Swaati: Thanks for posting the article. I don't just consider myself lucky to be from Darjeeling: I feel HONORED to have been born in such a wonderful place surrounded by Nepalese AND other ethnic groups. I feel HONORED because I learnt how to live among different groups and respect their differences which is more than I can say for a lot of people around the world. I feel HONORED because I had the opportunity to grow up in a place where there is equal opportunity for education for BOTH SEXES. NOW...WHO IS PURAN BISTA? And..I'm not saying that those atrocities did not occur. What I say is..why did all those Nepalese keep quiet? Well...that was in the past. The future is different. One step at a time. The agitation of Gorkhaland has made the central government well aware of uprisings that Nepalese may bring to the table and they have been forewarned by those in Darjeeling.