From the pages of history and textbooks, and the statues strewn around Darjeeling and Dooars region, to be able to see Adi Kawi Bhanubhakta Acharya’s family in person. Adi Kawi Bhanubhakta’s Great Great Grand Son in Dooars The people from Bagrakot in Dooars claimed their piece of history when the Great Great Grand son (6th […]

Gorkhas have a way of smelling their way into battle and Afghanistan is no different. The international draw down from Afghanistan of 2014 is upon the Indian subcontinent and 9,600 American residual forces will be left there. This will set the stage free for Pakistan to achieve strategic depth in Afghanistan by unleashing Taliban and […]

To those who doubted and laughed at my earlier post please use internet not only for social network but to know your own people’s struggle for identity and the discrimination faced generation after generation. Demand for Gorkhaland is not new but dated back to 1907 that was initiated with an objective of giving identity to […]

Darjeeling in the mist is a wondrously disorienting place. With the sun hidden behind thick cloud on most days during the annual monsoon, there is no concept of north, east, south or west. Therefore the first-time visitor has no appreciation of borders or near neighbours, or of lines on a map. This liberating sense of […]

Fifty-four-year old Diwakari Chhetri has set an example for NGOs by working tirelessly for the betterment of society despite being single and without any financial support from the authorities. CNSS president Diwakari Chhetri. She has sold off her cows and even landed property to run her organisation for helping deprived women of remote villages. Chenga […]

The Kannada Superstar Ganesh is an Indian Gorkha, making waves across the state with his films . Ganesh, however, is hesitant to recognize his roots, preferring to say that he is from Adakamaranahalli, a village on the city’s outskirts. “I have already clarified that I am not a Nepali. I am an Indian,” he says. The […]

Nail it…. By Anjana Paresh Parikh A medium-sized cosmetic bag with cheetah-print lay among piles of papers and files on her office table. I asked, “What is this bag doing here?” Shubhana Rai said, “Only a woman has an eye for such things.” A woman from Darjeeling has a hobby of collecting nails Rai, the […]

Vivek Ghatani Newspapers early morning flashes a story saying that the fire officials in Kurseong are more worried about growing traffic snarls amidst an acute crises of water during this time of the season. The buzz precariously is how far an obstacle it would be if the fire engines would have to pierce through this […]

Seven o’clock in the morning, the winter winds hitting hard and pronounced as labours of the tea industry in Darjeeling are reporting for duty. Women labours carry a Doko (a basket to put the plucked tea leaves), some with their new born babies chugs along the lusty tea bushes waiting to be plucked and sold […]

Beyond all hustle-bustle in the Darjeeling constituency that is set to go on polls this April 17, it is the customary Nepali Topi that is being flanked by top non-Gorkha leaders whenever they are visiting the constituency for election campaign. The latest in the dias was famous actor Mithun Chakraborty, Star India Footballer and TMC […]

Gorkhaland (GL) movement refers to the century old demand of a separate provincial state for the Nepali speaking Indian Gorkha citizens  within the Indian Union. The Gorkha Identity Indian Gorkhas are Nepali speaking community mostly living all along the Himalayan belt and the North-East states of India. Gorkha is an umbrella term for numerous groups […]

“Kautilya said that diplomacy is a subtle act of war. ” Though Mamata Banerjee’s TMC and GJM backed BJP are campaigning dead hard against each other in Darjeeling, the story might be completely different post election in Delhi when it comes to larger picture for both the parties.When it comes to the center or national […]

Late Ari Bahadur Gurung, a gorkha who signed the approved copy of the Indian Constitution when it was adopted, hailed from Kalimpong he was the first barrister of Darjeeling hills . Two members of Gorkha community were present in the Constituent Assembly namely Damber Singh Gurung (Bengal:General) and after his death Ari Bahadur Gurung (West Bengal: General) […]

Tenzing Sherpa’s accountability cannot be counted with votes A generous way to win hearts of the voters is to give them hope. Atleast that is what all fighting for the Darjeeling parliamentary seat are doing while campaigning for themselves for the past couple of days. ‘If’ BJP comes to power at the centre, the Darjeeling […]

T hese are reactions to the news that Tamang Youth Association has decided to support TMC for 2014 elections. TYA members seen with Gautam Dev and Mamata Banerjee in Mirik SANKALP LAMA I’d would like to first ask. On what basis does TYC claim to represent all the Tamang youths? Have they made any effort […]

I remember vividly, I was nine years old, on my way home from school, when I heard a man delivering a speech in Hindi in the heart of Darjeeling – Chowk Bazar, and amongst other things, he had said, “… Isi liye Ghishing Ji mujhe Ghantauke bulate hain…” [This is why Subash Ghishing calls me […]

Mizoram based social activist and recipient of several national awards and the first recipient of International Award from amongst the Mizoram Gorkhas, Dr. Gunu Gharti may not need introduction among the Mizos. Dr. Gunu Gharti The minority Gorkhas living in Mizoram are united and bonded firmly under the umbrella of Mizoram Gorkha Youth Association (MGYA). […]

Was it Mamata Banerjee or local politicians who silenced Gorkhaland? Manata Banerjee in a recent interview claimed that her government handled the statehood demand of Gorkhaland better than how the central government dealt with the Telangana situation, which saw massive protests and violence in Andhra Pradesh. Mamata Banerjee also claims, it is due to her […]