Migration is as old as life itself—an instinctive movement in pursuit of survival, livelihood, and growth. Birds follow the seasons, rivers carve new paths, and people move across lands. Yet in the age of borders and bureaucracies, migration is no longer merely a passage—it is a negotiation of identity, belonging, and sometimes, survival. For the […]
Dated: April 16, 2025 Some stories from the annals of history have waited far too long to be told. When we first published the piece titled “Indian Gorkhas’ Contribution Beyond the Military: What History Forgot to Document” on indiangorkha.com, it wasn’t just another article—it was a quiet movement to highlight years of historical stereotyping. What
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It was one of those Shillong mornings where the clouds threatened to dampen the spirit of the day. The sky, heavy with rain, felt like it might turn the city into a puddle. But by 11 am, as if nature itself was in sync with the cultural pulse of the community, the skies cleared, and
Often, all it takes is just a few words, one story — one honest appeal — to change the course of someone’s life. That is exactly what happened when an article published in The Shillong Times shed light on the silent suffering of Shri Bir Bikram Thapa, an acclaimed yet long-forgotten Gorkha writer, painter and
By Shweta Raj Kanwar Photo by British Library on Unsplash Growing up in the Northeast of India, I may have lost count of the number of times people assumed I had an uncle in the army, a father in the army, or a cousin who was a watchman or a guard in Delhi who started
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By Shweta Raj Kanwar Being a Gorkha — it is not merely about being brave, about defending my nation until my last breath, or about holding a khukuri in one hand while chanting “Bir Gorkhali!” at the top of my lungs. It is more than the battle cries and the glorified narratives of valor that the world
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