Comments for The Darjeeling Chronicle https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/ The News Site, That Proudly Supports Gorkhaland Statehood Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:02:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Comment on Emerging demographic shift in the Bengal Duars and national security concerns for India by Siliguri Corridor: Between Strategic Necessity and Ecological Precarity - The Darjeeling Chronicle https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/chicken-neck-demographic-shifts/#comment-40597 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:02:14 +0000 http://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/?p=2413#comment-40597 […] for national security. Shah directed security and administrative agencies to take strict action to stop illegal immigration. He advised authorities to keep the land free of illegal encroachments. He further instructed […]

]]> Comment on Siliguri District and The Hollowing Out of Darjeeling – Beware by Siliguri Corridor: Between Strategic Necessity and Ecological Precarity - The Darjeeling Chronicle https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/siliguri-district-and-the-hollowing-out-of-darjeeling/#comment-40596 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:01:23 +0000 https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/?p=12540#comment-40596 […] of illegal immigration, trafficking, and the movement of hostile elements. Often reported demographic shifts in the surrounding districts and the Corridor’s nearness to Chinese territory further intensify […]

]]> Comment on Guru Purnima – How Lord Shiva became the first Guru on this day by The Sherpa Ponbo of Sherpagaon: The Last Keeper of the Invisible World - The Darjeeling Chronicle https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/guru-purnima-the-first-guru/#comment-36477 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:17:26 +0000 https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/?p=8881#comment-36477 […] of the village. Among the Sherpas, a Ponbo is a ritual specialist, often understood locally as a Jhyakri, who performs healing, divination, and protective ceremonies while serving as an intermediary […]

]]> Comment on Trapped in the Feed: How Social Media Algorithms Influence Young Indians’ Thoughts and Feelings by Rene https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/trapped-in-the-feed-how-social-media-algorithms-influence-young-indians-thoughts-and-feelings/#comment-35653 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:01:07 +0000 https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/?p=12471#comment-35653 My neighbor Victoria has one of these. She works as a professor and she says it looks menthol.

]]> Comment on Kalimpong’s Untold Story – Why We Commemorate Today As “Sahid Diwas” by 1986 to 2026: A Common Citizen’s Plea for Darjeeling - The Darjeeling Chronicle https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/kalimpongs-untold-story-sahid-diwas/#comment-33909 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:30:09 +0000 http://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/?p=518#comment-33909 […] just a collection of letters, nor is it merely a boundary line drawn on a political map. It is an emotional chord that strikes deep in our chests the moment it is spoken aloud. It connects us instantly across […]

]]> Comment on Welcome to Darjeeling: Padma Shri Jadav “Molai” Payeng by Beyond Planting Trees: Restoring Native Forest and Freshwater Ecosystems In Darjeeling Himalaya - The Darjeeling Chronicle https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/welcome-to-darjeeling-padma-shri-jadav-molai-payeng/#comment-32921 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:55:04 +0000 https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/?p=5690#comment-32921 […] towards the environment. Across the globe, tree-planting campaigns have become a symbol of environmental action, helping to raise awareness about conservation and climate change. While these efforts are […]

]]> Comment on BJP Election Manifesto 2019 Promises: “ST Status” and “Permanent Political Solution” by BJP May Not be Ready for Gorkhaland, Gorkhas Are! - The Darjeeling Chronicle https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/bjp-election-manifesto-2019-gorkha/#comment-32421 Tue, 26 May 2026 04:47:19 +0000 https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/?p=5416#comment-32421 […] are. However, in articulating this, perhaps the BJP District President is hinting at the fact that BJP may renege on their pre-poll promise, which they have been making since […]

]]> Comment on In Defence Of Gorkhaland: Proposed State Will Be A Safe, Secure And Financially Independent Entity by BJP May Not be Ready for Gorkhaland, Gorkhas Are! - The Darjeeling Chronicle https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/why-gorkhaland/#comment-32420 Tue, 26 May 2026 04:39:52 +0000 http://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/?p=243#comment-32420 […] BJP District President is convinced that Gorkhas are not ready for Gorkhaland, who else is convinced similarly? Does this chain of thought extend to MP Raju Bista, Home Minister […]

]]> Comment on TENZING NORGAY SHERPA – The Mountain Lion, Whose Legacy Is Yet to be Honoured by Nanu Diaries https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/tenzing-norgay-sherpa-the-mountain-lion-whose-legacy-is-yet-to-be-honoured/#comment-32336 Sun, 24 May 2026 05:20:23 +0000 http://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/?p=1918#comment-32336 In reply to Ashish Chettri.

Hi Ashish ji, Can you kindly let us know where we could find the interview you mentioned? Would be very grateful. Thanks!

]]> Comment on District Kalimpong: Haat Bazar Sojourn – Observations Of The Other Kind by Siliguri District and The Hollowing Out of Darjeeling - Beware - The Darjeeling Chronicle https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/district-kalimpong-haat-bazar-sojourn-observations-kind/#comment-32243 Fri, 22 May 2026 07:39:24 +0000 http://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/?p=384#comment-32243 […] tea and seasonal tourism. The district’s population, currently around eighteen lakh after the 2017 Kalimpong bifurcation, would fall to roughly seven or eight lakh, making it the least populous district in West Bengal, […]

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