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

SINGTAM, NOVEMBER 22: Singtam gets its first photography club. At a function attended by photographic admirers from Singtam and beyond, the Photographic Society of Sikkim (PSS) was officially announced, and its logo was released at Kid Zee School, Dhamala Colony.   Mohan Pradhan ‘Neeraj’, Sansthapak of Singtam Basibiyalo, was the Chief Guest of the occasion. Plans to organize photography awareness workshops, field trips, and the honing of photographic skills were discussed. The members' portfolios were also distributed. Shital Pradhan, blogger at Proud to be a Sikkimese, hosted the program and gave a welcome speech. Milan Sharma spoke about the importance of establishing the Photographic Society of Sikkim and different agendas that could benefit society through the hobby of photography. Mohan Pradhan ‘Neeraj’, the program's chief guest, released the logo of the Photographic Society of Sikkim. In his address to the gathered audience, Pradhan congratulated the team...

Today (03.11.15), a meeting was held at Kid Zee School, Dhamala Colony, Singtam with seven enthusiastic photography admirers to set up a Photography Society. As such, adhoc body was formed. The outcome of the meeting was the official launching of the Photography Society very soon. Agendas for the establishment of such adventurous organisation was discussed. The founding members of the today's meeting were : Milan Sharma, Saroj Limbu, Sisir Chettri, Suresh Pradhan, Roshan Rai, Ashok Prasad and Shital Pradhan. For anyone interested to become a member can mail at photographicsocietyofsikkim@gmail.com

Photography is catching me these days and i simply love clicking the wide nature. Dew drops are one such theme i am really interested in and i am sure in days to come i shall build a nice collection.

Howrah and a ride in a ferry...awesome combination!! What is pasture better than this act.... Never late to be with Dhoni Something never changes If you are in Kolkata you do not want to miss a tram!! Every tree has its own day God does'nt need a home World is changing in South City Does these boxes still fethches letters!! Kolkota or Calcutta: the beauty of the city is still alive I am back from Kolkata this evening and the most off all i missed was my small blog. For my readers this is mine 10 best photographs that i had from my Kolkata tour.

I am sure there are thousands of readers worldwide who read this article of mine and yet we do not know each other. One of the primary reasons to start a blog was to reach the furthest of the poles. I want to make new friends and learn about different cultures and traditions but could be that I am not able to connect my way of writing to their thoughts. When I had newly joined Weekend Review as a newspaper reporter sometime back in 2003 my mentor Mr. Sujit Chakraborty used to tell me.  "When you write an article, do make it a point to write it in that way in which you like to read.” The same theory has been with me since then, whenever I write an article I keep in mind it should be the easiest even if the layman could never have any difficulty reading it. Today I want to share a few of my secrets about the world of blogging. I had been surfing web pages since 2001 and it took me more than five years to start my blog. I here want to mention the name of one person that has in s...