I Abide by Blogger Code of Ethics
I hereby declare from this day, the 27th of January 2008, that I shall
I will post as accurate only information that I know to be accurate.
If accuracy is in doubt, I will convey this in a note to the reader.
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I will not publish private emails unless explicitly permitted to do so. I will not publish names or details when asked not to do so.
I will respect other’s copyrights and not post without the copyright holder’s permission, except when abiding by the terms of “fair use” (generally small excerpts for journalistic purposes).
Unless my posting inadvertently violates one of the other codes mentioned, I will generally not change the URLs or delete my postings, although I may correct for grammar, clarity, or spelling.
If corrections need to be made, I will try to use strikeout rather than deleting the material and mark all updates as such.
I will not attack, embarrass, humiliate, or make others fear for their safety.
I will do no personal harm. Beyond this, I will endeavor to create what is good and beneficial for society, rather than hurt it or waste its time.
I will try to ensure that my posts are edited for spelling, grammar, and clarity, and that all links are correct.
I will always provide all facts relevant to an opinion when criticizing. I will always assume possible confusion or misunderstanding before labeling something or someone as fraudulent.
I will try to provide original material of interest to my readership. I will not simply quote or link to other blogs.
I will not pass on gossip about private individuals nor report on embarrassing facts about others. I will not link to or report information that is accidentally leaked.
I will respect my readers, critics, and subjects of my posts. I will discuss and answer all people with respect, regardless of age, sex, race, religion, nationality, ability, attractiveness, and social or economic status.
I will not respond with rudeness to rudeness. I will apologize when appropriate and stand on principle only when absolutely necessary.
I will affirm what are my own words and posts, and not claim credit for others, or deny responsibility for my own. I will clearly separate what are my own words from others.
I will not post anything that could endanger others’ safety, including identifying information about minors or vulnerable individuals.
Signed
Barun Roy
Place: Darjeeling
Dated: 27th of January 2008
reader said
Nice.
Esp. #3 and #20
barunroy said
It is said that we are pushed and kicked at times by our peers and our friends. Never feel bad for in their actions are hidden the love of a teacher! I thank you Mr. Reader for your inputs – I know you will be there whenever I falter, to point out my mistakes. Thank you once again for making me do the right thing the ‘right way’.
Regards
Barun Roy
reader said
You’re welcome dear webmaster. I’m glad you had the courage, humility and wisdom to appreciate the criticism and advice, and to take positive steps in that regard. Good job. Your site improves by leap and bounds, and you won’t see me again if you stick to that code.
Cheers and good luck.
Regards,
“internet morale (sic) police”
barunroy said
Thanks dear friend
Susamir said
Dear Barun,
You are doing an exceptionally good job. I am from Darjeeling and now based in Dubai. So,I am getting all the recent news from Darjeeling through you. Its been a regular routine in the office to start my day after viewing your site. Great going ! I was on vacation during November and December, when the wave of GJM was on peak so its nice to be acquainted with the all the recent happenings through your webpage.
All the Best,
Susamir
Akhilesh Raj Gurung said
Dear Mr. Barun Roy,
I am a Nepali. I’m right now studying in Kolkata. Actually I finished my graduation in Philosophy from Jadavpur University just last year.Your endeavour is highly appreciated Sir. It is just the platform we need to make our presence felt and to unite our people for our cause. Our cause to have a separate homeland. i would do anything that is possible in my capacity to support such a noble cause.
Regards Aki.
barunroy said
Thank you for your comment Akhilesh and Welcome to Beacon Online. Since you are a student studying in Kolkata and since we are practically family – I am a hybrid with a Nepalese mother and a Bengali father, there is no need to use such prefixes as Mr. You can simply call me Barun. It is good to know that you are doing well in your studies. We need a lot more guys like you. My best wishes. I started this site because I wanted to do something for Darjeeling Hills. My most important objective is to have our aspirations resonated all over the world not just among our community but among all humanity. I would be much obliged if you could participate on the many discussion that takes place in this site. I would also be greatly obliged if you could send articles, essays and write ups touch Gorkha/Nepali life to be shared with all our friends. Please to keep in touch.
thanking you
Barun
# Akhilesh Raj Gurung said
Hi Barun,
Thanks for replying. Actually we, and i speak on behalf of all my friends who hail from Darjeeling District, were searching for a platform to vent our feelings and to contribute in some way to our common cause. I’am really excited at the prospect of contributing to the betterment of my homeland. It is for this reason that i was searching the net for topics on Gorkhaland and i came across your site. I will tell all i know about your novel endeavour and will encourage all to be a part of it.
Thanking you again.
Akhilesh
P.S. Will participate on the discussions after i read the articles on your site.
shital pradhan said
i appreciate your jesture
Arnav Subba said
HI Barun,
This is a friend of Akhilesh Raj Gurung.I am from Bangalore working as an Associate Test Engineer with EDS(Electronic Data System).Im keeping the watchful eyes upon Hills through Darjeeling Times and of course your Himalayan Beacon. It was infact Aki who had mentioned about Himalayan Beacon. He made me google search ‘Himalayan Beacon + Barun Roy’ and so im happy to find yours posts which are very thought provoking.
I wish you luck,success n full sense of achievement in whatever you do for the Hills.
Regards
Arnav Subba
NB:I have written a post ‘Who is Barun Roy?’ in Sikkim Forum @ http://www.sikkimonline.info/barun-roy-t1942.html if any edition requires in my post do feel free to notify me.
barunroy said
Dear Arnav,
Thank you very much for your comment on this blog and your write up on sikkimonline. It is very much appreciated.
Best wishes
Barun
Re said
Hi Barun,
Any update on the outcome of the meeting today with the CM?
barunroy said
No Update as yet, the meeting started at around 7 pm
Regs
Barun
saurabh rai said
hello barun,
i was the one who gave you that call.my name is saurabh rai and am based in kolkata.the comments made by the bengali were directly aimed at hurting our sentiments and as i have already mentioned to you,bloggers like him should be barred.it seems he has entered this site with a premeditated aim of degrading the gorkhas and i also request you to bar our people from making any such derogatory comments against the bengalis.but i am sure the GORKHAS will never stoop that low.WE ARE A PROUD RACE AND WE WILL REMAIN THAT WAY FOREVER.
damdul said
hi there…..u have provided a helpmate for the people of hills…..do u think its ok for sikkim people to suffer……whenever darjeeling goes for BANDH…..???
damdul said
and thank you for this website…….its simply wonderful
relic_hunter25 said
Barun u ve a great site. Its really welcoming to find a site bout Darjeeling.
As for Damdul, we all sorry for u’ll plz bear with us. Im hopeful things will be fine very soon.
damdul said
i pray for good outcome for Darjeeling…with nonviolence……and i think u can help us(people of Sikkim) by writing down the problem WE are facing……with this i hope there might be some changes…..in NH31A
barunroy said
Dear Mr. Damdul,
I think everything should come to normal by tomorrow. And we must thank all the people and the Government of Sikkim for the help rendered to the people of Darjeeling Hills.
regs
Barun
Nepali said
Nice blog…good journalist work
xanthis said
Good to hear that Barun. Best wishes.
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Osim Karki said
Mr. Barun
Today is the 17th June and all Party meeting may be going to held, so what is your opinion for the out come and what should be a prospective decision for handling the current situation, May we read some of ur views in this regard?
keshuvko said
I wish every blogger did so.
Keep up the good work, Barun.
D. Dutta-Roy said
Barun Roy, you’re one of the greatest bloggers of all times !
Check out my blogs ‘n’ stuff also
Lama said
hello barun
i just want to thank you for whatever you’re doing…..keep up the good work…what amaze me most is being a bengoli you’re supporting the ‘gurkhas’ is there any interesting reason behind this? if its possible..i just like to know..
all the luck
B Lepcha said
Lama ji,
That is what I call a true Bhumiputra. This is what we should get it in our brains, we should be true to our Mother Soil irrespective of Caste and creed.
Hats off to you Barun ji….
Surely you shall sit by our side and share our table in good times once the Victory of Gorkhas is achieved.
Hail Gorkha, Hail Grokhaland.
Lama said
thanks a million for sharing your inspiring patriotic words lepcha ji, nowdays everybody has the same feelings i guess & i really respect that… i just love to hear from barun ji
NB said
Hi Barun,
Its nice to see that you are enocouraging the general public to share their voice;Though we are busy with our corporate world but I do take a few moments to glance through the reviews and comments made in your blog;I too have kept history of darjeeling from pre independence with dates mentioned even the number of days the pakistani flag was fluttering in capital hall;The rape of the nurse in kalimpong,the letter to the govt by her sister the than Ambassador of India to Panama.The first meeting and movement in sukhia pokhri before GNLF,I was just a student then but even then I would love to take note and interact with leaders ;My last meeting with Mr ghisingh was in 2002 in LalKothi but now Im just left with history and my corporate world,so thanks for youe news high lights;
Bishal said
Mr NB, if you can, please share those interesting facts and dates in your archive as we can rarely find those these days anywhere and most of them are tampered ones befitting the distributors’ benefit!
dorji said
Anyone for Gorkhaland has some points. Respect it. But so does many who aspire for Lepchaland and Bhotialand. How these people will be satisfied with a single Gorkhaland when there can be at least three more lands for ethnic communities who deserve better than Gorkhas?
aksh said
hey y not break india into numerous states idiot dorji
Daily Observer said
Better still, Aksh why not demand a State of Darjeeling??
CRITICAL GORKHA said
very interesting blog,though being away from home so good to get informed wats happening in very streets of darjeeling. i have always been a stong supporter of “GOrkhaland” and glad to hear that history is again being repeated and the gurkha plans are now cuming in atcion. but sharing my personal analysis of darjeeling for many years i would like to mention my own comments. Gorkhaland movement started since 1989 and there were lots of bloodshed, brothers of the same house fought with each other,GNLF banners all over darjeeling and all the matyrs which we lost could have cum to play right now in a peaceful way. This was the time i guess we can term in darjeeling’s history as ‘DRAINAGE OF WEALTH’ wealth that could had given us a good fortune till now. the major wealth which we lost was the youth and the effect of it can be seen till now. this was the war where we not only lost our demand for gorkhaland but also the youths.this was the time where darjeeling began not only to be flooded with bloodshed but with drug addicts as well. we can still see the youths till now in darjeeling loittering around with all the low waiste pants taking drugs and all kind off vices at most streets of darjeeling. Its not that iam against Gorkhaland but i guess before offering our demands for darjeeling we need to clear out things from our sideas well. coz i guess is the reason behind the demand for gorkhaland(even if we are not ready to accept the fact) is bcoz of our inferior complex. are we afraid to compete with rest of the world, or is it that all the unemployed youths from the countryside and the town just needs a reason to live and to be proud of atleast that they have done sumthing important in their life by helping the gorkha movement irrespective of the fact that they are still unemployeed. 2) THE next factor and the major one is dat there is still so called “CASTE SYSTEM” prevailed in darjeeling. people like untouchables still exist in darjeeling, SO HOW CAN WE DREAM OF GORKHALAND WHEN WE STILL HAVE DIVISIONS WITHIN US? things like inter-caste marriage,separate worship of gods,and the like are still there in darjeeling. there was recently pujas setup by different communal groups in darjeeling in chourasta.IF WE HAVE DIFFERENT GODS, DIFFERENT CASTES THEN HOW CAN WE DREAM ONE GORKHALAND FOR ALL OF US? HOW CAN WE PROVE THE INDIA AND THE WORLD THAT WE ALL ARE THE SAME PEOPLE DEMANDIND FOR ONE GORKHALAND WHERE WE ALL CAN STAY IN PEACE.I DONT THINK THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO BE CHANGED EVEN AFTER OBTAINING THE STATEWOOD COZ NOMATTER HOW PEOPLE ARE BEING EMPLOOYED AND WE HAVE OUR OWN UNIVERSITIES IN DARJEELING AND THE LIKE THERE WILL STILL BE DIVISIONS WITHIN US AND AS A RESULT THERE WILL BE DEMAND FOR THINGS LIKDE CHETTRILAND, BHAHUN LAND,LEPCHALAND. I personally think that WE SHOULD MAKE OUR SELF ONE AND FOLLOW ONE GOD COZ THERE IS ULTIMATELY ONE DIVINE ENEVR THAT IS THE SUM TOTAL OF UNIVERSAL ENERGY”THE GOD” NOT JUST BY WERAING TRADIOTIONAL CLOTHES BUT BEING TRADITIONAL BY HEART. i guess we shud work in caste system, have public awarness that this is 21 century WE HAVE SLEPT ENOUGH AND NOW ITS TIME TO WAKE UP!!!!—JAI GORKHA
Amit Bhandari said
You are doing a remarkable work! Please keep it up!
Dewan N K said
Dear Barun Da
Its a wonderful job.
Kudos!
Superb and Excellent.
Crave for better….
Each Indian not only Gorkhas is with you! I m wid u 2.
Regards!
An Indian first
Nanda Kirati Dewan, Guwahati.
nandadewan@gmail.com
barunroy said
Dear Nandabhai,
I must be the one to thank you for all your inputs from the North East. You are becoming quite a star contributor at Beacon Online. And most of all I love your work and dedication. Your pics are magical I am using some of them to showcase photography to my students at Southfield College, Darjeeling.
Thank you for you kind words. The greatest pleasure of blogging has been knowing and interacting with such dedicated and devoted professionals like you. I can easily make out you are going to be one of the best journalists from the North East and we at Beacon Online are proud to be associated with you. Please do also check out http://www.gorkhapedia.org and feel free to create a page for yourself. If you have any problem, please let me know.
With best wishes
Regs
Barun
critical gurkha said
very interesting blog,though being away from home so good to get informed wats happening in very streets of darjeeling. i have always been a stong supporter of “GOrkhaland” and glad to hear that history is again being repeated and the gurkha plans are now cuming in atcion. but sharing my personal analysis of darjeeling for many years i would like to mention my own comments. Gorkhaland movement started since 1989 and there were lots of bloodshed, brothers of the same house fought with each other,GNLF banners all over darjeeling and all the matyrs which we lost could have cum to play right now in a peaceful way. This was the time i guess we can term in darjeeling’s history as ‘DRAINAGE OF WEALTH’ wealth that could had given us a good fortune till now. the major wealth which we lost was the youth and the effect of it can be seen till now. this was the war where we not only lost our demand for gorkhaland but also the youths.this was the time where darjeeling began not only to be flooded with bloodshed but with drug addicts as well. we can still see the youths till now in darjeeling loittering around with all the low waiste pants taking drugs and all kind off vices at most streets of darjeeling. Its not that iam against Gorkhaland but i guess before offering our demands for darjeeling we need to clear out things from our sideas well. coz i guess is the reason behind the demand for gorkhaland(even if we are not ready to accept the fact) is bcoz of our inferior complex. are we afraid to compete with rest of the world, or is it that all the unemployed youths from the countryside and the town just needs a reason to live and to be proud of atleast that they have done sumthing important in their life by helping the gorkha movement irrespective of the fact that they are still unemployeed. 2) THE next factor and the major one is dat there is still so called “CASTE SYSTEM” prevailed in darjeeling. people like untouchables still exist in darjeeling, SO HOW CAN WE DREAM OF GORKHALAND WHEN WE STILL HAVE DIVISIONS WITHIN US? things like inter-caste marriage,separate worship of gods,and the like are still there in darjeeling. there was recently pujas setup by different communal groups in darjeeling in chourasta.IF WE HAVE DIFFERENT GODS, DIFFERENT CASTES THEN HOW CAN WE DREAM ONE GORKHALAND FOR ALL OF US? HOW CAN WE PROVE THE INDIA AND THE WORLD THAT WE ALL ARE THE SAME PEOPLE DEMANDIND FOR ONE GORKHALAND WHERE WE ALL CAN STAY IN PEACE.I DONT THINK THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO BE CHANGED EVEN AFTER OBTAINING THE STATEWOOD COZ NOMATTER HOW PEOPLE ARE BEING EMPLOOYED AND WE HAVE OUR OWN UNIVERSITIES IN DARJEELING AND THE LIKE THERE WILL STILL BE DIVISIONS WITHIN US AND AS A RESULT THERE WILL BE DEMAND FOR THINGS LIKDE CHETTRILAND, BHAHUN LAND,LEPCHALAND. I personally think that WE SHOULD MAKE OUR SELF ONE AND FOLLOW ONE GOD COZ THERE IS ULTIMATELY ONE DIVINE ENEVR THAT IS THE SUM TOTAL OF UNIVERSAL ENERGY”THE GOD” NOT JUST BY WERAING TRADIOTIONAL CLOTHES BUT BEING TRADITIONAL BY HEART. i guess we shud work in caste system, have public awarness that this is 21 century WE HAVE SLEPT ENOUGH AND NOW ITS TIME TO WAKE UP!!!!—JAI GORKHA
zeddy said
I think many begalis may want the seperation from bengal,it might be due to the ignorence of kolkata based polictics.But they are having the problem with the name “GORKHALAND”…may be due to somany reasons,egos,emotions and so on.
IT may be useful(all the political or non political parties) to have a discussion on same plateform to take a joint,and clearcut strtegy for further movement other wise even if establishing gorkhaland so far problems must be there may be in a different shape.And we have to change the name”gorkhaland”…it might be”uttarakhand” or what ever but not the “gorkhaland.It may solve the inter COMMUNAL problem in evry “CASTE”.
anand thapa said
After the successful completion of the traditional dress wearing month, where we all people from the Darjeeling Hills donned our Dawra Sural etc, a point has been made. That we are traditionally different from the others. Now what next? We have changed our Number Plates, Sign Boards etc. Next I call upon all true followers and die hard enthusiasts like self to do the following for our independence/autonomy etc-
1. As continuation of the old theme of dress wearing, we Gents should all wear only Half Pants this coming winter. Ladies may like to show their solidarity by wearing tank tops etc rest input will be provided by the naree morcha. By this wearing of our half pants we would have proven two main things, first how truly unique we are (who would wear half pants in winters) and secondly we would have proved not only to these INDIANS how tough we are but would have set an example to the entire world that we mean business.
2. Second we should stop eating all these Pizzas, Hot Dogs, Burgers also everything not truly Gorkha like Tandoorie Chicken, Shahiee Paneer, Momos even etc should all be banned. Further these restaurants selling such food will be forced to make hence forth only such traditional foods like Keenama, Gundruk, Seeshnu. These Pizzas and Momos which are not our traditional food have corrupted our stomach and brains. Glanerie’s will stop making pastries and make laal pathar and serve DHEERO. Benis should throw away making all that Indian sweets like Rasmollhai, and Julabee, hence forth only Lal Pathar it shall make.
Even Warlies will stop making its zeera biscuit and make only our traditional (I don’t know, what ever our ancestors used to have with tea I guess).
Reading these two paragraphs you may be wondering whether to take it seriously or laugh it out. To me it just dosen’t matter. The way I see it is this. Somebody tells us what to wear and we follow it un-questionably. Few who have the intellect or courage to stand up, are quickly stifled in full public and we simply play mute. You are told what to wear, when to work ( Strike – All will close shop, no school etc) what your number plates will be, etc, so how should a little in convenience like wearing Half Pants in winter matter to you.???