GANGTOK, August 20: Tracing their roots back to Bhutia Chieftain Khey Bumsa, the Sikkimese Bhutia Youth Association (SBYA) has chalked out various activities, including competition on the title of ‘Mr. Khey Bhum’-the strongest man of Sikkim in Bhutia history and cultural cum exhibition to be organized during the eve of Losoong, this year. This was decided in a meeting of the association held today at its new office here at Dechenling. As mentioned in the press release, the meeting also disclosed that a team would be set up to collect and research the necessary information and pictures of Late Chogyals-The 12 Maharajas of Sikkim. Stressing that the subject was sensitive, the president of the association, Kesang Wangchuk Bhutia ap...
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