Clue: He was the first individual from Sikkim to be knighted.
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 ...
He is Sir Tashi Namgyal, how can one forget the school where we completed our higher secondary i.e. Sir Tashi Namgyal Senior Secondary School, Gangtok.
ReplyDeleteSathi this was Chogyal Sir Thutob Namgyal......
ReplyDeleteHe is Chogyal Thutob Namgyal, the hare lipped Maharaja, whose eldest son Raja Tsodrak Namgyal was sent off to Lhasa before the British invasion.
ReplyDeleteYes he is Sir Thutob Nmagyal and i believe he was the fourth Chogyal of the Namgyal Lineage.He did had a hip lip and for this physical deformity he was quite perplexed. This is corroborated by the fact that when Sir thotob Namgyal and his Gyalmo visted Calcutta on diplomtic tour he let his minsiter deal all the official chores. His reign did see the advent of europeans particularly the Britsh intrusion into the sikkimese political scenario during the early 19th century.
ReplyDeleteThe hair lipped Maharaja is none other than the father of Crown Prince Raja Tsodrak Namgyal.
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