ISSUE 001: HOME / LEE

One of the first piece of art I bought when I moved to Gangtok after joining Sikkim University was the painting of a Rong Lee (Lepcha house). There was an art exhibition in MG Marg and I was drawn to this piece because I wanted to hang it in my new place. I had recently […]

Homes have fences with a gate to personalize the space inside. Homes are personalized according to the style and design of the homeowner. It is coloured in a desired chroma with specified furniture and laced curtains of one’s choice. A consumer space where the materials are stored, moved and consumed of one’s desirability and personality

Illustration by Tshering Dengkit Lepcha

“A house can be a home but a home cannot be just a house”. Many may disagree with this quote which is understandable as the title itself says of the multi-concepts of home and many people may conceptualize a house as a home. It is indeed difficult to give a definite definition as to what

“Where do I really belong?” has always been a question and a reason for my restless heart.  As a child, I remember I had enough time to spend in my land and home. I never expected that a simple moment created at home would become the backdrop for some of the most beautiful moments of

Every winter I visited my mother’s house in a village called Yang during Namsoong (Lepcha New Year). The village had only three houses and it all belonged to my maternal uncles. The place was very remote and far from Kalimpong town. It had very poor road connection and electricity was a luxury to even think