SINGTAM, NOVEMBER 22:
Singtam gets its first photography club. In the function attended by
photographic admirers from Singtam and beyond, the Photographic Society of Sikkim
(PSS) was officially announced and its logo was released at Kid Zee School, Dhamala
Colony.
Mohan Pradhan ‘Neeraj’,
Sansthapak of Singtam Basibiyalo was the Chief Guest of the occasion. Plans on organizing
photography awareness workshops, field trips, honing of photographic skills were
discussed. Portfolios of the members were also distributed.
Shital Pradhan, blogger,
Proud to be a Sikkimese was the host of the program; he also gave a welcome
speech. Milan Sharma spoke about the importance of establishing of Photographic
Society of Sikkim. He further spoke about different agendas that could benefit society with the hobby of photography.
Mohan
Pradhan ‘Neeraj’, Chief Guest of the program released the logo of the Photographic
Society of Sikkim. Pradhan in his address to the gathered audience congratulated
the team of Photographic Society of Sikkim for having this concept set up at
Singtam. He added such an idea is new to this place and it will surely help the
society in a better way.
Rupesh Sharma (Makha) and Saroj Limbu (Rangpo) also
spoke on the occasion. Ujjwal Darjee, the creator of the logo of the Photographic
Society of Sikkim from Singtam studying at IIT, Kanpur was thanked for the
beautiful logo.
Portfolios were
distributed as follows: Mohan Pradhan ‘Neeraj’ (Chief Patron), Sisir Chettri (President),
Arjun Chettri and Suresh Pradhan (Vice President), Milan Sharma (General
Secretary), Priyanka Tamang and Laxmi Sharma (Joint Secretary), Ashok Prasad and
Ravi Agarawal (Treasurer), Shital Pradhan (Publicity In-charge), Rupesh Sharma
and Saroj Limbu (Technical Support).
However, on (03.11.15), a meeting was held at Kid Zee School, Dhamala Colony, Singtam with seven enthusiastic photography admirers to set up a Photography Society. As such, an Adhoc body was formed. The outcome of the meeting was the official launching of the Photography Society very soon. Agendas for the establishment of such an adventurous organization were discussed.
The founding members of the today's meeting were : Milan Sharma, Saroj Limbu, Sisir Chettri, Suresh Pradhan, Roshan Rai, Ashok Prasad and Shital Pradhan.