Dry Fruit – A True and Typical Darjeeling Tale
I have never forgotten that day, and I don’t let my friend forget it… every time I see a bhadrase… I have to send him a pic, with the caption “Dry Fruit”
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Darjeeling Municipality Supplying This Filthy Water
No one knows the value of water like the people of Darjeeling. We sometimes wished we had guests, bring water for us rather than sweets. The value of a bucket of water, like every citizen of Darjeeling, I too struggled a lot after returning from Bangalore to get water our daily need. We depended on tankers and rain like everyone in Darjeeling.
DARJEELING’S OWN: Celebrating International Women’s Day
Darjeeling is blessed with women of extraordinary strength, resourcefulness, vision and perseverance, and today we celebrate our women, all of whom have stood tall against all odds and triumphed. Sadly we cannot profile everyone, so here are seven lesser-known women from Darjeeling, who lead from the front during COVID Pandemic.
A Betrayed Queen and the Union Territory of Darjeeling
Often described as the Queen of the Hills for its stunning natural beauty, complemented by the world-famous and UNESCO world heritage – the Himalayan Railway, also holding an intoxicating political history the Darjeeling hills does not fail to mesmerize the tourists as well as the scholars. It is sad but not surprising that the Queen of the Himalayas has always been a victim of political betrayal (Dhoka) and there is neither a “ Queen” like leader, nor a permanent “Hills” like solution to achieve its true potentials.
Art Workshop in Darjeeling: A Report
Mr. Bobby Blown Wylde from the famous London’s Slade School of Fine Arts conducts a three-days art workshop at Hayden Hall, Darjeeling from December 04-06, 2020.
Running Past COVID in Darjeeling
While the Coronavirus pandemic is raging across India, Darjeeling Hills witnesses one of its biggest events endorsed by celebrities like Milind Soman and Kailash Kher.
Analysing Education in Darjeeling Hills (GTA) under the preview of GTA Act 2012
Under the GTA Act of 2011, signed by the State Government, Centre, and GJM, many departments including education were to be transferred to GTA with certain degree of autonomy.
Darjeeling court sentences man to death for Double Murder
The Darjeeling District & Sessions Court sentences one Padam Subba for double murder of a mother and her minor daughter.
Ashwin Kanan: From Darjeeling to Bollywood
Darjeeling boy Ashwin Kanan shares his journey from the Hills to the world of Bollywood with his debut in the movie “Happy Birthday”.
Darjeeling Red Round Potato – The lost varieties
Darjeeling Red Potato was once the most cultivated commercial variety of potato in India. However, it is today in domestic quarantine due to Wart disease.