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

MG Marg, Gangtok in the 50s  

Photo Source: Chultim Denzongpa

This picture sends me an important message. We all praise the beautification of MG Marg of Gangtok but looking out at this sketch, I did not see any new changes; we repeated what it was before. As it is said, the earth is round, and we tend to find that the start is the same as the end.

    I had a camera with me yesterday throughout the day out at Gangtok but the only pic i clicked was of the MG Marg and the poster of  3 Idiots.

My last post was a bit easy and a bit nostalgic. When I was in Gangtok as a TNSS student and as a Sikkim Government College student, I had many memories at this Mahatma Gandhi Marg. This first marketplace of Sikkim has had a major turnover over the years. So when i started collecting old photographs about this market place i am sure many of you to would see your bygone days pass by with the flip of each photographs. So, for those who remember their prime like me, this is our MG Marg. DURING CHOGYAL PERIOD - BEFORE 1970s DURING THE MERGER PERIOD - 1973 MG MARG -2009

Lets also speak through old photographs.... The two photographs taken during 1973 revolt against monarchy rule shows two different pictures of the pre-merger activity at Sikkim that changed the political scenario of the then independent Himalayan Kingdom. The place shown in both pictures is MG Marg at the heart of Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim.

SHIVADEEP RAI Gangtok: 99 percent of the renovation and beautification work of MG Marg along the stretch from the Tourism Department to Kiran Dry Cleaner has been completed to date, and the remaining 1 percent is expected to be completed within this month, informed Mr. Rabi N Sharma, Divisional Engineer (Planning) of the Urban Development and Housing Department (UD&HD). The remaining work includes the installation of lamp posts by the Power Department, chairs, and decorative equipment. The fencing surrounding the statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been removed for a replacement to give a novel look. On January 21, several sign boards (measuring more than 3 ft in width) of the shops and stores located at MG Marg were removed by UD&HD. This was done to bring uniformity in the signboards of all the shops and stores located at MG Marg, said Mr. Tobjor Dorji, Co...

SIKKIM EXPRESS NEWS GANGTOK, May 30: Finally, MG Marg gets the much-needed face lift. After years of neglect and little attention by the concerned authorities, this commercial hub of the Capital is currently under extensive repairs and alterations. The State Government has drawn up impressive plans to spruce up Gangtok’s main thoroughfare, keeping up with the vision of the Chief Minister, Pawan Chamling to convert the State into another Singapore. To begin with, the MG Marg is being widened to make more space for parking. Accordingly, the green divider running across the length of the Marg is being cut to size to make the roads on its both sides wider. The existing 7 metre width of the divider will now be reduced to just 1 ½ metre obviously to accommodate more vehicles. The first phase of the project has begun from the Tourism Information Centre upto Star Hall point. The total area covered will be 10,000 square meter and the fund allocated for the first phase is Rs 53 ...