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

The National School of Drama, Sikkim Repertory Company 's "SHANKAR," directed by Ajay Kumar , completed its two-day run (June 29-30, 2024) at the Studio Theatre , Nepali Sahitya Parishad, Development Area, Gangtok, Sikkim . The Nepali play was adapted from the "Rizak ki Maryada" a Rajasthani story by Vijaydan Detha. Probably the first musical play stagged in Sikkim. The play had everything that could be an audience delight. It had the essence of comedy and tragedy and was well performed. The background light was well used. The Nepali dialogue (translation to Nepali by CK Shrestha ) with the witty screenplay in the middle added its flavour. The biggest highlight of the play was its music which adapted as the scene progressed. The lyrics were beautiful and had an Indian taste. Each and every actor who even had a two-minute dialogue excelled. Bhand 1 and 2, Bhand's wife, Seth 1 and 2, the King and his Queens, Dewan , Courtiers , King's Brother-in-law ...

  29.12.22: A few days back, I had an opportunity to witness a late evening Hindi play Thieves’ Carnival at Manna Kendra, Gangtok, organized by the National School of Drama, Gangtok, and performed by NSD, Sikkim batch of 2021-22. The story is about three thieves who get entangled in a plot created by a rich and bored lady. Without a doubt, the backstage creation of the French-language story deserves much appreciation. The attire worn by the artists, the lights, and the background music, especially the violin part, were finely synchronized with the play's mood. This play was well performed, not too loud, and yet intriguing because of the wide range of shades of different characters involved. The entire play was undoubtedly a team effort and very well displayed, but to me, two characters stand out among all. Lady Hurf, a rich and bored lady, tells three thieves a story and becomes their hostess for them. In the shoes of Lady Hurf, Pallavi Gupta seems destined to be a part of this act...

SINGTAM, APRIL 13 : Cosplay, popular Japanese ‘costume performing play’ makes its debut at Sikkim where on April 10, a rally was held at MG Marg, Gangtok. In cosplay, an anime lover dresses themselves as an anime character and participates in the events. It’s the community of people having same kind of likes towards animations and there character. This was for the first time a cosplay event was held in the Sikkim state.play A rally was held from Star Hall till Tourism Office that showcased cosplay, photoshoots and videos. The second part of the event was held at Cafe Live and Loud where the crowd interacted with the anime characters. Band featuring Insane clique, Arogya and DJ Deechen also performed in the evening. The Cosplay event was sponsored by KOKKIVO, Red FM, Good News, Cafe Live and Loud and organized by Kapil Khalin (MD) vision and Preyanka Tamang (Creative Head) vision