Latey Bhakundo

Chandra Kumar Rai a former British Army soldier is currently the coach of Share Football Club Kalimpong. He holds a coaching certificate from the prestigious Football Association of England. A man who is bent at serving the game of football in his home town, over the years he has turned down many offers from the Clubs across the country to be their coach. He has coached a generation of footballers from Kalimpong and his name is taken with respect in the hills. A very humble and down to earth person Chandra Kumar Rai does not like to talk too much about himself. Some people are surprised by his modest ways.  Doing is much more important to him than talking. It always takes a bit of convincing, for him to share his football story and after quite an effort finally, he sat back and started "Well if you insist, all I can remember about my childhood days was my attraction towards football. I grew up in Penang, Malaysia and in our school, we had to choose our area of interest from differ...

Crispin Chettri (AIFF A Licensed Coach) from Kurseong has been appointed as an Assistant Coach of Mohammedan Sporting Club of Kolkata. The Black Panthers have recently qualified for the I-League. It is good opportunity for Crispin to hone his skills under the Spanish Head Coach, Mr.Jose Hevia who is a UEFA Pro-licensed with more than 25 years of experience. Prior to this Crispin had worked as a coach at Lonestar Kashmir FC. As a player Crispin played professional football for more than a decade with various clubs like Chirag United, Pune FC and East Bengal to name a few. In 1999 he had represented the country in the Asia Youth Championship.

The hills of Darjeeling is famous around the world for its scenic beauty and the high-quality tea it produces. The town also hits the headlines with regards to its struggle for a separate state of Gorkhaland on regular intervals. However, as a visitor to the Queen of Hills if you dig dipper there are more layers to this hill station. Darjeeling is also home to some top quality musicians and it will not be an overstatement to say 9 out of 10 people in Darjeeling can play the Guitar.  Most of the positive aspects of Darjeeling has been overshadowed a bit in the recent past, football probably is one of them. Once a very popular sport with the town hosting the Brigade of Gorkha's Gold Cup or simply The Darjeeling Gold Cup. Top teams from across the country used to come and participate in this tournament. Darjeeling has also produced a number of talented footballers over the years. This is a story of one of them who is somewhat in the shadows in the present times. This player went all t...