1955 Margaret's Hope Shootout : Its Historical Background and Lessons
The entire terrain of Darjeeling had been a subject of relentless disputes between the then independent Sikkim, Bhutan, and Nepal.
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The Poverty of Gorkha Anti-Caste Discourse: Our Struggle for Dignity and Freedom
Rajat Tamang's casteist behaviour online has touched the Gorkhas, as had Sanvika and Reena's rape and murder in Dooars a few years ago.1 Sin
The Elephant in the Room that We Must Address: The Ugly Truth of Casteism in the Hills
‘I only use my first name on my instagram handle’, a close friend of mine had once told me. Upon being asked why she answered, ‘because it a
Dear Professor
By Nirvan Pradhan Dear Professor Dear Professor, How are you? You must be in Jawaharlal Nehru University. It is spring, so nature must...
“Abo esto photo shoto na bhako bha ta mo kei bhannu pauthina hola”: Photographic Unsilencing
By Mridu Rai Sandhya Aunty's photo albums from which she selected three photographs for this particular story/ © Aswin Sharma Family...
Nini-Aji's Momo: A Visual Story
Text by Yashika Subba Photos by Yashika Subba and 'Lemon Ice-cream' “Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you who you are,”...
Gendering: the Unending Tale of Chores
By Nawami Gurung As I do my chores and half of my leisure time is gone, the other half is always for classes I have a look at my father...
Can you keep a secret? Queer Representation in the Hills
By Nangsel Sherpa and Yawan Sharma ‘How queer subjects, for example, construct and display identities is not just about experiences, not...
Chuikhim: Everyday Uncertainties and Hope
By Vicky Sharma Chuikhim, a small village in Kalimpong district, falls in the highway route. Until recently, Chuikhim would have been...
Ringtong Kamaan: What is her mundane?
Tea might be famous for people from outside, but for people of Darjeeling who make the tea there is no money, when they sell it may be famou
Chyasi Revisited: 1986 through Images
By Ashwin Sharma The seed for the demand for a different administrative setup can be traced back to1907, when the first draft for the...
Re-imagining the Gorkhas: Ghoom Recruiting Depot and Gorkha Stories from Darjeeling
By Mingma Lhamu Pakhrin Gorkhas¹ are considered a valuable asset of the Armed Forces by the Indian Government. It has remained so since...
Being A Nepali And The Confusion Around It!
By Dipti Tamang ‘Where are You From?’ ‘You are a Nepali, so you must be from Nepal?’ ‘Darjeeling- oh so the Northeast?’ Do these...
Ecological Importance of the Himalayan Rhododendron Forests
By Shweta Basnett Rhododendron is one of the largest flowering plantgenera of the Himalayan region, exhibiting excellentdiversity in...
Retelling Stories, Rebuilding Histories
‘Kam Dorjee (Ranger) and his colleagues, Kurseong Forest Department’, reads the annotation in one of the photographs that the Confluence...
INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOP - iii Edition
People, Places and Things *WORKSHOP IS ONLY FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM DARJEELING HILLS AND NORTH EASTERN STATES (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,...
LET'S MAKE SOME ZINES
WORKSHOP DETAILS This workshop is a form building exercise held over a period of fifteen days. During this time, we journey from a set of...
INTERPRETING THE EVERYDAY - Workshop on Visual Literacy
What is a visual image? How do we make meaning of images? What are the consequences of our interpretation of images? In a world where the...
INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL STORYTELLING- II Edition
This intensive 10-day workshop is designed for photographers who have a technical base in digital photography and now want to take their...
Living in the Hills Visualising the Queer Perspective
By Pema Gyalchen Tamang Queer voices in the Hills have mostly been silenced and rendered invisible to uphold the values of an ‘ideal’...
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