Black Hill Again
Continuing the Legacy
Yet Another Year Ahead
“Last year it was my article 'Restoring the Legacy – The Year Ahead' under the Black Hill Journals series No. 32 to usher in the New Year written on the first day itself and I could not recollect immediately if this story was shared with readers in the newspaper or on our website www.karunaguthi.com. Coming back home last Monday after a sojourn in Gangtok, rather dividing my time between the CRH and sister Anita's place at Tadong to see that Muma was back home to herself by the year-end and spend a day or two with our little sweet grand-daughter Sara at the Rachna. It is thus the first Sunday of the 2019 that make me satisfied with whatever way the previous year passed by. Earlier, it used to be the sound of fireworks/crackers that announced the arrival of the New Year but no such rejoicing even in the capital while the rest of the world welcomed 2019 with the same zeal and much gusto as we could see on television news later on. 'All is well that ends well' is the maxim that could be shared here to sum up the previous year that saw me continuing sharing occasionally both in English and Nepali newspapers as well as the pages of our website. It helped me a lot to keep in touch with my readers as even Dr. Vishnu of the CRH could recognize me instantly while examining Muma of having read my articles in the Sikkim Express. Thanking him as he might have seen recently also my reminensces about 'Rhenock School – My Buba Dreamt of : Diamond Jubilee Year Incarnated' that closed the last week of 2018. What could be more joy to a writer than to know that he is being read and to know he himself too contributes on medical/health issues that helps laymen to understand them easy way. Muma was happy spending her quality time until she started some medication for fatty liver that worsen the health that we mistook for old age problems as I mentioned to Kiran Rasaily, whom I met in the Emergency ward when returning home at night, while earlier to Dorji Dadul, could only mention briefly that it was for Muma as we were proceeding for the ct-scan – many doubt whether such examination was necessary at all to the ailing octogenarian. We are left at the mercy of All Mighty when we are helpless as we go the shelter of the Almighty. Some resort to Phukphak and Tantramantra too paying high amount demanded as money is not (the consideration and) more than one's life, how true! Let the New Year be full of health, wealth, peace and prosperity to one and all, young and old alike.
The above passage was from the article “Continuing the Legacy - Another year ahead” left incomplete and soon thereafter the election syndrome hits Sikkim like the whole country engripped with in what one could see Modi Government back with the slogan Sabka Sath - Sabka Vishwas, while we had a new Government under P. S. Tamang (Golay) bringing in the much needed change. Rummaging through the file Thinking local 2019, I find another incomplete write-up “Election Time – Festive Time : Some Vignettes” to recapitulate the mood we were in that time of the year
:
Against all the odds
“First of all I would like to apologise for disappointing my friends and family for not sharing the article on The World Newah Day and Sikkim Newars last week as announced over the Facebook for the ensuing Election as it might not have been taken well by certain section of our own society. I too was disappointed but it was wise advice to drop the idea and hold on the matter till the wave subsides to set the things normal.
“Due to poor network, erratic power-supply topped by the scarcity of drinking water in the face of impending dry season inspite of some heavy showers in the past few weeks, we were literally very illiterate in the matter of the development taking place elsewhere not only in the state capital but even in our own constituency. Struggling to complete the renovation work in hand, all sorts of challenges confront our efforts which often keep us off many social obligations. My good old friend Shanti tells me not to make a Mahal/Palace but a Home out of the house we have, our father toiled out of his hard earned money of a government teacher in good old days of the pre-merger Chogyal days. Things nearly seems to turn out so as many other friends too surmise our absence from headquarters Rachna at Development Area. They do not realize how difficult is to pull on with all sorts of vagaries of life here. Another old friend DB asked me a couple of years ago if we were constructing a resort over here. What a brilliant idea! Wish we could for the excellent location with good view of the protecting Mount Kanchenjungha from here to inspire us to go ahead whatever comes our way. Often the work halts as our family ties take us to far off to another part of the globe and it has been every six months over the recent years. Taking advantage of our absence Nandkishore Agrawal demanded the house better be donated fto a Dharmashala while a cousin of mine was reported to be willing to pay Rs. 8.00 lakh flat for the house! Incidentally, last month some one called me seeing the notice 'Land for Sale contact 9434022677' that he was standing just below the house finding the number to know more about. Forest Block Officer posted here was interested as his brother working in Gangtok wanted to invest his good money for some resort purpose that he found our house to be good enough. Someone in the neighbourhood gave him wrong impression that the house itself was on sale. I tell him if really interested we could give you a good plot of land by the Reshi-Rongli Highway near GREF Mandir Turning at Reshi as it fulfills all the criteria for developing into a resort. He knows the immense potentiality of such a project once the Jelep La / Nathula Route of the Old Silk Route is opened as per much look forward demand of the Kalimpong District for reviving the historic Tibet Trade. Otherwise, he could also be shown the land adjacent to West Bengal Border town Lingse in Khamdong where recently village roads have been constructed making it easily accesible from the Rhenock-Lingse Road that leads to unexplored scenic surrounding of the neighbouring hills that take you to Labha-Loleygaon-Nok Danra-Jit Dabling on one side and to Hathichhere-Rachela on the other. Equally good plot is the one below we are just standing that does not need any excavtion or hill cutting with easy approach of the Highway with a large chunk of land that would come under the Road Reserve. Many of are non-plussed how this Road Reserve is taken 50' each side from the centre of the road while it has been broadened from what it existed. The land was acquired for the purpose decades ago following India-China War 1962 paying meagre compensation. Now we are to part away more shrinking the land besides newly constructed house encroaches the road under the same plea of road reserve. We have no time or energy to go after some litigation but cope/bear with it moving ahead with life. Let the defaulter go to the h--- likewise his litigant wife after a long ailment. “Don't take revenge. Let Karma do all the work.” as e-buddhism.com puts it.
The above passage was from the article “Continuing the Legacy - Another year ahead” left incomplete and soon thereafter the election syndrome hits Sikkim like the whole country engripped with in what one could see Modi Government back with the slogan Sabka Sath - Sabka Vishwas, while we had a new Government under P. S. Tamang (Golay) bringing in the much needed change. Rummaging through the file Thinking local 2019, I find another incomplete write-up “Election Time – Festive Time : Some Vignettes” to recapitulate the mood we were in that time of the year
:
Against all the odds
“First of all I would like to apologise for disappointing my friends and family for not sharing the article on The World Newah Day and Sikkim Newars last week as announced over the Facebook for the ensuing Election as it might not have been taken well by certain section of our own society. I too was disappointed but it was wise advice to drop the idea and hold on the matter till the wave subsides to set the things normal.
“Due to poor network, erratic power-supply topped by the scarcity of drinking water in the face of impending dry season inspite of some heavy showers in the past few weeks, we were literally very illiterate in the matter of the development taking place elsewhere not only in the state capital but even in our own constituency. Struggling to complete the renovation work in hand, all sorts of challenges confront our efforts which often keep us off many social obligations. My good old friend Shanti tells me not to make a Mahal/Palace but a Home out of the house we have, our father toiled out of his hard earned money of a government teacher in good old days of the pre-merger Chogyal days. Things nearly seems to turn out so as many other friends too surmise our absence from headquarters Rachna at Development Area. They do not realize how difficult is to pull on with all sorts of vagaries of life here. Another old friend DB asked me a couple of years ago if we were constructing a resort over here. What a brilliant idea! Wish we could for the excellent location with good view of the protecting Mount Kanchenjungha from here to inspire us to go ahead whatever comes our way. Often the work halts as our family ties take us to far off to another part of the globe and it has been every six months over the recent years. Taking advantage of our absence Nandkishore Agrawal demanded the house better be donated fto a Dharmashala while a cousin of mine was reported to be willing to pay Rs. 8.00 lakh flat for the house! Incidentally, last month some one called me seeing the notice 'Land for Sale contact 9434022677' that he was standing just below the house finding the number to know more about. Forest Block Officer posted here was interested as his brother working in Gangtok wanted to invest his good money for some resort purpose that he found our house to be good enough. Someone in the neighbourhood gave him wrong impression that the house itself was on sale. I tell him if really interested we could give you a good plot of land by the Reshi-Rongli Highway near GREF Mandir Turning at Reshi as it fulfills all the criteria for developing into a resort. He knows the immense potentiality of such a project once the Jelep La / Nathula Route of the Old Silk Route is opened as per much look forward demand of the Kalimpong District for reviving the historic Tibet Trade. Otherwise, he could also be shown the land adjacent to West Bengal Border town Lingse in Khamdong where recently village roads have been constructed making it easily accesible from the Rhenock-Lingse Road that leads to unexplored scenic surrounding of the neighbouring hills that take you to Labha-Loleygaon-Nok Danra-Jit Dabling on one side and to Hathichhere-Rachela on the other. Equally good plot is the one below we are just standing that does not need any excavtion or hill cutting with easy approach of the Highway with a large chunk of land that would come under the Road Reserve. Many of are non-plussed how this Road Reserve is taken 50' each side from the centre of the road while it has been broadened from what it existed. The land was acquired for the purpose decades ago following India-China War 1962 paying meagre compensation. Now we are to part away more shrinking the land besides newly constructed house encroaches the road under the same plea of road reserve. We have no time or energy to go after some litigation but cope/bear with it moving ahead with life. Let the defaulter go to the h--- likewise his litigant wife after a long ailment. “Don't take revenge. Let Karma do all the work.” as e-buddhism.com puts it.
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