Kurseong District Gorkhaland

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December 26th 2009

Published: December 28th 2009

Next stop, the overnight train to the hills. Reliving the school journey my mother used to make to escape the heat of Kolkata, even further up by toy train to Kurseong. School memories should be stronger; memories become the reality, but would today’s reality live up to the sweetened past? Like condensed milk drunk from the can the cloying memories trickled down my mother’s throat. Waysi... Read Full Entry

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Meryl Dunton-Rose

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A long time traveller with a father with itchy feet who encouraged me to see all. So glad the pandemic is over! Another long sojourn in Europe this year 2023 with an exciting three weeks in Sri Lanka as the culmination of the trip. Graeme and I travel well together and enjoy exploring some of the unusual and some of the well-trodden sights the world has to offer. Plans for Gino our motorhome to be travelling through Italy, Albania and Montenegro this year interspersed with family events and a 100th birthday party! More on that later. ... full info

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22nd February 2010

Kewong
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Good to know
Its good to know that you were back in the hills with memories and moments taht have lasted in your heart forerver.. By the way I forgot to introdue myself, I'm Kewong Yonzon born and bought up in Kurseyoung(Curse-Young) as thay say now... I always wanted to make a change to the world I was bron in (I still do).. I did various things worked with my friends to give the people of Kuresong what they deserve in a tender age... Me and my friends worked nard to organize musical programs for all the students, despite objection from the Government...We collected a small amount as the tickets were just for RS20 and planned to donate it to an institution, ew had future plans ps doing various other things as well.. We were working hard to reopen HelpAgeIndia. As they say life has its own ways, and that came true..All of us had to follow our own goals, so to say forced to go on.. The Agitation, Unemployment, the Justice,Opprtunities seemed so few... I was forced to work in Calcutta in a BPO and I am still doing the same.. I went back home in 2009 but everything had changed, those cheerful people for whom we had though to make a differance had all gone grown in power, changed with new thoughts and ambitions which I wonder will ever cone true???? I would reauest you to help a cause to make a differne... Lets work to restore what has been lost..Im planning to go back home, despite the fact that I will be unemployed... I want to make a differance I dont know how.. I am not pre-planning things this time as they din't work out the last time... So do prey for me and my endeavours.. And if you would like to make a differance as well, please feel free to mail me at feelfreelike_kewong@yahoo.com. Ending my commment so to say request for this time.. And its good to know again that Kurseong holds a special place globally.. I will atleast start of with planting White Orchids.. What willl you do????/

2nd September 2010

Tashfin Rahman
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Memories....
hmmm......the pictures that you have posted were more awesome than i thot it would be...These pictures has thrown me to my past.....I had been a student once in kurseong and i lived there for almost 7 years,but still i remember each and every place.....the streets the Schools,the woods all are my favorite....i have been looking for a chance to get back to them for a holiday....its almost like the song "holiday" of Scorpions..... Let me take you far away You’d like a holiday Let me take you far away You’d like a holiday Exchange the cold days for the sun A good time and fun Let me take you far away You’d like a holiday Let me take you far away You’d like a holiday Let me take you far away You’d like a holiday Exchange your troubles for some love Wherever you are Let me take you far away You’d like a holiday Longing for the sun you will come To the island without name Longing for the sun be welcome On the island many miles away from home Be welcome on the island without name Longing for the sun you will come To the island many miles away from home..... it feels great...I will be back there someday..Maybe with my beloved girlfriend or my children or my grandsons...But i will be back....

31st January 2011

Jyoti
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Class
Hello which class were you travelling? My husband and I are planning to take this train in May :-)

9th February 2011

Mert
Meryl Dunton-Rose

Train class
Mmm now you're asking! I think it was the most expensive. The four of us had a private cabin with a lockable door. By Australian standards it was not expensive though. I will ask my daughter who remembers everything!

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