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…
Gorkhaland
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.
The Politics of Nationality and the Gorkha Statehood Movement
“Aren’t you a Nepali? Go back to Nepal” has often been used to question the credibility of the Nepali-speaking Gorkha community living in India. The…
Trinmool-BT to Field Common Candidate in Darjeeling
Binay Tamang-led Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and Trinamool Congress are going to field a common candidate for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
Martyr Gorkha Jawan’s Wife Quits Teaching – Joins Army As An Officer
Sangeeta Mall, the wife of Martyred Gorkha jawan Shisir Mall, who made the supreme sacrifice while battling terrorists in J&K, was commissioned into the Indian Army after passing out from the Officers Training Academy in Chennai on Saturday.
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.
The Man from Gorkhaland: Story of War Veteran Kharka Bahadur Limbu
World War veteran, Kharka Bahadur Limbu from Dungra Busty, Kalimpong narrates his story and recruitment into the British army. Recalling how he was drafted into…
The Changing Waves of Politics in Darjeeling
In 2014 I had written about the possibility of BJP trying to sabotage the Gorkhaland issue if they see any chances of coming to power in…