‘TEA ESTATES TO TEA TOURISM: DARJEELING’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE’ by Bibhusha Rai Darjeeling’s landscape is changing due to multiple factors- tea industry’s deterioration, tea workers rights, Tea Tourism Policy (2013 and 2019) etc. The article seeks to understand the metamorphosis

THE MANY DARJEELINGS: COLONIAL LEGACY AND POSTCOLONIAL EXISTENCE by Diksha Tamang and Rahul Ganguly The hosting of the G20 in Chowrasta reminds us how seemingly abstract ideas like colonialism play an important role in the everyday life of Darjeeling sikkimproject.org/the-many-darje…

RIVER PEOPLE Author: Kalden Gyatso | Illustrator: Suveksha Pradhan This insightful story follows 4 tales in Sikkim. What binds these different people is the Teesta River which flows across our region sikkimproject.org/river-people/

THE LAMLAMEY: POPULAR CULTURE AND RETELLING HER STORY by Avinam Manger This article focuses on the representations of the Lamlamey, the Banjhakri’s wife. They are well known mythical characters across Sikkim, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Nepal sikkimproject.org/the-lamlamey-p…

RHODODENDRON: COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION by Priya Jadhav The article emphasises the conservation of the rhododendron, which is a ‘keystone species’ and on which the local community depends upon. A field survey was conducted in February, 2020 in Sikkim sikkimproject.org/rhododendron-c…

DANCING INDIGENEITY IN THE EASTERN HIMALAYA: SAKELA SILI AS WORLD MAKING by Dr Rohini Rai The article focuses on Sakela Sili, emphasising that Indigeneity is an ongoing process of creation and transformation sikkimproject.org/dancing-indige… #easternhimalayas #sakelasilidance

EMPTY NESTS IN DARJEELING by Pratiksha Thapa To better understand the ‘Empty Nest Syndrome’, Thapa interviewed 5 mothers whose children had left Darjeeling town sikkimproject.org/empty-nests-in…

THE SILENT CRISIS: UNDERSTANDING DARJEELING’S NARCOTIC EPIDEMIC by Kalyani Rai Focuses on the various factors and how to overcome it. Including an interview with Mr Dhiraj Pradhan, who runs ‘Utthan’ a rehabilitation center in Siliguri sikkimproject.org/the-silent-cri…

A WALK ACROSS SEPI: THE INTERTWINED LIVES OF HUMAN AND WILDLIFE by Upayan Chatterjee The article follows Upayan’s journey to Sepi in October 2021, focusing on the coexistence of humans and wildlife sikkimproject.org/a-walk-across-…

SUPERNATURAL BEINGS AND NEPALI SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS by Dr. Suchan Pradhan and English Translator Simran Sharma Illustrator: Suveksha Pradhan This article focuses on how communities across the world believe in the supernatural in particular the Nepali community

KAMALI BISHWAKARMA: A WOMAN BLACKSMITH FORGING AHEAD This article focuses on Kamali Di’s story, a 44 year old resilient woman blacksmith from Sikkim sikkimproject.org/kamali-bishwak… Writer: Bibhusha Rai Photographer: Samiksha Gurung #WomensHistoryMonth #womanblacksmith #sikkim

KHOLEY DAI FESTIVAL: A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY, CULTURE, AND RESILIENCE Author: Nehal Raj Pradhan Photographs: The Kholey Dai Festival The article focuses on the annual Kholey Dai Festival at Parengtar, Kalimpong district, West Bengal. sikkimproject.org/kholey-_dai_fe… #Kalimpong

No Land for the Poet of the Soil: Jiwan Theeng Author: Prabin Khaling English translator: Bibhusha Rai Photographs: Prabin Khaling and Artem Magazine sikkimproject.org/no-land-for-th…

Beyond Silence and Denial: Caste in Darjeeling Author: Kalyani Rai Translator: Tika Bhai sikkimproject.org/beyond-silence… sikkimproject.org/ne/beyond-sile… Do read, share and leave us a comment on our website.

Fieldnotes from a Funeral: Grief, Loss and Learning sikkimproject.org/fieldnotes-fro… sikkimproject.org/ne/fieldnotes-… Author: Nanuma Subba Translator: Tika Bhai Do read, share and leave us a comment.

Fernlight: What the Drum Remembered sikkimproject.org/fernlight-what… sikkimproject.org/ne/fernlight-w… Author: Kalden Gyatsho Illustrator: Suveksha Pradhan Translator: Tika Bhai Do read, share and leave us a comment

A Search For Home sikkimproject.org/category/book-… sikkimproject.org/ne/a-search-fo… A Book Review on Karnali Blues by Buddhisagar. Translated by M. Hutt, Penguin India (2022), New Delhi, pp422. Author: Nirvan Pradhan Translator: Tika Bhai Do read, share and leave us a comment