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Vague destination Sinuous I see, looking ahead,  No peace of mind, did I find, With no guidance, I alone trot, I know, nothing where it leads, Then I shall walk, towards far horizon, That seems very near yet very far, I’m lost as the road winds, To a distant vision so bleak. Everything is blank with loopholes, Destination, whatever it may be, What it means I know not, Downtrodden, I walk far east, Like a lost fawn in the dense jungle, Frightened of the immediate predator, No acquaintances with no protector, Shall this be my fate? Only god knows. As the sun heads below the horizons, Dawning the of rise of blue moon, I see no peace but a misery ahead, With unceasing sadness and loneliness, Of this and that of earthly works, Incredible why it befalls, Soul of mine wonders to and fro, Never finding a way to move through.                               ...

Pada Bdr. Gurung  "Bali bow Baje" By: CPCV We often think that how long we may live because of the lifestyle we are leading? One may get amazed after hearing that some people have lived for more than 100 years and are still living. In our quest for people living for more than 100 years, we came across a man whose age has reached 103 years and still determined to live for another few more years. Few kilometers away from the town of Gangtok in a village called Ranka, and after 15-20 minutes of walk upwards the road, lives Padam Bahadur Gurung, 103 year old man who is popularly known as ‘Bali Bow Baje’. On our way to his home we also encountered a huge snake, straight away heading towards us. Frightened and startled we finally reached his house. Born and brought up in Ranka, he had a very simple life like any of ours. He is survived by 2 sons, 1 daughter and 6 grand childrens. At first we had a difficult time to communicate with him, as his vision was blurred and hi...

Dr. I..B.S. Yadav By: DR. INDRA BIR SINGH YADAV Education is a ladder of development. It dispels darkness and brings s light. It is a base of all Human Resource Development, a stepping stone for the onward march of culture, the bedrock of all human progress. An ancient proverb lays down: If you are planning for one year, plant trees; If you are planning for five years, plant rice: If you are planning for the future, educate your children. “Education of one boy is education of one person by education of a girl the education of the whole family”. --- Jawaharlal Nehru This statement amply and to a great extent explains the importance of women education. In India, the condition of women education has always remained deplorable. Women’ education was badly neglected in the past. While her position in Vedic times or even the Upanishadic Era was good, there is no doubt that period after 1000A.D. was a dark age for her. Whatever the historic reasons, her social position be...

Jigme Tenzin By: Jigme Tenzin I feel sad! I don’t know why. Tears are rolling down my eyes. I know I never felt like this before.    I look around and I see no one. I’m alone, a sheer thought came. There is no one who really do not understand my silence nor who sit beside me and lends their hand towards me. There is no one who will really understand my inner turmoil. Like the unexpected rain after a beautiful sunshine I’m torn apart by worldly affairs. One minute I’m happy and in another second my happiness are washed away.  Like the sudden thunder storm, in fright my happiness is gone. Simply gone! Thoughts are just climbing over my head for its own opinion. I don’t understand what they are saying neither I want them to say something. I Whispered, “just go away”. I don’t want to get involved. No one hears! In the next door, I hear the guitar and children sing the hymn. I’m listening (very) carefully but I don’t get a single word. I think it is Mizo ...

Jeetan Sherpa Here we are again with another exceptionally talented artist from Gangtok, Sikkim. As it has been our continuous effort to give those talents a new direction, we are here with art work of Mr. Jeetan Sherpa, a simple boy, who after his studies is pursuing Animation course that specializes in 3D model  from Bangalore. A gifted talent with no professional classes taken, has mastered the art of sketching very skillfully and one can find a detailed expression in his work. Today we are posting some of his work which are very wonderfully done and hope after seeing his piece of work one can appreciate and view every detail in his work. We hope our viewers will love his work and encourage talent like Jeetan to excel in his future endeavours.

- उदेश्य यादव तूफानी सफर् चल रहा तूफानी सफर् सफर कर्ने वाला है नीडर् जाना है वह जगह जँहा लँडाई कर्ना जहाँ हो मना । जाना वहाँ है मुश्कील जरा लगेगा तुम्हे जाना एक सजा तूफान कर्देगा तुम्हारा जीना बुरा कुल्फी जम जाएगी तुम्हारी यहाँ । यहाँ पर पहुचोगे तो लगेगा आए हो तुम स्वर्ग मै ना होगा कोइ झूट या दर्द् होगा बस सच और सुख ।                          - उदेश्य यादव

A couple of decade ago, when I used to be a kid, hearing about the word DIWALI , there used to be some kind of exhilaration and the environment used to be totally different from what I see today. I  still can't get off of my eyes the image of those days when every house's doors  in our village were covered with SAYAPATRI PHOOL (  सयपत्री फूल ) , GODAVARI PHOOL ( गोदावरी फूल  ) and  MAKHAMALI PHOOL ( मखमली फूल ). The gleam of diya also known as पाला kept above cow dung ( गाईको गोबर) still sparkles before my eyes.  The mesmerizing chant of Deusi ( देउसी ) and Bhailo ( भईलो ) still echoes in my ears. What a time it used to be.... But as I celebrate now, the sayapatri phool has been replaced by the electric ( पिल  - पीले  ) lights. Not only lights, even the Diya has been replaced by the electric one. Deusi and Bhailo, the way it used to be played has also lost its significance. It has been replaced by the band programmes with maximum...