23.09.23: Sikkim Newar Guthi has spearheaded a ground breaking movement called the "Newar Madhumaha Shradhanjali Programme-2023" (in Newar Language: BIBHA WAHKA DHEKU). The program aims to stand-in connections, offer solace, share grief, and provide financial assistance to bereaved Newar families during times of loss. Sikkim Newar Guthi hopes to bring about a sense of unity among each and every member of the community and instill a sense of belonging to the Newars of Sikkim by being there in times of hardship.
The
Dream project envisaged by Sikkim Newar Guthi (SNG) under the able leadership
of Bhaju Nirmal Kumar Pradhan, the President of SNG was conceived a year before
i.e 2022. After repeated meetings, discussions and reviews among the different
Sakhas from all over Sikkim, the program was agreed upon unanimously in the
Annual General Meeting at Auditorium, Namthang Senior Secondary School on 30th
July 2023 and finally started on 18th Sept’23.
The
program states that each Newa house of Sikkim would offer prayers and
contribute Rs 20 in favour of the grieving family. This collection would be
handed over to the bereaving family, personally by the members of the Central
Executive Committee member, Coordinator and Sakha executive committee members
along with a Samvedna Patra.
There
is nothing one can say to alleviate the pain of a family which is grieving the
loss of a loved one; but the initiation of such a program can certainly provide
comfort and support for them during such a difficult time. In this way, each
and every Newars of Sikkim can grieve the loss of a fellow member of their
community and stand in solidarity with the family of the deceased.
On
September 18th, 2023, a team comprising Nirmal Kr. Pradhan, President of SNG,
Mahendra Kumar Pradhan, Vice President, Dr. Sushen Pradhan, General Secretary,
Basant Pradhan, Chairman State Chief Coordinator, Sunil Pradhan, Youth
Secretary, Sishir Pradhan, Publicity Secretary, Binita Pradhan, CEC, and I K
Pradhan, CEC, along with Youth Core Members paid a visit to the bereaved family
of Karna Bahadur Pradhan from the Timburbong Sakha in Soreng District, where
his mother, Late Subha Maya Pradhan, aged 103 years, had passed away. Dr.
Sushen Pradhan, the General Secretary of SNG, briefed the gathering about the
program and observed a two-minute silence to remember the departed soul.
Nirmal
Kumar Pradhan, President of SNG, and Basant Pradhan, Chief Coordinator,
emphasized the significance of the program. K B Pradhan, President of Soreng
Sakha, and his team provided full cooperation to the central SNG and extended
their best wishes to the SNG CEC team for their continuous efforts to bring all
Newars of Sikkim together. A Samvedna Patra, along with Rs. 19,280/- (nineteen
thousand two hundred and eighty rupees) was handed over to the bereaved family
by Nirmal Kumar Pradhan, President of SNG, and Basant Pradhan, Chairman State
Chief Coordinator, along with other members of SNG.
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