THE CURIOUS CASE OF “NIJO GRIHA-NIJO BHUMI”: Issue of Land Rights in Darjeeling Hills
Almost a year after statehood agitation Darjeeling Hills when people are yet to fully recover from the pangs of 105 days strike, another controversial issue…
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As the Offending Letter is Removed: We Thank Our Readers and Darjeeling Dist Admin
THANK YOU – Dear Readers and Darjeeling District Administration We extend our thanks to our readers Ms. Urvashi Lama and Mr. Avinash Bhujel ji,…
Gorkhas Never Part of India Claims Letter Uploaded on Darjeeling District Administration Website
Gorkhas Never Part of India? One of our readers, write This is to bring you to the light of a notification released in the website…
Darjeeling Your Help is Needed to Find These Two First World War Veterans
Darjeeling is hands down the best place to be born in, and we say this with a conviction that finds its roots in our shared…
The Ailing Standards of Water Supply and Sanitation in Darjeeling
Basic Water and sanitation facilities are an absolute basic necessity, it plays a vital role in our day to day life. As per the available…
Unsustainable Tourism in the Hills of Darjeeling
When I was young, I used to study; Darjeeling is famous for three ‘Ts’ viz. Timber, Tea, and Tourism. Unfortunately, the current scenario is far…
DARJEELING – Fragrances of the Town
Home is where your heart is, and my heart is in Darjeeling. Though I am from Kalimpong, but every time when I visit Darjeeling, I feel like not returning back. I like the smell of Dareeling, the dry cold Kanchenjunga winds that swirls around and makes the flags to flutter, begins its day by picking up the aroma of tea bushes. The freezing cold air as one sniffs in, chills the nostrils, leaving vapours of hot breathe while patting and mounting the steep uphill, this is what home smells like. It’s so cozy there I never understood why I am so infatuated with Darjeeling until I fell into love with the mesmerising scenic beauty of the land.
Darjeeling, Football and Politics
Sports has always been an arena for politics. Football especially has been an effective tool for politics, simply because of the range of emotions, it…
HINDSIGHT DARJEELING: Hook, Line and Sinker – They All Fell Down
It almost feels surreal that, this day last year 8th of June 2017, Darjeeling hills, which was heading towards second term of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration…
ONLY IN DARJEELING – Homeless in World Cup Town
“Yes maams!!” – came a typical Darjeeling greeting from behind, as Dhiren was getting himself a Saada Paan at the Golai mathi ko Paan Dokan….