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

Indian contingent at Olympics Village London. Indian contingent at Olympics Village London. Hope you return with the same smile Shiva Thapa (behind India flag bearer) source: facebook

{It has been thirteen days since he left this world but for the person who knows him, his legacy remains forever. This World War II veteran was in his hundred years when he passed away at Singtam after a long-drawn-out illness. Recipient of Burma War Medal, Jammu and Kashmir Medal, Independence Medal (India), and Republic Day Award (Sikkim); Rifleman Padam Singh Gurung was indeed a pride of Singtam and we are proud that we were associated with this legend.} Popularly more recognized as Singtam Thakurbari Mandir’s Gurung Bajey, Rifleman Padam Singh Gurung claimed fame when at the tender age of 19 he joined 58 Gorkha Regiment then known as the 3rd Battalion of Second Gorkha Rifles (3/2 GR) as a rifleman.  The year then was 1941 and the WWII had already started. Gurung did his initial military training at Dehradun and later on, their unit was shifted to. Loralai, Baluchistan ( Pakistan ) for further training that suited the Burma mountainous terrains where there were to be sent....

These are the six photographs i had submitted for the IPR Photo Exhibition 2012 that is going on at Gangtok  but was not selected. Hope in days to come i shall be able to click better photographs....... FAUNA SPIDER SP. KANCHI BEE FLORA AZELIA SP. A BABY FROND OF A FERN LANDSCAPE CHANGU KUPUP

  Time ho gaya.......pack up!!..... . This was the last word legendary Rajesh Khanna said to Amitabh Bachchan in his blog.  I was never part of the Rajesh Khanna era, but I have grown up watching his movies on television and reading about him in print media. No doubt his "Anand" is one of my favourite movies. With a simple story, hummable songs, and great acting, Anand was a classic from Hrishi da. The greatest about Anand to me is, without hesitation, the two songs by my singing idol Mukesh. Both the songs 'Kahi door jab din dhal jaye' and 'Maine tere liye hee saat rang kay' are gems for any Mukesh lover.  And who can forget this evergreen line penned by Gulzar…     Zindagi aur maut upar wale ke haath main hain jahapanah, use na aap badal sakte hain na main, Hum sab toh rang-manch kee katputliya hain, jinki dor uparwale ki ungliyon mein bandhi hain Kab kaun kaise uthega, koi nahi bata sakta ha ha ha…   Just in the evening, I was watching the new...