Fascinated By The Era I Grew Up In
Fascinated by the era I grew up in as a teenager, my daughter wished if she could be teleported for a day back into our times and see how life was so different back then.
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Monsoon Blues
As 13 of us from St. Philos were dancing under the storming rain in the Khasi hills of Cherrapunji highest rainfall with the precipitation 26411mm…
Walking Down the Forgotten Roads of my Hills
Generations grew up, not having the luxury of travelling in taxis; generations of students became excellent men and women without having the privilege of school…
Labour Migration and It’s Impact in Darjeeling District
Migration of labour has taken a toll on the population of the Darjeeling district. As in Economics, Migration occurs due to the search for Financial stability or Social security motives, but the recent situation of Darjeeling district cannot be simply clubbed into any of the two.
MLA Neeraj Zimba and His Historic Blunder
The murderer of thousands of Gorkhas can be the tallest statesman for some people who can compromise with their dignity, but not for those Gorkhas who are even today living a life of dignity.
Paradigm Shift
But after the formation of DGHC with the intervention of then Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi there is a complete paradigm shift. The people of Darjeeling Hills trust New Delhi to fulfill their aspirations rather than trusting and believing Writers Building or Nabanna in Kolkata.
Kamala
Kamala, from Okhal Dunga Teen Number, had been working for her since last six months. Kamala too was in her mid twenties and used to stay with her brother Shyam, who worked as a porter in Daragoan, in a shanty hutment meant for porters like him. Kamala was a typical Arian beauty with beautiful emerald eyes.
Eden Hospital: Available Medical Facilities Are Allowed to Rot
I would like to draw your kind attention that our government hospital of Darjeeling town popularly known as Eden Hospital or renamed in the name…
Darjeeling-Walking Through The Mists of Time
“The one land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse – would not give that glimpse for the…
Open Letter to Darjeeling MP, Shri Raju Bista
Dear Raju Bista Ji, your first initiative towards the demand for setting up of Central University in Darjeeling Hills is must be appreciated and will be welcoming one. Request you to work vigorously till we achieve it.