This was a national song of Sikkim sung in the Nepali language during the monarchy system. During the merger with India, the song got banned and later re-released. Two words on the 8th para, which earlier said 'Rajah rah Rani,' were replaced with "Janmah bhumi." This song was dedicated to the King and Queen of Sikkim. The song lyrics were penned by Sanu Lama, and the music was composed by Dushyant Lama. The song was first sung on the birth anniversary of Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal on April 4, 1970, at Gangtok by Aruna Lama, Dawa Lama, and Manikamal Chettri. JANHA BAGCHA TEESTA RANGIT, JAHAN KANCHENDZONGA SEER YEHI HO HAMRO DHANA KO DESH, TAPAWAN HO PYARO SIKKIM INTERLUDE PHULCHAN YEHA AANGANAI MAA, CHAAP , GURAS, SUNAKHARI SWARGASARI SUNDAR DESH KO HAMRO PYARO PYARO JANMAHBHUMI JANHA BAGCHA…… BATASHLE BOKCHAA YAHA, TATHAGAT KO AAMAR WAANI ...
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This is a rare photograph and a wonderful one of the Sikkim Royal Family. Here sitting on left of Maharani Kunzang Dechen (daughter of Ragasha of Tibet)is Raja Tsodrak Namgyal Taring, eldest son of Maharaja Thutop Namgyal, and elder brother of Maharaja Sir Tashi, standing behind. Far left sitting is Rani Taring (wife of Raja Tsodrak). Far right sitting is Jigme Taring eldest son of Raja Tsodrak, and standing next to Sir Tashi is George Taring, younger son of Raja Tsodrak. In the late 1880's when the British invaded Sikkim, Maharaja Thuthop Namgyal, sent his eldest son Crown Prince Tsodrak Namgyal with his uncle to the sanctuary of Tibet. The young Crown Prince married daughter of Tibetan noble family Dode. He was given the estate of Taring by HH 13th Dalai Lama, and was well settled in Lhasa. His younger brother Sir Tashi requested his elder brother twice to become Chogyal of Sikkim, and declined each time. He was happy living in Tibet. The Taring family today would be the eldest unbroken line of the Namgyal dynasty of Sikkim.
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