Proud to be a Sikkimese: Sikkim Travel, Culture & Local Heritage

Singtam:   28 th   monthly Basibiyalo meet was conducted at East Point SSS premises at Singtam today that was attended by popular personalities from different fields of activities. The day long programme conducted under the leadership of Mohan Pradhan “Neeraj” is a big hit in and around Singtam and has become the most anticipated event at Singtam in recent times.  Prominent personalities present on the occasion were literary figures of Nepali literature Maha Kavi Chakrapani Bhattarai, Dr. Rajendra Bhandari, RK Shrestha, Singtam Municipality Councilor Anita Tamang, Social worker Ganesh Rai, Musician Deo Kumar Dumi, Indian Idol contestant Prakash Sundas, Sunita Subba and DK Subba, Principal and proprietor of East Point SSS, guest poets from Khamdong, Yogendra Bahadhur Singh, mimicry artist from Lucknow and others. Recitation of poems along with cultural activates like singing and dancing are also presented on the occasion. The event Basibiyalo held at Singtam ever...

Prince Palden at his childhood. Pic: LIFE

A few days back Nirmika, my good old friend informed me about the Silver Jubilee of the formation of East Point Senior Secondary School, the next year. I could not hide my surprise how in a nip twenty-four long years passed by.  Recently East Point Senior Secondary school received a certificate from the Human Resource Development Department, Government of Sikkim for standing out among the best school in the State of Sikkim in Private Sectors to have contributed to the development of education; I was among the many who felt proud of that moment. I being associated with this school since its early days, I can proudly say I have seen this school grow from pillar to pillar. It really is a proud moment to witness the school you have studied receive accolades.  Some twenty-four years back this esteemed school made its start from nowhere with just a handful of dedicated teaching staff and a visionary Principal Madam. The year was 1988 when I had just changed to a new school East Poi...

Indira Gandhi during 1977 at Richmond Hill, Darjeeling along with freedom fighter Savitri Devi (earlier known as Helen Lepcha)  Autograph of freedom fighter Savitri Devi. pic source:  Vinod Prakash Sharma

The much awaited grand finale of the “Sikkim Dance ka Maha Mukabla” is all set to be held at Singtam Bazaar on September 26, 2010. The concluding part of the splendid show shall feature seven solo dancers and six group dancers shall have a tough competition for the top honour. The grand finale had to be postponed from its earlier date due to natural calamities that occurred in and around Singtam on the first week of this month.  The major attraction of the program is the stage debut performance of Bisnu Suman in Sikkim. Bishnu Suman, originally from Delhi is the Director cum Dance Choreographer of New Heaven Dance Institute and also the man behind the entire idea of the show. “Sikkim Dance Ka Maha Mukabla” is a state level dance competition organised by Social Organization of Singtam in association with New Heaven Dance Institute under the banner of Red Panda Rover Crew, Singtam.  The dance competition is of two categories where the winners of the Junior Category will be...

Singtam : A colourful farewell ceremony for retired employees of Energy & Power Department of Forebay Tank, Jali Power House at Sang Khola was held on September 11, 2010. Those retired employees included Lal Bahadhur Pandey, Parsuram Chettri, Siri Prasad Subba and Dil Bahadhur Gurung. Present on the occasion were staffs of Energy & Power Department of Forebay Tank, Jali Power House and others.

Black and White photograph of Rhenock Bazaar (before 80s)

Prime Minister Morarji Desai along with Chief Minister of Sikkim Lhendup Dorjee (left) inaugurates the Secretariat Building by cutting the tape at Tashilling, Gangtok in Sikkim on April 9, 1979.   pic: timescontent

Shiva Thapa with Jas Lal Pradhan Shiva Thapa with Praveen Pradhan and Jas Lal Pradhan  Shiva Thapa with Shital Pradhan   Shiva Thapa with Padam Thapa and Jas Lal Pradhan Shiva Thapa was at Gangtok after winning a siver medal at Youth Olympics at Singapore. He met Jas Lal Pradhan, a boxing legend from Sikkim former Asian Games Gold medalist and an Arjuna Awardee.

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Wet walls of Toppakhani Tunnel I first wrote about the water droplets dripping from the ceilings of the Toppakhani Tunnel few years back in my newspaper Himalayan Review. But i had seen no progress over the years from any where regarding the mishap that could happen if the ceilings of the Toppakhani Tunnel gets collapsed. With the recent landslides that affected the neighbouring regions of Singtam i fear the 80 year old motarable tunnel might not have a pretty sights in near future.   Broken Statue of a leopard at the tip of the Toppakhani Tunnel This time the water channel that runs over the head of the  8 decades old Toppakhani Tunnel had exploded letting huge rocks to fall on the road at the rip of the Tunnel damaging the statues of the  small park build on the other side of the road. Few of the stones that were used on the wall of the Tunnel has fallen off while the home of bats that has been living inside the dark tunnel that does not even have a lights...