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Photographic Society of Sikkim formed at Singtam

By himalayanreview
SINGTAM, NOVEMBER 22: Singtam gets its first photography club. At a 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 to organize photography awareness workshops, field trips, and the honing of photographic skills were discussed. The members' portfolios were also distributed.

Shital Pradhan, blogger at Proud to be a Sikkimese, hosted the program and gave a welcome speech. Milan Sharma spoke about the importance of establishing the Photographic Society of Sikkim and different agendas that could benefit society through the hobby of photography.

Mohan Pradhan ‘Neeraj’, the program's chief guest, released the logo of the Photographic Society of Sikkim. In his address to the gathered audience, Pradhan congratulated the team for having this concept set up at Singtam. He added that such an idea is new to this place and will surely help society in a better way. 

Rupesh Sharma (Makha) and Saroj Limbu (Rangpo) also spoke on the occasion. Ujjwal Darjee, a Singtam student studying at IIT, Kanpur, was thanked for creating the beautiful logo of the Photographic Society of Sikkim.

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 Agarwal (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 today's meeting were Milan Sharma, Saroj Limbu, Sisir Chettri, Suresh Pradhan, Roshan Rai, Ashok Prasad, and Shital Pradhan.
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