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

Singtam, April 7 : Badhaichha Creation in association with famed Singtam Basibiyalo and ‘ Proud To Be A Sikkimese’ Blog is set to organize a state level solo dance competition at Singtam. The dance competition is aptly called “Sikkim’s No. 1 Dancer”, Search for the Sikkim’s best Solo Dancer. The Media Partners for the events are Sikkim Express, Samay Dainik, Nayuma Television, Voice of Sikkim and 91.9 FM, Gangtok. Indra Pradhan, Central Executive Member of SDF Party is the Chairperson of the Sikkim’s No.1 Dancer Competition Committee. The other distinguished committee members includes Jas Maya Rai, Vice Convenor Cheli Morcha (East) Rinchenpong, Pakyong, Karma Doma Bhutia, Vice Convenor Cheli Morcha (East), Rhenock, Mohan Pradhan ‘Neeraj”, Sansthapak Singtam Basibiyalo and TB Pradhan, President Singtam Newar Kalyan Sangathan, Praveen Pradhan, Managing Director Badhaichha Creation and Shital Pradhan, Blogger, Proud To Be A Sikkimese.   The dance competition shall consis...

Badhaichha Creation, Singtam in association with Singtam Basibiyalo and ‘ Proud To Be A Sikkimese’ Blog presents a dance competition for Junior and Senior category “ Sikkim’s No.1 Dancer, Search for the best solo dancer of Sikkim ” to be held at Singtam. Audition Date April 14-15, 2012. For more contact: Praveen Pradhan 9832075790, Mohan Pradhan ‘Neeraj’ 9933872952, Shital Pradhan 9800655609,   Last Date of submission April 12, 2012.

Appeal:  A Dancer from Singtam, Bishnu Suman's video is at Great Indian Talent Competition, please visit you tube and click "like" to help him enter the next round. Rules to qualify 1> Get 250+ Views on Your Video for Automatic Qualification 2> Get 100+ Views on Your Video for Judges to Review & Qualify

SINGTAM: The much talked Sikkim Dance Ka Maha Mukabla started off this morning at Gorkha Dharamsala, Singtam. The three day audition event started from today with the audition of junior category solo dance. The senior category features the group dances on June 11 th while the next day is kept as reserved day for the left out solo and group dance participants.  The first day of the audition saw 21 contestants from different places of Sikkim presenting their individual skills in Hindi, Nepali and English numbers in front of two judges. The Singtam crowds came in large number to support the performers. They clapped and encouraged every performance.  The day saw 13 contestants being selected by Bikash Darnal, choreographer from Kalimpong and Anu Pradhan, former Miss Sinolchu and choreographer, the two judges of the first day event.  Kamlesh Agarwal was the Chief Guest of the first day with the three members of Singtam Nagar Panchayats Meena Kumari Chettri, Bishnu ...

New Heaven Dance Institute, Singtam, East Sikkim is all set to come with state level dance competition “Sikkim Dance Ka Maha Mukabla”. SOLO DANCE AUDITIONS ON 10TH JUNE , GROUP DANCE AUDITIONS ON 11TH JUNE, WHILE RESERVE AUDITIONS IS SET ON 12TH JUNE. 9775833914 , 959337245

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New Heaven Dance Institute, Singtam, East Sikkim is all set to come with state-level dance competition “Sikkim Dance Ka Maha Mukabla” to nurture the local promising talents within the state to the national level under the banner of Red Panda Rover Crew, Singtam. “Sikkim Dance Ka Maha Mukabla” is to begin on June 10, 2010, at Gorkha Dharamsala, Singtam. The dance competition shall feature junior and senior groups. The junior dance competition shall have participants below 14 years and feature solo dance while for the senior category, the competition participants should be above 14-24 years and they have to compete in a group dance. A group dance category shall feature 9 participants.  Winners of the Junior Category shall be rewarded with Rs 10,000 while the first runner-up shall be presented with Rs 5,000 along with trophies and certificates respectively. Similarly in the Senior Category, the bumper prize is Rs 25,000 while the first runner-up shall be presented with Rs 15,000 alo...

Old photographs do take you to those bygone days and one such moment was when Tashi Lama, one of my very good friends from Singtam sent me an old school photograph. He was a class junior to me at East Point English School at Singtam now more famous and upgraded to East Point SSS. Tashi sent me two photographs and both of them were more than nostalgic for me and I do remember that particular moment. The dance program was performed by the school students during the 1990 Independence Day at Singtam Mandi Bazaar. The ground is no more here, instead a shopping complex has been erected. In almost 19 years I have forgotten the names of a few guys who were dancing then. The two people that really excited me in the photograph were Sapna Verma and Pem Tshring Bhutia. Thanks to the internet, I came across Sapna after more than 18 years this late winter and it was more than pleasure exchanging scraps with her. With Pem Tshering, we studied from Nursery to class xii after which he left for veterina...

SINGtAM:  They came, they saw, but they did not conqueror, and yet they were winners of their own rights.   The first round exit from the audition of the Nachyo Babari held at SDF Bhawan in Gangtok on September 13 did not deter the minds of students of Burung Primary School near Singtam.  The mere opportunity to perform at the stage of the state-level competition was more than a lifelong experience for them.  Burung Primary School, in its twenty-fourth year of establishment, broke their jinx when it sent its five students and its choreographer to participate in the dance competition. All girls’ group dance participants included students of age groups fourteen and fifteen. All the students were visiting Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim, for the very first time. The student group presented their dance performance from Uttam Pradhan’s Nepali debut film “Darpan Chaya”, who was one of the three judges along with Kamal Rai and Pema Tsedun.  The three judges did apprec...

Pappu can't dance sala but Bhaichung Bhutai can. Except for some facial expressions, Bhaichung did a fantastic job. Bhaichung managed step by step to his choreographer Sonia Jaffrey. It was for the very first time Bhaichung Bhutia was performing on television apart from doing some soccer chat shows. The third season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa aired on Sony TV had something surprised for its viewer when they roped the soft-spoken Bhaichung who was the last moment replacement for another sportsman Vijendra Singh and as Bhaichung told he wanted to overcome his fear of dancing. Great going Agya Bhaichung. We love you.