Esmrite Pradhan wins Lumanti Phykhyn 2020

SINGTAM, NOVEMBER 9: A Newa Online Folk Dance Competition organized by Newa Bhay BownekKuthi (NBB), Singtam Sakha, was held at Nepali Dharamsala with a limited crowd maintaining the health protocol. Esmrite Pradhan (Dentam Sakha Guthi) was adjudged the winner, followed by Akriti Pradhan (Tadong) and Rabina Pradhan (Namchi Sakha Guthi) as 1^st and 2^nd Runner Ups.

In a small function held at Singtam, Bhanu Pradhan, OSD to HCM, was the Chief Guest. Other distinguished guests included Kiran Pradhan (President - Dentam Sakha Guthi), Mahindra Pradhan (Treasurer - Sikkim Newar Guthi), Chandni Pradhan (cine actress), representative of different Sakha, and others. A two-minute silence was observed on the death of COVID warriors and COVID patients across Sikkim and the globe. Dr. Insa Pradhan, Dental Surgeon at Singtam District Hospital, gave a short talk on the awareness of COVID-19.

Bhanu Pradhan was congratulated and presented a memento for being nominated as the OSD to the Chief Minister of the Government of Sikkim. Dr. Ema Pradhan and Dr. Nilima Pradhan, both from Singtam, were felicitated and congratulated for their service to society. Dr. Ema Pradhan runs Thea Aesthetic Clinic, which has branches in Siliguri and Tadong. It is the first medical cosmetic in Sikkim with laser treatment facilities. Dr. Nilima Pradhan has set up the Life Active Physiocare Centre at Lal Bazaar, Singtam. Both young doctors were honored for being self-employed and allowing employment for others.

Newa Bhay Bowneykuthi, Singtam Sakha, since its establishment in 2018, has been serving the community and society through different social activities. On this auspicious day, they created annual stipends for the economically weaker section of the Newar community under their jurisdiction. Parvesh Pradhan and Sushmita Pradhan were the first stipend awardees; they received their cheques from the Chief Guest. The students were sponsored by LN Pradhan (Chief Advisor – NBB) and Bharat Pradhan (Advisor – NBB).

Other than the top three winners, the Judges Prize Trophy was won by Deepkala Pradhan and Rosa Pradhan (Hathi Phusse, Dalapchand), six consolation prizes were awarded to Sujata Pradhan (Turung), 2. Taku Swan (Daramdin Sakha Guthi), Manju Pradhan (Namchi Sakha Guthi), Kameray Sakha Guthi, Deepjyoti Pradhan (Sichey Sakha) and Khandu Sakha (Dentam). The sponsors of the awards were also presented with mementos. The sponsors included – Tripti’s, Pancha Buddha, Shyam Pradhan, Manish Pradhan, Jiwan Pradhan, and Motichand Pradhan.

Bhanu Pradhan, the Chief Guest of the day, appreciated the work carried out by Newa Bhay Bowneykuthi and Singtam Sakha in his speech. He praised the participants for getting themselves involved productively by participating in the online competition during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other speakers at the function included Kiran Pradhan, Mahindra Pradhan, and Binod Pradhan (President – NBB). The program was hosted by Shital Pradhan; Hemu Pradhan presented the vote of thanks.

Rongli my birthplace

BY SHITAL PRADHAN A small hamlet in an eastern side Silent raush on its way, The old silk route, More older it look Upon which I stay, Hey that’s Rongli, Rongli my birthplace Years went by, years dried up, Yet the small village is as it was, Silent, peaceful and introvert Today’s picture of Rongli, Houses as station bogie, Looks a cradle, from Chujachen, Upon which the blue sky, As if I can touch thee, Roaring River, As the legend we hear, Still watch with glee, The terror of 1890 somewhat forgotten, Yet another terrorizing moment, 68 was the year… 1968, When sky too wasn’t pleased. That was Rongli, Rongli of the past. Playing along the Baar-Pepal tree, Hiding in the Shivalaya, Watching videos and aloft Is a decent memory, now? Sweet time in treasure, Yet when I am in Rongli, I am happy, in whither sweet. Rongli my birthplace !

India’s illegal occupation of independent Sikkim has to be reversed

Extracted from Pakistan Defence India’s “Chief Executive” in Gangtok wrote: “Sikkim’s merger was necessary for Indian national interest. And we worked to that end. Maybe if the Chogyal had been smarter and played his cards better, it wouldn’t have turned out the way it did.” It is also said that the real battle was not between the Chogyal and Kazi Lendup Dorji but between their wives. On one side was Queen Hope Cook, the American wife of the Chogyal and on the other was the Belgian wife of the Kazi, Elisa-Maria Standford. “This was a proxy war between the American and the Belgian,” says former chief minister BB Gurung. But there was a third woman involved: Indira Gandhi in New Delhi. Chogyal Palden met the 24-year-old New Yorker Hope Cook in Darjeeling in 1963 and married her. For Cook, this was a dream come true: to become the queen of an independent kingdom in Shangrila. She started taking the message of Sikkimese independence to the youth, and the allegations started flying thic...

The coinage system of Sikkim

It is more or less a forgotten part of the development process of the then-small Himalayan kingdom, Sikkim . The introduction of the coinage system in Sikkim ceased the way it started. A study of the coinage system of Sikkim sheds light on the socio-economic and political history of the then-small state. The coins of Sikkim ended the way they appeared; they came from nowhere, and finally, they got lost out in the darkness. A handful of people around Sikkim and in the districts of Darjeeling now have these rare items in their collections. The coin of Sikkim is much sought after by numismatists interested in countries that no longer exist today. Before the British invasion of the land of Sikkim, the capital revenue system was never heard. Sikkim, being an agricultural foreground, had some parts of food grains given to the king as tax. Trade was carried out where things were exchanged between individuals. This system was prevalent even in the mid-19th century; oranges were exchan...

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