GORKHAS UNITED: GNLF, GJM Join Hands
In a massive political shift, the two main hill political parties Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF), and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) led by Bimal…
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Ever Enduring Nostalgia of Road Cricket in Darjeeling
Life was not as easy as these days. Cricket bat used to be a rare kit and usually only one guy in a group would have a bat, luxury items of our time. And about ball, playing with a tennis ball would be a once in a blue moon affair, that too if we were to visit somewhere else for a cricket match (bet). Else, handmade balls (kaagaz/plastic ko) would compensate to the lack of funds and ensure that we never went out of play.
26 Years – 10 Months and 16 Days Later Drinking Water Project for Mirik Still Incomplete
It has been 26 years since the then Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council started to develop the erstwhile Rai Dhap as the drinking water source for…
The Lost Gorkha Identity – Misfortune or Malice?
If we compromise today, thousands of Gorkha youths like me will be asked, not only in distant foreign lands, but also in our own country, “are you from Nepal”. They will always be looked upon with suspicion, and they will continue to be discriminated against.
आश्वासनको राजनीति
चुनाव आउँछ अनि जान्छ। हामी नेताले दिएको ललीपपमा भुलिन्छौं। आश्वासनमा मक्ख पर्छौं। हरेक चुनावी भाषणमा हामी लुटिन्छौं। क्षेत्र क्षेत्रमा अा-आफ्नै समस्याहरू छन् ।हाम्रा राष्ट्रिय समस्याहरू…
“Lipstick on a Pig” and Other Maladies: Darjeeling Suffers from Stockholm Syndrome
The absurdity of a sitting MLA from one party, agreeing to contest the MP elections on the ticket of another may have hit casual observers hard, but those who have kept a closer eye on politics in Darjeeling know this is not the first time.
‘I don’t have faith in this thing called God,’ Conversation with Parijat from 1963
Sisal is a type of tree known for being hardy. Sisal is also the name of a woman but her body, despite her age, is…
Darjeeling – Games We Played
If you know what I am referring to, when I say, “Charana ko Masala… Malai Besi na Chala… Mero Khutta ma Ghau Chha… Malai Bhetnu…
Celebrating Darjeeling’s Own
Jane Austen had once written, “There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me” today we are celebrating Darjeeling’s own and salute all the incredible women, who embody this phrase.
St. Joseph’s College FRAMES 2019 Highlights Hill Talents
The Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, St. Joseph’s College Hosted FRAMES-2019, Music Video Fest today on 7th March 2019. This has been an annual…