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Articles August 6, 2021

Drought of Olympic Medals: India’s dream of winning Gold

India’s quest for Olympic Gold Medals and dominance of the medal tally is still a far cry, while the performances of players continue to push forward the dream.

Shout Out !!! March 23, 2021

Prasant Subba – Making the Hills Proud, One Muscle at a Time

Prasant Subba from Kurseong is an up and coming bodybuilder who was ranked No. 1 in 55 kgs-60 kgs category at the Mr. North Bengal Body Building Championship held at Mal Bazaar, Jalpaiguri. He was also adjudged the 1st runners up in the over all “Champion of the Champion” category.

Letter To The Editor November 27, 2020

An Open Letter to Milind Soman

The recently organized Darjeeling Marathon created a huge discussions on the scale of the event, its timing, and the threat to public health, in view of of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gorkha Pride November 13, 2020

Crispin Chettri appointed as coach to Mohammedan Sporting Club

Crispin Chettri, an ace football player from Kurseong, has been appointed as the assistant coach to one of the oldest and most popular football clubs of India – The Mohammedan Sporting Club of Kolkata.

The Faces In Our Midst June 7, 2020

Sujai Lama – One of India’s best Rugby players

Born in a troubled city, in a troubled time – Sujai Lama decided to rise above his struggles and the daily grind. There have been many sporting greats from amongst us, who have made it big at the national and international level – but no one, as far as we know, has worked this hard… and come this far… and yet remained so obscure that the amazing story of his struggles and sporting legacy has remained out of the public view till today.