Thinking about my place, my people

By Mende Lama
The issue of Gorkhaland has come back with a bang this time amidst much protest from Nepalis and Non-Nepalis alike. The Gorkhaland issue was not just a fight for a separate state but it was a battle of identity for the gorkhas of Darjeeling. The people in the hills of West Bengal have [...]

Climb down before going ahead

Starting out as a separatist movement, the 1980s demand for ‘Gorkhaland’ as a separate State figures as part of the background of the moving story that unfolds in Kiran Desai’s Booker Prize-winning novel, The Inheritance of Loss. The violent agitation, led by Subhash Ghisingh, was diverted into more constructive channels through some deft political handling [...]

Resurgence of the Gorkhas

Pinky Pradhan
The once silent hills of Darjeeling, has grabbed the attention of the central Government and Indian Nepali diaspora. From being a sleepy tourist town, the towering hills are being ravaged by demands from two dissentious groups: the implementation of sixth schedule status vs. a separate statehood- ‘gorkhaland’.The angst however, is not limited within Darjeeling [...]

8 cartridges recovered from Gurung’s house

DARJEELING, July 29: The police have recovered eight empty cartridges from the third floor of GNLF leader Mr Deepak Gurung’s residence following investigations after the firing that killed GJMM supporter Ms Pramila Sharma on 25 July.
According to the police, the cartridges found indicate that 9mm, .22 and .32 type of firearms had been used. Although [...]

GJMM takes over Ghisingh’s house

Statesman News Service
DARJEELING, July 29: In the ongoing series of events that followed the violence on 25 July in Darjeeling, GJMM supporters today occupied fallen GNLF leader Mr Subash Ghisingh’s luxurious residence at Manju Tea Estate located around 15 km from Mirik. “Mr Ghisingh’s residence will now be a public property. It will be used [...]