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

Sikkim’s Film “Anmol Tshan-A Christmas in September” produced by Kishor Dungmali Rai had won the 3 Awards which includes NE Best Feature Film, NE Best Actor (Female) and NE Best Actor (Male) in North East Prag Cine Award 2015 held at Dibrugarh, Assam. NE Best Actor (Female) Sneha Rai, a product of TNA and Mount Hermon School is a debutant actor, received huge round of applause from the jury for her act. Her performances were already applauded by viewers of Sikkim and South Asian Countries during the premiere show of the movie.   Likewise NE Best Actor (Male) Shalom Kabo a famous actor from the hills who hails from Kalimpong also got huge appreciation. Kabo had already bagful of hit films viz. Naya Goreto, Baardan and many more and widely known in different countries among Nepali speaking communities. Anmol Gurung had directed and scripted this film.  Producer Kishor Dungmali Rai after receiving the NE Best Film Award told that “every film which I make, I give platfo...

On 31 st Dec , 2011, the book, The First Step, Pahilo Paila poetry book was realized by Kumar Subba, Chairman Dimapur Gorkha Union at Bamunphukuri . in his speech he asserted that the young youths should pose good literary works. Rupak himself highlighted the Difficulties of the Gorkha community in the North East Area Especially Dimapur, through the means of his write-ups in Gorkha magazines, Blogs, and Newspapers. H e is Associated with  Bureau Chief for Sapparivar and Gorkha Times. He devoted his time to doing communal jobs in the fields of Social  Work and when I describe his poems, I must say he is doing good with vision. The poetry book is comprised of English and Nepali poems, and the  Poets Note was in the script by Nanda Kirati Dewan, Editor NEH 24X 7, and Info & Pub Secy AAGSU  on a poetry book. On Vote of Thanks, he told he is happy that much support was given by his Family Members Paudel Pariwar, Junkeri Production, and all  Sponsors a...

 by Nanda Kirati Dewan Photo Journalist/ Reporter; Guwahati (Assam) INDIA Gangtok based senior journalist from Sikkim Bijay Bantawa who is in Guwahati in a ten day visit for ground study on various spheres of life of Gorkhas in Assam today met members of various Gorkha organizations that includes All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU), Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh; Assam State Committee, Nepali Sahitya Kala Niketan, Nepali Mandir Prabandhak Samitee. The formal meeting presided by Purna Chetri Gorkha columnist and journalist was attended by Dr. Shanti Thapa  Assistant Editor “Hamro Dhwani”, Rohit Goutam Deputy Editor “Saparivar”, Nanda Kirati Dewan Guwahati Bureau Chief “Gorkha Times” , Gokarna Mishra former Executive Editor “Saparivar”, Sanjay Pradhan Publisher “Hamro Dhwani” and poetess Indu Prava Devi also representatives of the named organizations.  The “Meet and Greet Bijay Bantawa” program was held at the office of AAGSU, Gorkha Thakurbari ...

Shiva Thapa, a junior world number two boxer from Assam, India  was  felicitated in Mumbai Boxing Association at Mumbai on November 22. Shiva is leaving for Baku to participate in A.A.Argalov Cup International to be held on December 2 to 8,  2009. He will fight in 54 kg bout.

  Nanda Kirati Dewan, Guwahati 14 th Oct. Guwahati: The All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU) the apex students’ body of Gorkhas of Assam last evening took out a mass candle light torch rally today in memory of the Bhimajuli killings and prayers for speed recovery of those injured in the violence through out Assam . In the capital city Guwahati the Kamrup Dist. Committee along with the office bearers of AAGSU central committee took to street with candle in hands at 6pm from the historic Nepali Mandir premises. Flagging off the rally by lighting a earthen lamp and offering prayers to all the deceased and injured Dil Bahadur Limboo President; AAGSU condemned the most inhuman act of violence in Bhimajuli that claimed as many as 14 lives that left some hundred in feared state of mind when National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants indiscriminately fired on houses of the people on 4 th Oct 2009 Sunday. Unfortunately 8 out of 14 killed were Gorkhas so the AAGSU is...