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

My first hailstone experience at Dalapchand today, it was exciting and fun too. I am out here since last one year but it was today only that i witnessed the hailstone.  I am remembering my daughter as it was me and her enjoying the hailstone out at Singtam some few years back.

It was a passing of an era, Dal Bahadhur Subba (1924-2012) popularly known as DB Subba passed away at his home town Singtam two weeks back making a sudden void for his close people and family around. He had seen the town of Singtam grow from a small time river side inn bazaar to become today’s one of the busiest town of the state of Sikkim. He was dedicated towards the betterment of society and without doubt he was one of the pillars of modern Sikkim. Since ‘50s’ he came infront for his voice against the social injustice of free labour system that included Kalobhari, Jharlangi and other systems of Kazi-Thekadar. He fought for the rights of the suppressed and he was their ‘voice’. His association with Late LD Kazi, the first Chief Minister of Sikkim State inspired him to play an active role in the pre merger scenario. He was a significant leader from Singtam and the person behind controlling, mobilizing and leading the public of Singtam from the front. He joined hands with LD Kazi, R...

Sikkim HRDD Graduate Teacher Result February 2012 SOURCE: SIKKIM EXPRESS

A Sikkimese with a Shapi The two previous articles I wrote in my earlier edition on Shapi were wonderful to read for people around, and appreciation had been received from different corners of the state. I am thankful and find pleasure in people finding joy in my findings and research work. It was a bit surprising that very few had heard about Shapi, our rare legacy.  Nevertheless, I am happy to be part of history for re-introducing Shapi to those sections of my readers who had never heard about this old and sacred mountain mammal, a native of Sikkim. I dedicate my writing on Shapi to Ongden Daju (RO), who has been very supportive of me ever since I first published its first part a few months back. It was he who wanted me to continue with the third part of Shapi since more findings were evolving after my two writings. I shall always remain grateful to JR Subba, Jt Director from the Forest Department, for providing me with a valuable census report of Shapi done by the Department...

Appeal:  A Dancer from Singtam, Bishnu Suman's video is at Great Indian Talent Competition, please visit you tube and click "like" to help him enter the next round. Rules to qualify 1> Get 250+ Views on Your Video for Automatic Qualification 2> Get 100+ Views on Your Video for Judges to Review & Qualify

By Prabin Khaling Gangtok,Feb 3:On the occasion of World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2012 the Lachen Dzumsa consisting of the Pipons, Gyambos, Chultimpa (representative of Lamas),along with the public of Lachen has decided to announce a ban on mineral water bottles in the village of Lachen and above from the upcoming tourist season. This decision has been made as an initiative for conservation of the holy lake of Gurudongmar situated at 5183 meters, which over the years has been growing as a tourist destination in the state. The lake area is a biodiversity hotspot and also highly significant as it is one of the main sources for river Teesta, and believed to be touched and blessed by Guru Padmasambhava. Receiving more than fifteen thousand visitors annually in the form of pilgrims and tourists, one of the major threats to the holy lake is from garbage disposal.   This was clearly indicated during the cleanliness campaign organised jointly by WWF-India and Lachen Tourism developm...

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  IG Akshaya Sachdeva being presented memento at 41 Singtam Basibiyalo by Pravin Rai 'Jumeli'.

  Romeo in Sikkim actor Shyam Pradhan felicitated at 41st Singtam Basibiyalo