The Revolution and The Leader, Who?
“Confuse the crowd, ruin their hopes. Displace their leader replacing one from among. You would not require to put much hard effort. The confused, frustrated…
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You Know You Are From Darjeeling When…
We live in a small hill town with the smooch of simplicity. We tend not to be ‘Hindi’ but sub-consciously we have a craze for Bollywood. We pray to our deity offering flowers of rhododendron and make country liquor with the same flower.
Elections 2019: The Common Man’s Issue
A poor child wishes if someone could pay for his/her new school bag to replace the torn one. Another kid wishes for a pair of…
अालो घाउ
Gorkhaland is proposed statehood demand by the people of the hill regions of District Darjeeling Kalimpong and Duars area demanding a separate state from the Indian state of West Bengal within India.
United Bank of India Kalimpong Discriminatory Policy
“I know being in school that students get to open a zero balance account for any transactions from govt scheme. While in Siliguri UBI, this policy is followed, the United Bank of India, Kalimpong branch says that although it is a zero-balance account, we have to deposit Rs 1000 as they are doing it for their business purpose.
On Historic Trails: India and Tibet Have Always Shared a Special Bond
Asked if and how many had been refused entry into India, the Home Minister C Rajagopalachari referred to the customary nature of Tibetan travel to India: “They are ordinary trading people and no question of refusal arises.”
पहाड़मा नागरिक समाज किन निम्छौरो?
नागरिक समाज (सिभिल सोसाइटी) का वलिष्ट र गरिष्ठ सामाजिक चहलपहल र गतिविधिहरू लोसेत्रिएर शून्यमा झरेकैले गर्दा चारतिरबाट चोर दुलैदुलो परेको हो त? आवश्यकता र आधार…
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…
That Gorkhali Weirdness – अनौठो जाति गोर्खाली
That Gorkhali Weirdness – अनौठो जाति गोर्खाली आफ्नो आमा सरह भूमि बेची खानेहरु आज भूमिपुत्र-भूमिपुत्र भनी चिच्चाई रहेछन्बङ्गालको दासत्व स्वीकार्नेहरुले आज सबलाई भुमिको याद दिलाई…
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.