Hill Cart Chronicles–Post #2 “When the rains started on a Saturday, we’d say it would last a week. If it began on a Tuesday, it would go on for three days.” That’s how 90-year-old Suhas Basu of Subhash Pally described the monsoons of his youth. Back then, Siliguri saw two seasons, he said—rainy season and…
Hill Cart Chronicles–Post #1 As part of my ongoing research into Siliguri’s past and present, I recently visited Siliguri Town Station—the original railhead that once marked the beginning of this town’s story. Accompanying me was Raj Basu, or Rajda, as many of us fondly call him. A phenomenal figure in the field of tourism and…
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Something exciting is brewing—and I can finally share it. My very first book, a biography for children on Ganju Lama, is at the printers! If all goes well, it should be out by the end of this month, or next month. And I’m still processing the fact that I’ve just written a book. This journey began…
Anuradha Sharma 