 | agastya on SILIGURI: GJMM students wing c… |
| Yoga For Your Health on NEPAL: Nepal-China link road i… | |
 | luen lama on SILIGURI: GJMM students wing c… |
| luen lama on SILIGURI: Toy train on Wales… |
| agastya on DARJEELING: Sir scraps parade … |
 | LOCAlay on SILIGURI: GNLF-rival clash inj… |
 | Puran on DARJEELING: Sir scraps parade … |
 | Bengal For Bengalis on DARJEELING: Sir scraps parade … |
| Bengal For Bengalis on DARJEELING: Sir scraps parade … |
| Puran on DARJEELING: Sir scraps parade … |
| Bengal For Bengalis on DARJEELING: Sir scraps parade … |
| agastya on DARJEELING: Sir scraps parade … |
| Puran on DARJEELING: Sir scraps parade … |
| Puran on SILIGURI: GNLF-rival clash inj… |
| Puran on DARJEELING: Sir scraps parade … |
2nd of January 2010
Posted by barunroy on July 18, 2008
PHOTOS BY DIPAK SHRESTHA
A procession advocating for the inclusion of Nepali language in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution winds its way to the Governor’s Palace through Nehru Road.
barunroy said
I would like to thank Mr. Dipak Shrestha for sharing these wonderful historic pictures with us. Certainly, a great bit of insight can be achieved through these never seen before scenes from the Historic Language Movement in the Hills.
Regs
Barun
YK Shrestha said
I was trying to locate myself there
Kamti karako hoina bhane “Bhasha Hamro Pran Ho” , “Jyan dinchou, pran dinchou, bhasha hamro linchou, linchou” bhaner.
But, the photos looks older than me:-)
theba said
Few elements I noted…
Cleaner Streets..
Higher Retention of Daura Suruwal
Barun, would have loved the date line in the images…I have a feeling that is it circa 1978/79…
aardee said
Good pics and this is building up our archive too…great going…BUT dates please!
barunroy said
Dear Friends,
Since the photos are undated though belonging to the Bhasa Andolan, I thought it best not to speculate about the dates – as it would be completely a guess work.
The photos are fantastic and the most interesting thing about all the photos are the streets, in all the photos the streets are so clean that there is not a speck of dirt on them. Wow! If only we had streets as clean as them.
Regs
Barun
Dipak Shrestha said
For the information of the readers, i was just 10 to 12 years old. You can see me (in Bethany School uniform) with my younger brother and my grandfather. So this rally could be around the early 60’s.The girls in the rally are from St. Tresa’s School (in saries)
J T M said
Dear Dipak These pictures are indeed treasures of our community
Laird said
Burung Rai ;
In these old B/W photos the streets of Darjeeling look so clean because back in those days Darjeeling was still being run by Bengali gentlemen that the Gurkha riff – raff hate so much. Twenty years after these Gurkha houseboys commandeered the administration of Darjeeling, you now have streets that are not only dirty but filled with potholes and there is no water in all Darj to wash your brown behinds.
So ever wonder how it will be if you ever get the Gurkhaland you are so passionately supporting ? First they will dig up the remaining roads in Darj and turn all of it into a filthy Gurkha Bustee.
And then they will go after half breeds like you, no matter how much you try to curry favor with them now.
Beware of the Bell, for it tolls for YOU !
Uttarbanga Jana Jagaran Manch said
We are opposing Gorkhaland or any partition and disintegration of West Bengal. India Government and West Bengal Government must consider the following demands in the interest of SECURITY QUESTION OF INDIA. Nepali infiltration must be stopped and they should be treated as per Bangladeshi migrants. Government must handled the all issues in strong hand.
DEMANDS OF UTTARBANGA JANA JAGARAN MANCH
1. Both the demands of Sixth Schedule and separate State of Gorkhaland would mean ultimate partition and disintegration of West Bengal. Both the demands should be rejected.
2. Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council may be abolished and the Darjeeling District put directly under state administration, with Army protection.
3. Clause-VII Indo-Nepal Treaty of 1950 may be repealed to prevent foreign Nepali infiltration.
4. All foreign Nepalese should be identified and pushed back to Nepal, as per the Foreigners Act, 1864 as is being done in the case of illegal Bangladeshi migrants.
5. Border outposts be set up with barbed-wire fencing. Visa be introduced in the Indo-Nepal border as is the case with Bangladesh.
YK Shrestha said
Laird, go to the lair u ass!!