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

Uttam Pradhan ( Uttam Reeshi U. Pradhan ) recipient of Sikkim Kala Samman (2012), the highest Civilian Award conferred by the Government of Sikkim, is an Actor, Producer and Director. Some of his popular films are Darpan Chaya, Piyari Bahini, Letter, Basai and others. Born to Late Durga Kumar Pradhan and Mrs Parbati Pradhan on July 30, 1974, Uttam Pradhan was the winner of Sinolchu Best Male Model of the Year (1995) and Mr Photogenic Colgate Palmolive (1996). Pradhan's debut Nepali film Darpan Chaya (2001) is considered a cult film that broke many box office records. His film 'Basain', was an official entry to Oscar in the year 2006 from Nepal. He had also been felicitated by Her Royal Highness Queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah of Nepal. Uttam Pradhan is the founder and Chairman of the Sikkim Film Development Board, Government of Sikkim.

Devanshi Agarwal, a daughter of Singtam studying at Ecole Globale International Girl’s School, Dehradun has brought laurel to her state of Sikkim. She has scored 97.8% in her class XII board examinations. She was among the Humanities Stream toppers with History (99 marks), English (98 marks), Political Science (97 marks), Psychology (95 marks), Geography (92 marks) and (100 marks) in Painting. Speaking on the occasion, the proud Devanshi Agarwal says, after the entire pandemic mishap, this wouldn’t have been possible without the immense support of my parents. It feels amazing to be a part of the Toppers’ List and I wish to do even better in the near future. She is the daughter of Sanket Agarwal and Sonia Agarwal; granddaughter of Raghubir Agarwal and Nirmala Devi Agarwal. She has given what I had always expected from her, definitely very happy and super excited. I hope that she carries a great performance in the future as well!, shares excited Sanket Agarwal, her father. Sonia Agarwal,...

Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, officially called Arjuna Award is the second highest sports honour in India after Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. Constituted in the year 1961, the award comprises a bronze statue of Arjuna (a character from the epic Mahabharata), a certificate, a ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹15 lakh (US$20,000 - as of 2020). Sonam Gyatso (1923–1968): Sonam Gyatso claimed fame when at the age of 42 became the second Indian to summit Mt Everest on May 22, 1965. He was then the oldest person to reach the top and spend more than 50 minutes the longest time at the peak. Recipient of Padma Shri (1962), Padma Bhushan (1965) and Arjuna Award (1965), Gyatso was the founder and Principal of Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute at Rathong, Sikkim. He is the only person from Sikkim to get featured in an Indian Postage stamp. Jaslal Pradhan (born 24 April 1957):   Jaslal Pradhan, a boxing legend from Sikkim was an Arjuna Awardee in 1983....

Gangtok, 17/07/2022: “ Indra Jatra ” the Biggest Festival for the “Newar” community is celebrated with great enthusiasm in the Sikkim State every year. This year, the celebration would be an eight days long programme and is proposed to be organised with pomp and glory in the State capital, Gangtok from 2nd to 9th September 2022. A high-level coordination meeting was held at Newar Bhawan, Sichey, Gangtok on 17th July 2022 to finalize the programmes and events. The meeting was graced by Hon’ble Advisor, Labour Department, Government of Sikkim Shri Manoj Pradhan, Shri Prashant Pradhan Chairman NHPC (Sikkim), Advisors and Central Executive Committee of Sikkim Newar Guthi amongst others. Shri Nirmal Kumar Pradhan, President, Sikkim Newar Guthi coordinated the session and stressed the need to organise the Indrajatra event in a grand manner to showcase our rich cultural heritage and traditions. It was finalised that the Indrajatra 2022 puja and rituals would be carried out for entire ...

This is the photo presentation of the making of the beautification of Bhanu Udhyan, Singtam and the installation of the new life-size copper statue of Adi Kavi Bhanu Bhakta.

Kedar Nath Gurung is an Indian educationist and writer of Nepalese literature, known for his satirical expressions. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.