“Dhikkar Chha makana basnu naraakhi kirti”

– Bhanubhakta Acharya (Ghaasi)

As the entire Nepali community celebrates the 202nd Bhanubhakta Jayanti, I sit back and ponder, “Perhaps this isn’t the way he wanted us to keep our names”. We keep writing fancy articles; post pictures write poems about our own beautiful hill station, Darjeeling. But, do we ever think this place looks beautiful to us (despite the heavy construction in Darjeeling ), because we have good food to eat, warm clothes to wear and have a house above our heads to shelter us from the harsh weather conditions.

Now, let’s take a look at the lesser known facts about Darjeeling, we still have one of the highest numbers of people living under BPL (Below Poverty Level). They have to fend themselves not only against the harsh weather conditions of the hills, but their survival is a constant battle every single moment of their lives. If we depend only on the Government, then slowly they will fade into obscurity and often perish because of starvation, poor health condition and perilous weather of the hills. Thus, to make a difference and to give them the least ray of hope, “Darjeeling Convent Road Sparsh a One Welfare Society” was started back in 2013 by us, focusing on the basic needs of the underprivileged children. As the years passed, I have seen the considerable amount of difference a handful of like-minded people can make in the society.

But, we need continued support to make these changes happen. To ascertain the fact their progress is not obstructed and we continue to deliver the results we have been doing so far, we need to create awareness so vast that poverty, itself is completely eradicated of the society. That’s the vision we share and the dream we have been relentlessly working on day in and day out. I have made my choice on how my name will to go down in History. Have you?