THENDUP NORBU PRADHAN: That Hindu guy with a Buddhist name
THENDUP NORBU Pradhan is a Hindu guy, with a Buddhist name, educated in a Christian missionary school, eats beef and is a Narendra Modi fan….
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An Ode To My Father
Poet: Prabal Lama “I am always late” Sometimes I assess the things I’ve lost by being late and the pain of being late for something…
The Ailing Standards of Water Supply and Sanitation in Darjeeling
Basic Water and sanitation facilities are an absolute basic necessity, it plays a vital role in our day to day life. As per the available…
Tēśrō Pravāha Huncha – The Teesta Flows On
“Ḍārjīliṅa pahāḍaharū tapā’īnlā’ī kala gardai”… (Darjeeling hills calling you) The delicate voice broke a little into molten strands of lapis lazuli As the road to…
हाम्रो बिडम्बना
दार्जिलिङमा लौ कस्तो क्रान्ति आयो! नयाँ सभ्यता र संस्कृतिको आँधी ल्यायो। यो रीतिथितिको र संस्कृतिको बेडा थाम्ने ठिका चाहि हामी पहाडबासीले मात्र पायौं? पछाडिएको गुनासो…
We Remember
We remember – Two rotis quickly wrapped in an old newspaper, water filled in a half-litre plastic bottle. Their hearts filled with hopes, dreams and…
Eid Mubarak
TheDC family wishes all our readers – Eid Mubarak Darjeeling is perhaps the only place in the world, where we get to celebrate all the…
Unsustainable Tourism in the Hills of Darjeeling
When I was young, I used to study; Darjeeling is famous for three ‘Ts’ viz. Timber, Tea, and Tourism. Unfortunately, the current scenario is far…
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”…
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.