The Devil's Advocate

Of Love: College and Bikes Bhatatatatatatatatatata…. I remember the days when we used to play bhat-bhatey’s [scooters] all day long…. Running around the ground... making the sound Bhatatatatatatata… lost in our own world - were we… innocent and pure… ... [full story]

The Ban and The Brown Envelope A famous dialogue from the Hindi movies I recollect…. “ulta chor kotwal ko daantey.” Dhanraj Mam’s… as he is fondly known in our parts used to tell us, “bhanij raksi khanu ... [full story]

The History of Unfortunate Events The parliamentary elections held this year is perhaps one of the most mature political responses by the Indian public which ranks equal to the white wash of the Indian National Congress in 1977, following ... [full story]

The Enemy Within I had once heard of an upcoming politician based in Siliguri, his father used to be a CPI (M) MP and thus, this young leader whose name was Suraj Pathak was rumored to have the so ... [full story]

PANICKING CPI (M): YES!! IT FEELS SO GOOD In a perfect world, things would be perfect, or so we would hope… but in a world that is not perfect, the one who wields the stick… rules…. For the ... [full story]

Vote for Gorkhaland I agree!! I was wrong…. and all it took was for our Kaili Maiju, an ardent Nari Morcha activist, to point out the flaw in me….. What she called the “obvious flaw”…… she said I was ... [full story]

Parliamentary Elections and Gorkhaland The MP elections this year holds special significance for the people of Darjeeling…. This is “the election” that could make or break our dream for Gorkhaland… or so… many of our politicians would have us ... [full story]