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My outlook towards the Heritage Management Seminar-1

 Sangachelling Gompa in Sikkim, East India (1925) It was an opportunity for me to be part of the recently held  Two   Days Seminar on Strategy for Heritage Management for Sikkim  organized by the Cultural Department at Denzong Residency, Gangtok. I did not want to miss it.  It was my dedication towards understanding the old days of Sikkim that gave me a chance to have a closer look at what has been going on or I would rather say what the higher officials were thinking about Sikkim History as a whole; this was also my first foray into the big league.  I was happy to be among the learned personalities of Sikkim, sitting beside them and taking note of what they were talking about. It was more than an honour for me (as a student of Sikkim History) to be invited and interact with the officials out there. The meeting, though, left many unanswered questions, but I am sure that in days to come, the quest to preserve the story of Sikkim for the coming generati...

Sanga Chelling Monastery was the oldest monastery of Sikkim

According to The Gazetteer of Sikhim ,  written by HH Rishley and published from Calcutta in 1894, Sanga Chelling (meaning  the place of secret spells ) Monastery near Pelling, built in 1697, is the oldest monastery of Sikkim. Dubdi (meaning  The Hermit's cell ) Monastery was built  in 1701. In later years, the Sanga Chelling Monastery was burned and reconstructed in 1965. The signboard at the monastery also spells it as  Sanga Choling Monastery  or even as  Sangngak Choling Monastery . pic: from Flickr under Virgodad's photostream (2007)