Between Mist and Mud: Darjeeling’s Silent Reckoning
We never know what might fall upon us in the blink of an eye — whether we will survive or meet our end; whether we can escape the rage and unsettling dust of Mother Nature. Questions after questions storm our minds with no answers. But on 5th Oct 2025, in a landslide at Darjeeling due to heavy rain, 28 people (numbers may vary as rescue operations continue) had these questions answered, and countless others got reality-driven reminders as they witnessed Mother Nature letting them live a little longer in their deluded world. We often think that whatever sins we commit, we will one day repent. Yet, we keep these thoughts to ourselves instead of actually implementing change in our lives. We let go of responsibilities that weigh us down, because in our busy day-to-day lives, we don’t want the constant reminder to care for our Mother Nature, just as she cares for us. Had we done so, she might never have unleashed her rage upon us — the rage of relentless rain and landslid...