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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Darjeeling District & Sessions Court sentences one Padam Subba for double murder of a mother and her minor daughter.
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 Potato was once the most cultivated commercial variety of potato in India. However, it is today in domestic quarantine due to Wart disease.
Artists from Darjeeling – Yankee Yolmo, Vedant Baraili, Daniel Rai, and writer Pushpa Rai come together to produce the first ever Nepali Jazz-funk music
NPP Chief and Meghalaya CM, Conrad Sangma writes to Home Minister in support of Permanent Political Solution for Gorkhas