STRANGER IN MY OWN LAND
Writes: Sangita “My father was an affluent businessman in Amritsar. His brother exhorted him to relocate to Lahore where the rest of the family were…
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PEN PROJECT – West Pointers Giving Back to the Society
A formal inauguration and launch of West Point School’s social unit, The Pen Project, took place on the 13th April’18, at the school hall. The…
Paradoxically Popular: Poisoned People, Polluted Politics
Writes: Vanira Khati The Chief Minister of West Bengal declared, ‘Pahaad Haaschey!’ and to elucidate the point she put up huge digitally printed banners across…
Dr. Samar Sinha – Author of the new book “Indian Sign Language: An Analysis of its Grammar”
TheDC team takes pride in Gorkhas who have managed to carve a niche for themselves. Our sons and daughters have always excelled in many fields, and a field that we have always been proud of is academics. One such name that stands out in the field of academics is Dr. Samar Sinha. A well-known name in the field of academics and research, Dr. Sinha completed his schooling from Central School for Tibetans, Kalimpong and is a resident of Rangbull, Darjeeling.
गोर्खाल्याण्ड अान्दोलन २०१७:अान्दोलन देखि नेतृत्व प्रतियोगिता सम्म
लेखक: दिनेश शर्मा अनुवाद: सुदर्शन लिम्बु २०१७ को दार्जिलिङ अान्दोलन धेरै दृष्टिकोणमा चक्षु उन्मीलक(अाँखा खोल्ने) एउटा घटना भएको छ। अान्दोलन क्रमको १०४ दिनको बन्दले समेत…
Happy May Day – Historic Labour Movement of 1955 of Margaret’s Hope Tea Garden
Writes -Rupam Deb Eleven died in police firing at Naxalbari which gave an immortal stature in the history of the political movement in India, its…
CONGRATULATIONS – Gorkha Icon Pawan Kr Chamling Completes 25 Years as Chief Minister of Sikkim
TheDC team sends the warmest “Shout Out” to Mr. Pawan Chamling for becoming the longest serving Chief Minister in India. Today, 28th of May, he…
The Gorkha Who is Afraid
Writes: Vivek Rai “Thettt, hattu vayo”, sighs Dhiren, while he strolls down his usual way towards home. Dhiren had a sight seeing this morning. Having…
An Appeal: The Orphan Among the Orphans
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” – George Orwell, Animal Farm (1945) This statement by George Orwell perhaps best…
Gorkhaland 2017: When Miracles Failed and Criticism Invited FIRs
During the 104 days of the shutdown, Darjeeling experienced what every political uprising faces – blockades, food scarcity, police brutality, unlawful arrests, media-blackout, and everything…