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

SINGTAM, SEPTMBER 24:  Youth Intervention under Multi Media Campaign 2013-14 for the schools of East Sikkim started from Chisopani JHS today. The program was organized by Red Ribbon Club Badhaichha Creation under Sikkim State AIDS Control Society, Gangtok.  Present on the occasion was Mahesh Dahal, Headmaster Chisopani JHS and his staff along with Mohan Pradhan, Headmaster Sawney Primary School who was invited by the Chisoani JHS as a guest for the programme. The team of RRC Badhaichha Creation and SSACS visited Chisopani JHS and interacted with the students. They organized different competition for the students. The competition included Painting, Slogan and interaction games on the themes of HIV/ AIDS and Drug Abuse. The winners were presented prizes at the end of the programme. Phampets and Posters related to HIV/AIDS, Drug Abuse, Blood Donation and others was also distributed to the school. Praveen Pradhan, RRC Badhaichha Creation on the occasion spoked about the con...

    SINGTAM, SEPTEMBER 21 :  A students rally was organized by East Point SSS today to generate awareness among the public regarding the common fatal disease dengue. Students from Class VIII to Class XII participated in the awareness rally guided by the teachers of the school.  The rally started from the school premises heading towards the heart of the town of Singtam to Bhanu Park and reached till Adarsh Gaon. The students shouted slogans and appealed to the general public to maintain cleanliness to prevent this disease. They also distributed pamphlets to create consciousness among the people. The entire EPSS family is very thankful to the Singtam Police administration for extending their utmost cooperation to make this event a great success. 

The legend of Lampokhari and an unknown burial at Aritar I find myself fortunate that my effort to provide information about our state's bygone days through this column is appreciated. I have always considered myself a storyteller rather than a history digger.  I am just a medium through which these stories, anecdotes, and essays are shared so that readers can learn more about the state of Sikkim. I firmly believe that the more I share, the more I hear in return. To add to last week's article on “Revisiting Dalapchand,” today I share exciting stories of a legend of Lampokhari, which is not recorded in papers but passed on from one generation to another. BB Rai, my former staff member at Dalapchand SS, told me some exciting stories he had heard from old folks. When the British occupied Dalapchand after the 1888 Sikkim Expedition, the water of Lampokhari dried up. The British men then used the huge landmass to collect rations for the British soldiers and villagers near...

SINGTAM, SEPTEMBER 14: Scouts and Guides Units of Dalapchand SS, Aritar SS and Phadamchen SS Scouts were flagged off by the SDM, Rongli for three days of Zuluk trekking i.e. from 13 th September to 15 th September 2013. A total of 150 participants including 140 students and ten scout teachers from three secondary schools are part of the trek. On the first day, N Lepcha, SDM Rongli Subdivision flag off the Scout and Guides contingent from Rongli to Phadamchen where they had a night halt. Interaction and scouting programme between the Scouts and Guides Units of the three schools was the highlight of the first day. The late-night campfire was also organized at Phadamchen SS along with other programmes. Sonam Thendup Sherpa, Panchayat Secretary was the Chief Guest of the night. On the second day, the Scouts and Guides Units of the three schools trekked for two hours to reach Zuluk and returned back to their base camp at Phadamchen. They were offered lunch by the Army posted at Zuluk...

                     Interview of the week Meet Rajen Upadhaya, History Lecturer, Namchi Government College. Known among the media for his article about the bygone days of   Sikkim in the Nepali newspaper ‘Samay Dainik’, he is also a popular blogger.  Ø   Tell us about yourself. I was born on the 3 rd of December 1981 to Mr Krishna Prasad Upadhyay and Mrs Kaushila Devi Upadhyay at Tareythang village in East Sikkim. I attended my basic education at Manpur Dongrong Primary School situated at far-flung East Sikkim, thence, run by a village Committee.  I did my 12 th from Ranipool Sr. Secondary School now known as Brihaspati Parsai Sr. Sec. School. Completed my graduation with Honours in History from Sikkim Govt. College Tadong in 2002 and accomplished my M.A. in History and Archaeology from the University of Pune in 2004.  Completed M.Phil from Madurai Kamaraj Universi...

SINGTAM, AUGUST 10: An awareness program on Dengue for the students' guardians was held today at Chisopani JHS. More than 30 parents were present on the occasion, which was attended by Mahesh Kr. Dahal, the Headmaster of the school, and his staff. The guardians were explained symptoms and preventive measures related to dengue . In his welcome speech, Mahesh Kr. Dahal, Headmaster of Chisonai JHS, informed the gathered parents of the immediate and essential message-sharing session about the Dengue virus. Dahal went on to say that the Dengue Virus is spreading to our nearby regions, and we need to understand and share the message of getting prevented from this contagious disease. Shital Pradhan, the primary teacher of the school, was the resource person for the occasion; Pradhan explained that female  Aedes aegypti  are responsible for the spread of Dengue illness.  Pains in muscles and joints, fever, headache, diarrhea, vomiting, rashes on the body, and bleeding from the ...