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

Sikkim is a mystical land with a rich heritage and culture. Discovering its legends mixed with magical phenomena has always been my passion. Sharing stories that are unknown to people around me makes me a happy man. I have tried to visit places that have mystery woven in their footsteps. I was at Pasting, a small village near Rongli with 50-55 houses in the forest region, when  the white  champ  flower was in full bloom then .  My grandfather (Aja) had his cardamom field at Pasting, and it was that season when he used to stay at the village in his small hut-like home. It was me, my father, Kancha Kaka, and Kanchi Nini on our first visit to Pasting.  There was a drive to the small bridge near Lingtam. After that, the walk of my life made the jungle stride across the deep woods with leeches hanging around my shoes. I could see Nini screaming out when one of the leeches entered her shoe, making us laugh. We could hear the birds singing, the strange sounds of ...

Discovering Sikkim that has its own rich heritage, culture, its legend and many mystical phenomenons had always been my passion and to learn that was something unknown to most people makes me a happy man. Some time back I was to a place called Pasting, a small village with 45 houses in the forest region when at that time the white chaamp flower was at its full bloom.   Footmarks like spot found at Pasting Busty I was born in Rongli three decades back but never could have gone beyond the place of Lingtam which is just a half an hour drive. I was then at Rongli along with my father to visit my grandfather’s cardamom field at Pasting. Since grandfather was staying at Pasting for a couple of weeks so we were four to visit him, kaka, nini , father, and myself. There was a drive till the small bridge near Lingtam. Thereafter there was the walk of my life making my way across the deep forest with leeches hanging around my shoes. While I could see Nini screaming out when one of the ...