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Sikkim Herald- The Early Years

The history of Sikkim Herald dates back to the time of the monarchy when there were hardly any newspapers in Sikkim. A brief research was carried out by the IPR officials during the recent compilation of the Department's Achievement Report from where it is gathered that few monthly magazines were published during the erstwhile monarchy, such as Kanchenjunga by Mr. Kashiraj Pradhan , (1957), Sikkim Fortnightly by Mr. K.B. Thapa and other few publications. With the establishment of the Publicity Department way back in the early sixties, the need to have an official news bulletin was felt by the then Sikkim Government to highlight its developmental activities in the form of a monthly news bulletin. As a result, the Sikkim Herald came into being. The first Sikkim Herald which was published in Nepali dates back to March 1959. The editorial board consisted of the following members- 1. Mr. T.S.Gyaltshen as Chairman 2. Mr. J.T. Densapa as Member 3. Mr. Mohan Pratap Pradhan as Membe...

Dhimey, Dha, Bhushya: Newar Music Instruments I NEWA DOCUMENTARY

Roshan Prasad Shines at Thailand 2023 World Stamp Championship with Silver and Silver Bronze Honours

BANGKOK, December 02: Roshan Prasad, a renowned Philatelist, Author and Philatelic designer from Singtam, Sikkim bag Silver for his stamp collection on Cricket “The Story of Cricket” and Sliver Bronze for his first book “The Stamp Collector’s Dictionary” at the World Stamp Championship “Thailand 2023” held between 27 th November to 2 nd December at The Grand Postal Building, Bangkok, Thailand. With Mr Richard Tan Eng Chuan,  Vice President of FIP The Championship was organized by the Philatelic Association of Thailand (P.A.T.) under the patronage of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) with the support of Thailand Post Co. Ltd., under the auspices of the Federation of Inter-Asia Philately (FIAP) to celebrate the Auspicious occasion of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua’s 72 nd Birthday Anniversary and also 140 th Anniversary of the first Thai Postage Stamp and Postal Services. Around 2,500 fr...