CONGRATS: Kashyap Smriti Puraskar 2018 Goes to Loknath Upadhaya Chapagain Loknath Upadhaya Chapagain from Assam, who is settled in Siliguri has won the Tulshiram Sharma ‘Kashyap’ award in Sikkim for his book “Kina Royaou Ppama ” He was felicitatiedted yesterday at Sikkim Sahitya Parishad with a citation and 51k cash award. This award has been […]
Aqui Thami’s travelling library putting the spotlight on women’s books
Meet Aqui Thami from Darjeeling, whose travelling library is putting the spotlight on women’s books ‘Sister Library’, founded by the artist and activist, is going to several cities and sparking conversations around the representation of women in literature. Aqui Thami is an artist and activist from Darjeeling, currently based in Mumbai, who is known for […]
Gorkhaland 30th state of India says Class IV text book
Darjeeling: The Hills parties might have been fighting for a separate Gorkhaland state for several decades now, but a schoolbook for Class IV kids in the region has already declared it as the 30th state of the country. Though the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), the forerunner for the statehood demand, has denied any knowledge of […]
Delhi Book Release: Roshni Rai’s “From the Mountains to the Ocean”
The book release event of Roshni’s Rai’s book “From the Mountains to the Ocean” took place at New Delhi today, 29th of November 2015. Roshni Rai, an advocate by profession is also an ultra-marathon runner and a motivational speaker from Darjeeling. Roshni Rai is also the founder of “Run Run with Roshni” foundation through which […]
“The Khukri Braves” Book Review by Anmol Mukhia
Anmol Mukhia for IG Book Review on Mani, Jyoti Thapa (2015), “The Khukri Braves: The illustrated history of Gorkhas”, Rupa Publication, New Delhi, Page 407. The author (Jyoti Thapa Mani) has illustrated the book entitled “The Khukri Braves: The illustrated history of Gorkhas,” not only from the pictorial representation but also from the rich encyclopaedia […]
“The Khukri Braves – The Illustrated History of the Gorkhas” interview with the author
The Darjeeling Chronicle EXCLUSIVE interview with Jyoti Thapa Mani, the author of the newly released book “The Khukri Braves – The Illustrated History of the Gorkhas” EXCLUSIVE: “The Khukri Braves – The Illustrated History of the Gorkhas” – JYOTI THAPA MANI Jyoti Thapa Mani, the author of newly released book “The Khukri Braves – The […]
Literary Harmony – A Profile of Hariprasad ‘Gorkha’ Rai
By Ashok Baral Hariprasad ‘Gorkha’ Rai is a well-known name in Assamese and Nepali literature. The worthy son of the soil tied a number of regional as well as national languages into a single whole and thus made literary harmony possible. Hariprasad ‘Gorkha’ Rai Hariprasad ‘Gorkha’ Rai was born in Kohima (then a part of […]
Wordsmith – Prajwal Parajuly little interview with The Hindu about writing habits
PRAJWAL PARAJULY WHEN: I usually can’t wake up before noon. The exception would be if I have stayed up all night and all morning; then I might even go to bed in the afternoon. I don’t write every day. Or every week. Or every month. I always know when I am about to get into […]
