GREENFIELD, GREENPLY: What’s in a Name? Everything
The popular outrage over the naming of a proposed state University in Darjeeling hills “Greenfield”, had naturally outraged many. While some in the administration had…
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HERITAGE LOST: Kurseong Railway Printing Press to Shut Down
In the year 2007, Indian Railway Board’s policy division, under the then Congress-led United Progressive Alliance had constituted a review committee to examine the status…
WHAT DARJEELING THOUGHT IN 2016 – Bengal is Thinking Now
On the 10th of July 2016, we had published an article warning our readers about the perils of mastic asphalt surfaces that was being laid…
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…
The Twitteratis of Gorkhaland
Writes – @oyeketa The agitation and demand for Gorkhaland in 2017 suffered a premature death with multiple forces working overtime to kill the movement. Camps…
Darjeeling MP SS Ahluwalia Writes to Home Minister and WCD Minister: Calls for Suo Moto Case Against IC Saumyajit Roy, and NIA Investigations into Darjeeling Violence
The outrage over a phone call, that allegedly took place between one Mr. Achutam Bhattarai and Mr. Saumyajit Roy IC Sadar Police station, Darjeeling has…
Agents of Life – Not My Leaders
We, as a community, are in that state of a drunkard’s evening where he forgets every insult he has been meted out, and every humiliation…
Murdabad to Zindabad
Writes – Jyoti Thapa Mani ‘Bloody Hell!’ Is what I said, just like how Kangana Ranaut’s Julia expostulated in the film Rangoon. My outburst erupted when…
The Flags of Our Fathers – We shall carry forth with pride
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” – Benjamin Franklin
Gorkhaland: From the Streets to the Supreme Court
The GJM led by Bimal Gurung declared a total shutdown in the hills. The shutdown lasted for 104 days. The Gorkhaland movement is older than…