The Childhood Days and Ways
FLASHBACK ONE “Khuchhing taala maitala Dus paisa ko suntala” This was a fun oriented chant which we choired jerking our shoulders upwards and downwards in…
Kalimpong
United Bank of India Kalimpong Discriminatory Policy
“I know being in school that students get to open a zero balance account for any transactions from govt scheme. While in Siliguri UBI, this policy is followed, the United Bank of India, Kalimpong branch says that although it is a zero-balance account, we have to deposit Rs 1000 as they are doing it for their business purpose.
Darjeeling – Games We Played
If you know what I am referring to, when I say, “Charana ko Masala… Malai Besi na Chala… Mero Khutta ma Ghau Chha… Malai Bhetnu…
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…
Memories of Childhood in the Dead Winter of Darjeeling
It’s almost the end of February; yet the cold winter and the hills seem to be in endless love with each other, like a newlywed…
Darjeeling 1990s: Tuition, Video Parlours, and Blue Films
Imagine a day when it was a very normal thing for your friend to ask, “Oie, triple hernu janchhas?” Before you start an outrage over…
Anju Tamang – Inspiring a Generation
In 2015, when we had asked her “what is Your dream”? she had said, “to play for Indian team and represent India in international events.”
Portrait of an Artist: Yawan Lepcha
After years of struggle in my musical journey I finally came up with my debut EP “Dream Sequence”. Before this, I used to play with the bands like “Aagyat” “Ground Zero” “Tribal Rain” “Corpulent Deformity”
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
Jharkhand Gorkhas Showcase Gorkha Unity on 139th Raising Day of JAP 1st Battalion
At a time when the alleged community leaders here in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts are busy dividing our Gorkha society into Jat-Thar-Gotra just to earn…