Congratulations Dan and Supriya!
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Proposing on mile 23 of the Chicago Marathon? Slick, Dan. Slick.
Many, many congrats to the both of you. I’m incredibly happy for you.
In your honor, here are a few good memories; I know there will be many, many more.
Tags: cute couple, dan lucas, darjeeling, friends, india, photography, shenanigans, supriya doshi, tourism
Published: Darjeeling hills of tea ready to boil?
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Face
I spent time in Darjeeling at the end of May reporting a political magazine story on the tension in the Gorkha movement after the leader of a smaller separatist party was killed in daylight near a crowded market. That story was published this month in a Delhi magazine and is available online now. The full-text version is also available here.
The photo above is from a massive political rally in Darjeeling the weekend I was there.
Tags: bimal gurung, darjeeling, gorkha, gorkha janmukti morcha, gorkhaland, india, journalism, madan tamang, photography, politics, published
Jai puppy
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Gorkha dog
I recently spent a few days in Darjeeling reporting (real, live journalism!) on political tensions surrounding the Gorkhaland movement. A week before I arrived, a minority party leader was assassinated in the street.
The town was still covered in the typical green and white Gorkha colors and other than a good bit of shouting and lots of paramilitary forces, cooler heads prevailed. That story is set to run in July in a magazine.
In the mean time, I give you the above green scarfed dog.
Tags: darjeeling, dog, gorkha, india, photography, politics
I among the things I love: lemon tea
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Heaven in a glass
I wish man could by lemon tea alone. A Darjeeling dhaba offers peace.
Tags: darjeeling, food, india, lemon tea, photography
Darjeeling tense as Gorkha movement heats up
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Gorkhas know how to paint
The hillside roads of the Darjeeling region share an artistic vein: Demands for Gorkhaland. Signs are painted everywhere calling for the new Indian state for Gorkhas, Indians who are ethnically Nepali. Green and white flags — Gorkha colors — hang everywhere.
Now, the region is growing more tense by the hour, as a leader of one of the Gorkha factions was killed at a rally. Gorkha groups have been demanding their own cohesive state for years. They don’t want to simply be a part of the larger, Calcutta-dominated West Bengal.
They above and below photos were taken when I visited Darjeeling in January. I was conveniently there during one of the Gorkha movement’s regular, bandhs, or strikes, of area transportation and business, to press their cause to the state and central governments. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: darjeeling, gorkha, india, photography, politics, separatism, violence
Who needs a supermarket?
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Corner store, redefined
Most of my daily needs are met by small-time bodegas scattered throughout neighborhoods. The above shot comes from a strip of road between Darjeeling and Ghoom.
It’s like this in much of the developing world, where supermarkets and giant shopping centers are still a very new concept.
Tags: darjeeling, economy, food, ghoom, grocery, india, market, photography, shopping
Like a lizard in the sun
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Do you know my mother?
I am a lost little reptile of some sort, maybe a lizard, maybe a gecko, maybe a skink. I was found in Ghoom.
I’m not sure of my identity. I’ve tried contacting a herpetologist at an Indian university to identify me for myself, but no luck.
But I’m reasonably happy basking in the sun. And I’m completely unafraid of macro-focus photo shoots.
Tags: darjeeling, environment, gecko, ghoom, herpetology, india, lizard, photography, reptile, wildlife
