Writes *Animesh Rai 28th May 2016, was a historic day for Sikkim University (SU), one of the youngest yet the highly debated ‘Highway’ University of India. The focus this time was not the usual debate or debacle between the state and the academia nor was it the issues pertaining to research fellowship grants, reservations, campus […]
Second Short film by Gorkha TEZ in the 69th Cannes International Film Festival 2016
Another Gorkha Filmmaker’s Short film TEZ selected FOR 69thCannes International Film Festival (Festival De Cannes) 2016 Guwahati , Monday, 2nd May 2016: An Eastern Green Pictures production, Assamese language short Film TEZ has been selected under the Short Film Corner section at the prestigious 69th Cannes International Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) which will be […]
Young Gorkha filmmaker, Saurav Rai, steal the show for India at 69th Cannes film festival
Writes Faizal Khan May 22, 2016 When he was only one-and-half years old, Saurav Rai remembers experiencing an earthquake one day that shook everything around him. His mother, however, is sure there was no earthquake that day. The memory of something that didn’t happen has been haunting Rai ever since his childhood. Now, more than […]
Kohima Gorkha community celebrated pre-Tihar (Diwali)
The Kohima Gorkha community today celebrated pre-Tihar (Diwali), the festival of lights under the aegis of Gorkha Public Panchayat Kohima within its office complex in Chandmari here. Gracing the celebration as the chief guest, OSD Municipal Affairs Department Nagaland, Sanju Pandey expressed the hope that the celebrations would spread the message of brotherhood and oneness […]
Week long Darjeeling Cultural and Tourism Festival 2015
Tourist in the second day of the ongoing week long Darjeeling Cultural and Tourism Festival (DCTF) did what they had only watched actors do in cinemas and wished. The festival organizers gave enthusiastic tourists a thrilling opportunity, to dance on the moving Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), a first for many of them. And willing tourists […]
BHAI TIKA – A True Celebration of Women Empowerment in Gorkhali Society
Writes: Bal Krishna While in majority of the communities across South Asia – Rakhi is seen as one of the most important festivals, for Gorkhalis its Bhai Tika… and we believe that no other festival in the world celebrates female empowerment more than Bhai Tika. In Rakhi, the sister ties the string of faith on […]
Phulpati / Fulpati in Dashain festival
What is Phulpati? Phulpati or Fulpati is celebrated on Saptami which is the seventh day of Vijaya Dasami the Gorkhas festival. Phool is Flower and Pati is leaves and plants. FulPati literally means flowers, leaves and plants. Phulpati /Fulpati What do we do on Phulpati? Navapatrika is decorated outside the house and carried inside the Dashain […]
Kukur (dog) Tihar or Kukur Puja
About Kukur Tihar Kukur (dog) Tihar or Khicha Puja by the Newars, is celebrated on the second day of the five-day Tihar festival by the Gorkhas. Kukar-Tihar is day of worship and appreciation of dogs by the Gorkhas around the globe. Tihar in Gorkha community represents the divine attachment between Human and other animals. Kukur (dog) […]
