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

Singtam: Much anticipated Nepali film “ Angalo Yo Maya Ko ” made from Sikkim starring Indian Idol winner Prashant Tamang is set for a grand premiere at Vajra on March 31, 2011. The lead actors and actress are busy promoting the film in different places of the state.  Five members of the film units were present at Basibiyalo, a monthly literary meet to promote their film. Mahendra Gurung, the other lead actor after Prashant Tamang was present on the occasion along with Praja Pradhan (actor and Assistant Director), Gita Sharma (singer), Bindhya Singh and Payal Prasad (actresses).   Mohan Pradhan “Neeraj” from Basibiyalo Singtam welcomed the guests on the stage and introduced them to the gathered crowds. The five member film unit were offered Khadas by Ugyen T Gyatso Bhutia, Sikkim Government Chief Whip and MLA from Tumin-Lingee, the Chief Guest of the day. Speaking on the occasion Mahendra Gurung appealed to the gather audience to watch the Nepali film “Angalo Yo ...

Mrs Mamoo Subba, a senior citizen and a social worker from Singtam was felicited at 32nd Basibiyalo meet at Singtam Community Hall yesterday. She was accompanied by her husband Shri Ganesh Rai.  Mrs Mamoo Subba, Lady Health Visitor of Health and Family Welfare Department became the first Sikkimese to receive the national award for nursing on August 8, 1985.

SINGTAM: Gangaa Mukhia and Karma Gyurmey , SDF youths from Singtam and Pandam continuing with their last week mission to spread messages of social evils this week visited Dikchu Secondary School, Makha Secondary School along with social clubs and NGOs of that area.        These two SDF youths are among the two dozen SDF youths that had been visiting different corner of the state to spread the message of prevention and precaution to fight against social evils like drugs and Aids. Gangaa Mukhia and Karma Gyurmey interacted with the students, teachers and the villagers and helped them make awareness of the consequences that lead to disarray among the family and society due to rise of drug abusers and lack of information regarding aids. The school authority had congratulated the duo of Gangaa Mukhia and Karma Gyurmey for such generosity in visiting the schools with such positive social purposes, as written in their visito...

This was an interesting read about our Agya Danny I came across today. In this piece of page from an old Hindi film magazine, an anecdote is mentioned about Danny Denzongpa in which it writes that once Danny was traveling in a plane and while getting accustomed with an Oxford return Indian who pretended not to know him. Danny had introduced him to be from Kathmandu and made Yak Cheese that was exported worldwide.  The person seated beside him had his jaw slumped and Danny continued to tell the man more about Cheese until the person had enough of his foolishness and fell at Danny’s feet and told that he knew that, he was talking to no other than “Danny”. Danny denies and continues his word and says….he looks like him (Danny) and he had been told by people before! Agya you are simply amazing......always love you!!

A week long Shri Bhagwat Puran Yagya begins at Gurung Goan, Rongli. It started from March 11th and shall finish on March 17th on this month.

  I was off to Dalapchand to visit my new school in which i am recently posted and i received a mobile sms alert of voice of sikkim. Though few days back i did read about Tsunami alert but i did not take it seriously until i saw these pics late evening...oh god not again..!!!

SINGTAM: March 9: Social Boys Club from Singtam won the Singtam Khamdong Constituency Block Level Cultural Dance Competition held at Singtam Community Hall. NKK, Singtam and Basibiyalo, Singtam was adjudged second and third respectively that had six dance groups from nearby areas of Singtam participating at the competitive event. The other dance groups in the competition included Saipatri Club, Singtam, Samaj Sewa Samiti, Patuk Changey and Munal Club from Aritar Khamdong. The block level cultural competition was organized by SPARK NGO and sponsored by Nehru Yuva Kendra, Gangtok . Gangaa Mukhia and Remanti Rai, guest singers also thrilled the audience with their voice. The three judges of the cultural event were Lucki Doma Bhutia, Nirmika Subba and Pratima Gurung Earlier in the morning Singtam Community Hall was officially inaugurated by Shri Ugyen T Gyatso Bhutia, Government Chief Whip and MLA Tumin-Lingee. Also present on the occasion was Shri Am Prasad Sharma, Area MLA cum Parliam...

Internet as always had been my biggest friend and whenever i find something that’s exciting in context to Sikkim my joys knows no limit. This time I have found an invitational letter to the Coronation Ceremony of Last Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal that dates back to 1965. This letter was on sale on ebay.com. The letter reads everything about the receiving of the guests at Bagdogra Airport and Siliguri Railway Station. It is also said that the acceptance of invitational card should be replied in advance on March 15, 1965.  A very interesting thing I really loved reading this letter was about the dress code used for the function and I am sure this was the very first time such thing was ever done in this part of the world.

SINGTAM: Gangaa Mukhia and Karma Gyurmi Bhutia from Singtam and Pandam are among two dozen local SDF youths who has been visiting Schools and organization in and around Sikkim creating awareness among the masses against socials evils of the society. Two youth had visited Singtam Senior Secondary School and Khamdong Senior Secondary School last Saturday and interacted with the teachers and the students and later they also visited Khamdong BAC.   The next day they participated at the 31 st Basibiyalo literary meet at Singtam Community Hall and shared their views and motives with the gathered audiences. Gangaa Mukhia told this reporter “It was nice to receive wonderful feedbacks from the students and teachers of Singtam SSS and Khamdong SSS. The students took active parts in the interactive sessions and we discussed on different topics of aids awareness, drugs abuses and the role of youth in making better society”. Karma Gyurmi Bhutia added the time has come for the ‘survival of...