Darjeeling, Development and Diversions
“Politically unfree citizens are deficient in freedom even if they happen to enjoy a very high level of income” – Amartya Sen, 1999 The…
Darjeeling
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: The Deafening Silence of Hill Citizens
One ‘interesting’ thing about my friends from Darjeeling is the way they can come up with an excuse for everything. Every discussion about ‘back home’…
The Minimum Wage Act and The Tea Garden Workers
Everyone knows that Darjeeling has always been known best to the world for its Tourism and Tea. So, most of us are aware that Darjeeling…
BACK TO THE FUTURE: Promotional email from a Hotel in Tigerhill, Darjeeling
Dear Customer, Greetings from Hotel Window View, Tigerhill where you get to see the Sunrise from your windows, and the Darjeeling Tea brews with…
MOUNTAINS AND MOLEHILLS: Abysmal Health Infrastructure in the Hills
Dear Editors, I have a not so good experience to share about dismal health facilities in our hills, and also have some rants to…
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…
GTA “Hill Tribes” Quota Used to Benefit “Non-Hill,” “Non-Tribal” Candidate – Allege Students of Krishi College
Hill Students of Bidhan Chandra Krishi College (BCKC) in Mohanpur have been left outraged over the alleged misuse of the seat reserved for “hill tribes”…
Darjeeling – Where Cloud Come Home to Rest
Monsoon evokes whole different feels here in our gorgeous hills. The explosion of colours, greenery, streams and rivulets raging wild, clean fresh air, and clearer…
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…
A lesson in Selflessness
It was on a Sunday morning, I happened to travel in an auto, it was too early for the traffic to get jammed, as thankfully…