Sikkim Newar Guthi Congratulates Chief Minister P.S. Golay and Felicitates MLA N.B. Pradhan at State Level President's Meet

Gangtok: Sikkim Newar Guthi extended heartfelt congratulations to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri P.S. Golay, for being awarded the prestigious “Gorkha Gaurav Samman Award,” bestowed by Himalayan Darpan, the leading Nepali Gorkha daily newspaper in India.

They also felicitated Shri (Bhaju) N. B. Pradhan, Hon’ble MLA and Advisor, Govt. of Sikkim, with their heartiest congratulations and extended their best wishes for this new journey of trust and responsibility during the State Level President's meeting held on July 16, 2024 at the Newar Bhawan, Sichey, Gangtok.

In the meeting, all 43 Sakhas under Sikkim Newar Guthi attended, and Hon’ble MLA and Advisor, Govt. of Sikkim, Shri (Bhaju) N. B. Pradhan, was honoured as the Chief Guest of the meet.

Various PowerPoint presentations were made, outlining the current status of Newar people in Sikkim. Many issues were identified, and possible solutions were discussed. The agenda also included future activities relating to the preservation of culture. Hon’ble MLA and Advisor, Govt. of Sikkim, Bhaju N. B. Pradhan, addressed the gathering and requested all Sakhas to be united and support the central committee to meet the objectives of Sikkim Newar Guthi.

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JANHA BAGCHA TEESTA RANGIT

This was a national song of Sikkim sung in the Nepali language during the monarchy system. During the merger with India, the song got banned and later re-released. Two words on the 8th para, which earlier said 'Rajah rah Rani,' were replaced with "Janmah bhumi." This song was dedicated to the King and Queen of Sikkim. The song lyrics were penned by Sanu Lama, and the music was composed by Dushyant Lama. The song was first sung on the birth anniversary of Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal on April 4, 1970, at Gangtok by Aruna Lama, Dawa Lama, and Manikamal Chettri. JANHA BAGCHA TEESTA RANGIT, JAHAN KANCHENDZONGA SEER YEHI HO HAMRO DHANA KO DESH, TAPAWAN HO PYARO SIKKIM INTERLUDE PHULCHAN YEHA AANGANAI MAA, CHAAP , GURAS, SUNAKHARI SWARGASARI SUNDAR DESH KO HAMRO PYARO PYARO JANMAHBHUMI JANHA BAGCHA…… BATASHLE BOKCHAA YAHA, TATHAGAT KO AAMAR WAANI ...

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