Interlocutor Blues

What’s more worrisome is that while Gorkhas should be uniting and united for a cause, we are not working towards that. The call by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha for all political parties to attend a discussion regarding creating a common platform and agenda to take to the Interlocutor was met with cold shoulders by some political groups. Instead of uniting, it has exposed our existing fault lines further.

This is where, the half-front will come into play. They will try and create divisions, diversions, and doubts among us.

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Dazzling Darjeeling

Rahul Lama – OTA All India Rank 2nd

Son of Dali Hitti Gaon residents Mrs Manju and Mr Punam Lama, Rahul was selected by the Ministry of External Affairs to represent India in 2014 for French National Day also popularly known as Bastille Day. Rahul has previously won the 2010 Scouts Award from the President of India and has represented India at World Scouts Program in Switzerland.


Atharva Singh adds New Bird species to the bird list of India

TheDC team send a warm “Shout Out” to Atharva Singh, a proud son of Darjeeling for etching his name in the annals of Birding in India and also for keeping the Darjeeling flag flying high. Atharva is part of a team of scientists from Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai, who while exploring the high-altitude coniferous forests of Arunachal Pradesh, has recorded a rare species of bird which has been identified as the Three-banded Rosefinch after detailed observations.