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Sikkim Philatelic Society congratulates medal winners of National Philatelic Exhibition

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Ganesh Pradhan, President of Sikkim Philatelic Society

Roshan Prasad
Singtam: Ganesh Pradhan, President of the Sikkim Philatelic Society, on behalf of the club, has congratulated the young budding philatelists from Sikkim who bagged five medals at the recent National Philatelic Exhibition held at Okhla, New Delhi. Sikkim won Silver and three Bronze Medals in the Senior Category along with another Bronze in the Youth Section.

In his message, Ganesh Pradhan said that Sikkim was represented by 9 philatelists, which had as many as six philatelists participating in a national event for the first time. Roshan Prasad, who had won the Sapphire Award at Vadodara in December 2009, managed the lone Silver for the State for his collection on “Cricket” while Shital Pradhan, who also had won a Sapphire Award at Vadodara in December 2009, went on to win two Bronze medals in philatelic display for his exhibit on “Sikkim through Philately" as well as in Philatelic literature competition for his article on “Sikkim Rocket mail". 


Deepen Pradhan went on to collect a bronze for his collection on "Pre Independence Stamps of India”. Sristikaa Pradhan, daughter of Shital Pradhan, added the fourth Bronze for Sikkim with her collection of “Buddha” in the youth category. The other participants in the event were Ganesh Pradhan, Padam Parajuli, Sudarshan Pradhan, Sumnima Parajuli, and Sushil Karthak. 

Shital Pradhan received his medal.



At Delhi
It has also been mentioned that the National Philatelic event in Delhi had many "firsts” for the small state of Sikkim. The highest number of philatelists (9) from Sikkim represented the state at the National event, of which two were girls. Roshan Prasad became the first Sikkimese to win a Silver medal at a National event. Shital Pradhan became the first Sikkimese to win a medal at the National Philatelic Literature Competition. Sristikaa Pradhan became the first girl from Sikkim to win a medal at the National Event.

Dipok Dey, an eminent philatelist from Kolkata and the person behind the Philatelic development of Sikkim congratulated the young team of Sikkim for their wonderful achievement on the National scene, read the press release.
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