We Remember
We remember – Two rotis quickly wrapped in an old newspaper, water filled in a half-litre plastic bottle. Their hearts filled with hopes, dreams and…
Gorkhaland
Learning From History – Gorkhaland Movement and We the People
To realise our dream we need the revival of the movement. We have failed once, twice, thrice. We might fail again, but we shouldn’t stop…
HINDSIGHT DARJEELING: Hook, Line and Sinker – They All Fell Down
It almost feels surreal that, this day last year 8th of June 2017, Darjeeling hills, which was heading towards second term of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration…
TAAR-JEELING: Its Complicated
Taar-jeeling, It’s Complicated you know Overhead wires and pipes abound garbage and waste completely surround no water for days on an end no street lights…
ONLY IN DARJEELING – Homeless in World Cup Town
“Yes maams!!” – came a typical Darjeeling greeting from behind, as Dhiren was getting himself a Saada Paan at the Golai mathi ko Paan Dokan….
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…
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…