TENZING NORGAY SHERPA – The Mountain Lion, Whose Legacy Is Yet to be Honoured
Tenzing Norgay Sherpa suffered the same fate as most ethnically Nepalis in India – a question about his idenitity. Almost all the Nepalis who live…
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CLEANING #DARJEELING: Tiger Hill Is So Filthy – No Thanks to The People Who Visit
Tiger Hill is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India, but till date, not a single waste management policy initiative has been undertaken…
Darjeeling – Where are we heading?
Writes: Atish Subba When was it easy for anyone to survive? Who doesn’t need to work hard to live this life? “I am not a…
When Even Crutch Failed – Music Held His Heart
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve Dawa Tamang…
REMEMBERING MADAN TAMANG
This article was originally published in the June 2010 edition of Darjeeling Times magazine, we are reproducing the same in honour of Late. Madan Tamang…
REMEMBERING: Rajiv Gandhi
During the height of Gorkhaland andolan in 1986-88 the then Prime Minister Shri. Rajiv Gandhi had visited Darjeeling… But that was the time when…
The Curious Case of Sixth Schedule implementation in Darjeeling
A few weeks ago, there was much hue and cry about a ‘discussion on constitutional provisions in the context of Gorkhaland’ organized by National Gorkhaland…
Look at that Hill Slope – You Will See the Transforming Stages of an Unpredictable Future
Writes: Pribat Rai This article does not depict any literature review neither it has any scientific data analysis. It has but only the raw observation…
IN KALIMPONG: Resolve DI Fund Land Lease Issue or Face Agitation – Warn Residents
In the district of Kalimpong, people residing in District Improvement Fund Land are being charged a rent of Rs 92/sq ft. One decimal has 435…
People’s Police or State’s Police? Role of Police in a Democracy
Writes: Saakal Ulysses Dewan In our country, there is a joke that assumes satirical heights that while in advanced countries of West the very sight…