Brian Houghton Hodgson – Ornithologist Who Documented Darjeeling Birds
Brian Houghton Hodgson, the second of seven children, was born in Cheshire, in England, in 1800. Soon after his birth, his father managed to lose…
Darjeeling
President’s Rule in Bengal – Possibilities and Implications
As tempting as it might be for the Center to implement President’s rule, they will in all likelihood wait out for this storm to pass, much like how they waited for Gorkhaland agitation to simmer down. As far as BJP central leadership is concerned, they seem to be in mood to give Mamata any toe hold.
Team Run With Roshni Shine at IDBI Kolkata Marathon
With podium finishes at the IDBI Kolkata Marathon Team Run with Roshni have once again proven that the Gorkhas can compete at the highest level and emerge triumphant.
Four Gorkha Daughters Graduate as Doctors
We stand in awe as these amazingly talented young ladies become Doctors and we pray to Sinchel Devi that their hands are blessed to heal every patient who put their hope on them
Bimal Camp Writes to Mamata – ‘Whole hearted support to talks resolving long pending demands of our people’ – pledges Giri
“This realization and acknowledgement by Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee, that the current status of our community and the current administrative setup in the form of GTA has not been able to fulfill the aspirations of the people from our region, is welcome.”
Bijanbari Pulbazar – Making Dreams Come True
On the banks of Little Rangeet lies a beautiful place- Bijanbari, a major town for the Bijanbari- Pulbazar valley. The two places are quite famous,…
NB Rai Sir No More
NB Rai sir was the Former Vice-principal, at the St.Josephs’ College. He has also authored the book on Physical Science which has been widely used in schools across the region. All his life, he contributed not only as a teacher, but also as a social worker and provided inspiration to all those who came in contact with him.
Sahitya Akademi Awards – Loknath Upadhyay Chapagain
” हाम्रो आफ्नो राज्य हुँदा हाम्रो आफ्नो अस्मिता, हाम्रो चिनारी, हाम्रो परिचय यहाँ स्थायीरूपले हुन्छ भन्ने हामी सोंच्दछौ । तर जसको राज्य छैन जस्तै संस्कृत, इंग्लिश या हिंदी । हिंदी पनि सर्वभारतीय भाषा हो । त्यसको आफ्नो राज्य छैन । तैपनि यो भाषा को मूल्याङ्कन त्यति माथि हुनुको अर्थ हो – त्यो भाषा धनी छ । हाम्रो भाषा पनि धनी छ तर हामी कति धनी छौं? हामीले आफ्नो भाषालाई कति चिन्दछौं जान्दछौं र अरूलाई कति चिनाएका छौं भन्ने कुरा हामीले सोंच्ने पर्ने बेला आएको छ ।”
Scavengers Clean Up Tiger Hill Again – Urgent Need for Sensitization Felt
The Scavengers is a group of youths in Darjeeling. It is neither an NGO nor is it funded by anyone. This group has been toilling…
TheDC Story Series – “हाम्रा कथाहरु” Episode 1: तिम्रो बा सित पैसा छैन
As we had informed earlier, we have tied up with RJ Samir – Samir Gideon Ghimire, to bring to you 12 Nepali stories – 1 story a month, in audio-pictorial format. We are doing this to make our Nepali literature more popular among younger generations, and also among those who may never have read a Nepali story before.