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Nine philatelists to represent Sikkim at National Philatelic Exhibition


Roshan Prasad at Vadodara Exhibition (2009)

Shital Pradhan at Chennai Exhibition (2007)
SINGTAM: Nine philatelists from Sikkim are all set to participate at the Stamps of India National Exhibition organized by Bharatiya Daktikit Sangstha, Kolkata, to be held in New Delhi. Those nine philatelists include Ganesh Pradhan, Padam Parajuli, Shital Pradhan, Deepen Pradhan Roshan Prasad, Sumnima Parajuli, Sudarshan Pradhan, Sristikaa Pradhan, and Sushil Karthok. Stamps of India National Exhibition shall be held from December 10-12 at Okhla, New Delhi. 

It should be noted that Shital Pradhan and Roshan Prasad from Sikkim received the Sapphire award each at Stampmania 2009, the First National One Frame Philatelic Exhibition held on 18-20 December 2009, organized by Baroda Philatelic Society, Vadodara. Shital Pradhan is also the Head of the Sikkim State Representative at the Stamps of India National Exhibition this year.

Ganesh Pradhan, President of Sikkim Philatelic Society

Ganesh Pradhan, President of Sikkim Philatelic Society, has expressed positive thoughts that this team of stamp collectors from Sikkim will make a mark in the three-day-long exhibition. In this national exhibition, nine stamp collectors have participated, which is a nice progress from the earlier exhibition, where we had only four exhibitors from Sikkim, he said.

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