On a chilly afternoon in February 2022, I reached Darjeeling bazaar’s bich galli for fieldwork. A group of women bhariyas were...
Read MoreEven today in India, much of political life and political violence is centered around the idea of religion. At a time...
Read MoreA strip of land lies between the eight states of Northeast India and the rest of the Indian Republic. Siliguri sandwiched...
Read MoreMartam Gaiyabari, Sombok, and Martam Daragaon in West Sikkim are composed of vast tracts of farmlands. The green paddy fields have...
Read MoreThe prominent Nepali author M.M. Gurung once penned a collection of stories titled ‘Teesta Bagcha Sadhai Jasto’ (The Teesta Flows as...
Read MoreThe river Teesta that courses through Sikkim and Darjeeling-Kalimpong Himalaya is inundated with hydropower projects. A network of ‘cascade’ hydropower development,...
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