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 […]

Kalimpong : Young Gorkha poet Pradip Lohagan’s first anthology “Sankee Samay” was released  on Sunday in Kalimpong. Noted poets Manoj Bogati, Ming Lawang and Raja Puniyani officially released the book at a function organized at Kalimpong Girl Sr. Sec School auditorium by the Kalimpong Charitra Publication and Sadak Kavita Samuha. The book is published by Yamburi Book […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Agam Singh Giri – अगम सिंह गिरी, a poet of distinction, is regarded as one who best represented the Indian Nepalese (Gorkha) people in Nepali literature. His five poetical collections are याद (Yaad) – Remembrance, आत्मा व्यथा (Atama Vyathaa) – Anguish, mine, आशु (Aashu) – Tears, जीवन गीत (Jivan Geet) – Life’s songs, युद्ध र् […]