darjeeling, I feel like not returning back. I like the smell of Dareeling, the dry cold Kanchenjunga winds that swirls around and makes the flags to flutter, begins its day by picking up the aroma of tea bushes. The freezing cold air as one sniffs in, chills the nostrils, leaving vapours of hot breathe while patting and mounting the steep uphill, this is what home smells like. It’s so cozy there I never understood why I am so infatuated with Darjeeling until I fell into love with the mesmerising scenic beauty of the land.
Learning From History – Gorkhaland Movement and We the People
To realise our dream we need the revival of the movement. We have failed once, twice, thrice. We might fail again, but we shouldn’t stop…
Whose Board of Administrators?
The hasty setup of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration – Board of Administration (GTA BoA) makes no sense, in fact, it’s an absolute nonsense. While there…
Darjeeling, Football and Politics
Sports has always been an arena for politics. Football especially has been an effective tool for politics, simply because of the range of emotions, it…
TENZING NORGAY SHERPA – The Mountain Lion, Whose Legacy Is Yet to be Honoured
Tenzing Norgay Sherpa suffered the same fate as most ethnically Nepalis in India – a question about his idenitity. Almost all the Nepalis who live…
BEYOND THE NUMBERS – Democracy in India
Writes: Shrikanth Krishnamachary* India became a republic in 1950. And held its first parliamentary elections in 1952. What was so momentous about this event was…
Darjeeling – Where are we heading?
Writes: Atish Subba When was it easy for anyone to survive? Who doesn’t need to work hard to live this life? “I am not a…
Dreaming World Cup for Tibet
Writes: Ugyen Gyalpo – Woodside, New York It was in the summer of 1986 when I was just about twelve years old that I watched…
Look at that Hill Slope – You Will See the Transforming Stages of an Unpredictable Future
Writes: Pribat Rai This article does not depict any literature review neither it has any scientific data analysis. It has but only the raw observation…