Cafe the Twins and Chhimeki collaborate to organise Analogue Connect monthly, a unique initiative to promote digital detox. Earlier this month, I found myself on a rather unusual panel at Analogue Connect, a monthly gathering at Café the Twins in Salbari, aimed at digital detox. (Aside: This café, run by my dear friend Lekha, is…
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Hill Cart Chronicles–Post #4 Today is Nepali Language Recognition Day, a day that marks the recognition of Nepali as one of India’s scheduled languages. It is a day of pride for millions of Nepali-speaking people in the country—a celebration of their literature, culture, and identity.But whenever this day comes around, I cannot help but think…
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Hill Cart Chronicles–Post #3 Welcome to the first edition of Hill Cart Chatter, a new monthly feature under Hill Cart Chronicles. In this space, I’ll chat with people who live—or have lived—in Siliguri. They might be born here, or they might have moved here and never gone back. Some may now live elsewhere, but their…
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