Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. It is the
least populous state in India and the second-smallest in area after
Goa.The thumb-shaped state borders Nepal in the west, the Tibet
Autonomous Region of China to the north and the east and Bhutan in the
southeast. The Indian state of West Bengal borders Sikkim to its
south.Despite its small area of 7,096 square kilometers (2,740 sq mi),
Sikkim is geographically diverse due to its location in the Himalayas.
The climate ranges from subtropical to high alpine. Kangchenjunga, the
world's third-highest peak, is located on the border of Sikkim with
Nepal. Sikkim is a popular tourist destination owing to its culture,
scenic beauty and biodiversity.
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have begun to provide more comprehensive historical accounts of the past through oral histories and re-readings of historical documents.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, ...
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