Shantinagar Gaon Sudhar Samiti celebrates 73rd Republic Day

26.01.22: Shantinagar Gaon Sudhar Samiti joined the rest of India to celebrate the 73rd Republic Day with the release of Samiti's annual magazine 'The Voice' and SGSS Calendar 2022. Rohit Raj Maharaj, Advisor to the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Sikkim, the chief guest of the day unfurled the National Tricolour flag.

 

The program was limited to the felicitation program and release of Samaj magazine, documentation of activities done by the Samiti since its establishment in 2009, and the new year calendar owing to the Covid pandemic. The Advisor to HCM released both the magazine and the calendar. SGSS Meritorious Scholarship for the session 2022 was awarded to Bisha Rai, daughter of Harka Rai, member of SGSS. She was handed over a cheque of Rs. 6000. The amount was sponsored by LN Pradhan, Advisor, SGSS.

Krishna Chettri, President, SGSS, in his welcome speech placed the activities done by the society; he praised the effort of Nirmala Foundation, Singtam towards solving cleanliness difficulties at the Rani Khola Walkway at Shantinagar. Sishir Pradhan, Publicity Incharge spoke in brief about the importance of the day.

Distinguished guests present on the occasion included Mohan Pradhan 'Neeraj', former Headmaster, Sangay Bhutia, Assistant Bank Manager, State Bank of Sikkim, Bijay Pradhan, Manager, Howlers Club, Karma Bhutia, DE, Power Department, Mahesh Dahal, Headmaster, Dipudara PS, Padam Pradhan, D.K.Pradhan and others. This year the program started at 1 pm to avoid rushes of nearby Republic Day celebrations.

Birkha Bahadur Tamang, Advisor, Shantinagar Gaon Sudhar Samiti, Sundar Kumar Rai, AEO, Duga BAC, and Gajju Agarwal, Nirmala Foundation, Singtam were felicitated for their contribution towards the society. Bodybuilding icons of Sikkim, Sanjay Budhathoki, Bronze Medalist at the recent World Raw Powerlifting Championship at Moscow, Russia, and Bishal Chettri, winner of Mr. Goa Men’s Physique National Championship 2021 were also congratulated for their recent success at the national and international level.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Guest appreciated the efforts taken by the Shantinagar Gaon Sudhar Samiti in the development of the society. He spoke about the significance of the day and appealed to everyone to work to strengthen the unity of India.