Peace march for Pachen Lama crosses Singtam

More than 200 Tibetans silently walked past Singtam today morning around 8.30 am as their peace march heads for Salugara, Siliguri, West Bengal. The rally started from Namnang, Gangtok today early morning. The occasion marks the 30th birth anniversary of Pachen Lama (Gedhun Choekyi Nyima), an important Buddhist figure only next to Dalai Lama.

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Sikkim Philately at a glance-2

Ever since Sikkim became part of the Indian Union, four major state-level Philatelic exhibitions had been held organized by the Department of Post. Little is known about the first philatelic exhibition SIKKIMPEX-82 except that among the many participants on the exhibition one of the participants was Late Ganga Kaptan, a legendary figure in Nepali literature. The three-day exhibition had three special covers released. Sikkim Philately had to wait for two decades to have the next major exhibition. Twenty years later in 2002, a three-day exhibition was held at White Hall. It was for the first time the people of Sikkim took a keen interest in that gummed piece of paper. Dr Pawan Kumar Chamling, the Chief Minister of Sikkim was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The exhibition was a huge success. The occasion helped introduce Dipok Dey, a renowned stamp designer from Kolkata and the only Indian to design a United Nations Stamp with the young and eager stamp collectors of the state. Amo...

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Gyallu : The New Tibetan National anthem

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