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

  30.10.20, Gangtok: Palzor Tamang, Captain of Black Eagle (SAP) scored 103 not out from 75 balls against Royal North Brothers at the ongoing Sikkim's First Two-Tier Club Tournament. In the gem of the inning, he hit 12 fours and four sixes.   He became the first batsman to hit a century at the Knock Out Round of the ongoing Sikkim's First Two-Tier Club Tournament. In the gem of the inning he hit 12 fours and four sixes. Black Eagle (SAP) successfully chased the target of 171 runs in 28.1 overs with the loss of seven wickets. Palzor Tamang was named the Man of the Match.   A player to watch out.. just look out his scores 28, 76, 46, 69, 59 and 103*. He has hit 33 fours and 23 sixes in this six innings and has also taken 10 wickets.

Culture is a treasure of a community. Till culture is saved, the community exists. Dusher a is one such festival that is worshipped by all the Nepalese Hindus, irrespective of class and creed. It is the most auspicious festival and symbolizes the victory of Goddess Durga or Devi Bhawani over demon Mahisashur. Legend says, the demon king Mahissasur was a great offender whose tyranny and strain made the gods in heaven reach out to lord Vishnu for help. Lord Vishnu thus created a powerful and beautiful Devi Bhawani. She had a lion as a vehicle presented by the Himalayas and every god worshipped her as Parbati, Maha Shakti, Mahakali and others. When Mahaisasur came to know about Devi Bhawani, he was astonished by her beauty and desired to marry her. Devi came to know about the demon's evil thoughts and invited him to the battlefield. She put on a condition that he would marry him if he defeats her in the duel. The battle was fought and finally, an atrocity of the devil was put to ...

  RONGLI, 12TH OCTOBER 2020: In the first match South Regu defeated Rongli West with five goals to three. The next match saw Rongli East defeat Kopchey FC. Amar Rai and Karan Singh were the Chief Guest and the Special Guest.

RONGLI, 10TH OCTOBER 2020: The first match of Rongli Premier League 2020 football was played between Rongli FC and Sungdung that was won by Rongli FC. In the second match Rongli United defeated Chujachen. The Premier League is organised by Chujachen Sports Academy, Rongli.   GL Bhutia, President of Chujachen Sports Academy was the Chief Guest of the day. Speaking on the inaugural programme of Rongli Premier League 2020 football, GL Bhutia shared the motive behind organising this RPL was to overcome the stress of Corona, to fight against corona with the help of sports, encourage the players to keep physically and mentally fit along with to provide platform to the young players.   He on the behalf of Chujachen Sports Academy has thanked the Chief Minister of Sikkim as well as the Government of India for the relaxation in terms of sporting activities. President, Chujachen Sports Academy thanked Mrs. Krishna Kumari Rai (Golay), wife of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Sikkim for...

Regarding Sikkim's perspective, the first three  Everest Expeditions hold special significance for a person named Gyalzen Kazi, who was a landlord but played an important role during the expeditions. Gyalzen Kazi was the interpreter for the 1921 Everest and 1922 and 1924 Expeditions.  It is well said that Gyalzen Kazi and Karma Paul, another interpreter from Darjeeling, had a significant role in the Everest Expeditions. Gyalzen Kazi was known more for his role as an interpreter but to my findings, he was the first mountain explorer of Sikkim. Another interesting finding that came to me was the page of the Aritar Dak Bungalow Visitor Book with the names of five 1922 Mt Everest Expedition mountaineers. Charles G. Bruce, Edward "Teddy" F. Norton, Dr Arthur Wakefield, C. John Morris, and C. Geoffrey Bruce had signed the visitor book during their stay at the Dak Bungalow on July 29 and 30, 1922.  Though I felt a little sad not to find Mallory’s name in the book, nevertheless...

  Felicitates Journalist Sanjay Agarwal and Educationist KB Chettri Singtam, October 5 : The 79th birth anniversary of NB Bhandari, former Chief Minister of Sikkim was observed by members of Shantinagar Gaon Sudhar Samiti, Singtam. A short felicitation program and distribution of certificates and mementos of Nepali Bhasa Diwas was presented. Sanjay Agarwal and KB Chettri were the Chief Guest and the Guest of Honour of the program. Dr. Bhumika Dulal was the Special Guest. The program started by observing two minute silence on the passing away of Dr. AH Khan, Advisor of SGSS. Dr. Khan was a popular physician and known to all for his simplicity.   He was a sportsperson and had shown his skill in cricket and badminton. The photo frame of Shri NB Bhandari was offered khada and lighting of lamp was done by the Chief Guest. Krishna Chettri, President SGSS in his welcome speech talked about the importance of the day. He also spoke about the postponement of the Gandhi Jay...

As the old saying goes, legend never dies. George Mallory and his teammate Sandy Irvine went missing while trying for their third attempt to conquer the mighty Mt. Everest when they were just a few hundred meters below the summit. The year was 1924, and 75 years later, a search team was lucky enough to recover the legendary Mallory's body with his badge struck on his weathered cloth.  This story of George Herbert Leigh Mallory has always fascinated my little fantasy. My excitation knew no boundary when I read that Mallory, on three separate Mt Everest Expeditions (1921, 1922, and 1924), had passed through the valley of Sikkim on their way to Mt Everest from the north side of Tibet since the route through Nepal was closed for Western foreigners. The failure of the 1921 and 1922 Everest Expeditions did not deter him. He once replied to a reporter, ‘Because it is there,’ when asked why he wanted to scale Everest. The phrase went on to be a record book as one of the popular phrases...

PRESS RELEASE  Gangtok, September 29 th 2020: The selection trials for the Sikkim Cricket team in all categories commenced on the 22 nd September 2020 in all the four Districts. Even though there is some uncertainty as far as the 2020-21 Domestic Cricket season is concerned due to the ongoing pandemic that has gripped the entire nation. Sikkim Cricket Association has taken up the challenge and successfully conducted the 1 st round of the selection trials in all four Districts whilst strictly adhering to the SOP issued by the Health & Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Sikkim. “On behalf of the SICA family, I am extremely grateful and impressed by the dedication and resolve shown by the Executives, Observers, support staff and office staff to reach the venue for the trials/selections of SICA teams and the District bodies for helping SICA organize the event. The pandemic, weather, the lockdown and road conditions have not deterred your call of duty. I also appreciate th...