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| Silver Oak Tree planted by then Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi in 1984 I am sure many of us have seen this Silver Oak tree at Amdo Golai, near Tadong opposite the traffic point that leads to Indira Bye Pass. More than a decade back there used to be a foundation stone that had words inscribed - Planted by Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India in 1984. Today I look at this heritage tree and feel sad it seems to have lost its glory and its history. I am sure in the near future the concerned department will surely look into this matter. 22.11.23: Even after ten years of this post, the tree is strong and beautiful. I am sure someday this tree will have her moment and will be declared a national heritage.   |
By Seira Tamang As noted by various scholars, Hinduism, the Nepali language, the monarchy and a rastriya itihas (a chronicle of progress in which the dark era of Rana rule is contrasted with the enlightened, progressive and modern period of Panchayat rule) formed the core of the Panchayat regime’s national culture. The formation and consolidation of this national culture have required the expunging of uncomfortable facts and stories that might raise ambiguities and questions. While the selection of what and who is and is not acknowledged to exist (or at least exist in historically important ways) in official Nepali history is complex, social scientists have begun to provide more comprehensive historical accounts of the past through oral histories and re-readings of historical documents. Such accounts reveal how ordinary people lived in the past, and offer ways to think through how ‘history’ is crafted, shaped and managed in order to reflect ‘the reality’ best suited to the status quo, ...
Dear Shital,
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I remember Prime Minister Indira Gandhi visited Sikkim and passed by in an open jeep in 1983. We were there waving little flags. The jeep stopped in front of the T.N.A. main gate and Mrs. Fayazuddin, one of our teachers, gave her a bouquet of flowers. I'm not sure if she visited in 1984 though. She was assassinated on 31st October, 1984.
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Naresh
Hello Naresh Daju....Indira Gandhi visited Sikkim few month ahead of her assassination.
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