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

24.02.22: Members of Shantinagar Gaon Sudhar Samiti welcomed and congratulated Safalta  Biswakarma, winner of Sikkim's Top Model Miss Teen 2022 Season 2 at Shantinagar.  In a small program, she was offered khadas and a flower bouquet. Speaking on the occasion Krishna Chettri, President SGSS congratulated the family of the title winner. Chettri told the Samiti is blessed to have such talent. The mother and grandmother of Safalta were also offered khadas and thanked for supporting their daughter's wishes.

January 08, Singtam  : Grishmita Sharma, resident of Tokal Bermoik, South Sikkim was declared the 1st Runner Up of the Face of Zylish Season 3 at the grand finale held on January 6, 2022 at MalBazar, West Bengal.  Born to Late Narad Prasad Sharma and Late Junu Sharma, Grishmita is an Integrated Graduate Diploma in Aviation, Hospitality and Tourism Management; is pursuing Bachelor’s Degree from IGNOU. Rachana Sharma from Madarihat was the winner while Anupama Kujur from Kalchini went on to grab the 2nd Runner Up title. The beauty pageant was completely designed for freshers and aspiring models.  Other sub-title winners included Laxmi Gupta from Pakyong, Sikkim (Director Choice Award), Priyanka Chhetri from Kumani (Miss Best Smile) and Poly Karzi from Mathachulka (Miss Photogenic). Pranay Pradhan and Prashant Pradhan, Directors of Zylish Academy were present in the event. Suraj Chhetri (Darjeeling Branch), Pankaj Rana (Jaigaon Branch), Sagar Chhetri (Birpara Branch), Vivek ...

SINGTAM, DECEMBER 9, 2021 : Fourteen aspiring models were selected from the Sikkim Audition of the Face of Zylish 2021 Season 3 held at Singtam. The beauty pageant was organized by Zylish Academy, Malbazar in collaboration with V-Matrix Dance Academy, Singtam. Twenty-two participants from different parts of Sikkim had participated in the event. Mukesh Agarwal, Councilor, Singtam Nagar Panchayat was the Chief Guest of the day while cine-star Uttam Pradhan was the Guest of Honour. Other guests present on the day included Reeta Gurung (Mrs. Sikkim 2020), Ganga Mukhia (Sikkim State Awardee), Sita Sharma (Panchayat, Burung), Anjoy Chettri & Praja Pradhan (Actor), Sashi Kala Tamang (Social Worker), and others. Pranay Pradhan, CEO, Zylish Academy, and Abhijit Chettri, Groomer Zylish Academy were the judges of the day. Photographic Society of Sikkim and Proud to be a Sikkimese were partners in Photography and Media. Shanti Lohar was the host of the day. Sarita Joshi Pradhan, State Co...

Hannah presents Glory of Sikkim 2020 beauty pageant ended with Aita Maya Tamang winning the coveted title; Aisha Rai and Dipanjali Gurung were 1st and 2nd Runners Up. Anisha Sharma was declared Miss Fitness. The finale was held at Rongli on December 30.    The finale day had Traditional Round, Gown Round, Reuse Round and Question - Answer Round.Sangeet Prayiar, Mahima Joshi, Binay Gajmer and Stephen Srijana Dhamala were the judges of the beauty contest. Dambar Pradhan, SKM Area Incharge Chujachen Constituency was the Chief Guest of the day. Other distinguished guests included Anupa Tamang, Navin Dungel, Amar Gurung and others.

SINGTAM , DECEMBER 26: Sarita Pradhan , residence of Burung , Singtam won the 1st Runner Up title at the Face of Zylish 2020 . The grand finale of the beauty contest was held on December 23, 2020 at Malbazaar , West Bengal; organised by Zylish Academy . Sukla Roy from Bagdogra , Siliguri won the title of Face of Zylish 2020 while Anisha Sewa from Jaigoan , Bhutan won the 2nd Runner Up title.    Face of Zylish 2020 – Season II had 927 participants from 11 states of India. Contestants from Nepal , Sri Lanka , Bhutan, Singapore , UK , Maldives and Kuwait had also participated at the Biggest Online Model Hunt Contest. Abhijit Chettri was the groomer and also the judge of the contest. Chettri was supported in grooming by Anjali Rai , winner of Face of Zylish 2020 – Season I . The competition had started from September 3rd, 2020.    Speaking on the occasion, Sarita Pradhan has thanked the organisers for providing a platform for all the aspiring ...

SINGTAM, DECEMBER 19:   Hannah Presents Glory of Sikkim 2020 beauty pageant starts its grooming session. Fifty contestants had participated through an online and offline process  from different corners of Sikkim. Mega Audition was held at Rongli Village Paradise Resort, Makaibari on December 17, 2020 out of which 11 contestants got through to the Top 11 finalists. Sristi S Pariyar was the judge of the Mega Audition. Speaking on the occasion, Dinah Bishwakarma, Founder/CEO – Glory of Sikkim said the beauty pageant provides a beautiful opportunity to all the girls of 12-26 years age group. The specialty of the beauty pageant is the fact that this competition has a theme “Beauty comes in every shape, size, and colour’. The pageant is all about beautiful souls. It will provide an opportunity to those girls who actually think that they are not beautiful because of their weight, skinny skin, short height, and others, said the CEO.

Age was never a problem for 32 year old Mrs. Tshering Lhmu Sherpa from Development Area, Gangtok when she thought of participating at the pageant competition organized by Dr. Aman Gandhi Film Production held at Hotel Metro Views, Karol Bagh, Delhi . As promised to her daughter, Ismita Rai she went on to win the competition and bagged two titles of Mrs Bharat Worldwide 2019 and Mrs Himalaya 2019.   Born to Norzang Sherpa and is Yanzee Sherpa, Tshering Lhmu Sherpa is a businesswoman and her interest lies in making pickles. It was her daughter who inspired her to participate at the pageant competition when she came to knew about such competition being held from social media.   Twenty participants from different states of India took part in the competition where each one gave their best performances, says Tshering. She never expected to win but the winner titles gave her joy and satisfaction. She has thanked her family members for being very supportive an...

Born to Hemant Rai and Tshering Lhmu Sherpa, Ismita Rai made the state of Sikkim proud when she won the double title of Miss Teen Himalaya Worldwide 2019 & Miss Teen Himalaya Global 2019 at a pageant competition held at Hotel Metro Views, Karol Bagh, Delhi. Student of Class X studying at Bahai’s School, Tadong; She resides at Developmental Area, Gangtok. Always interested in doing cosmetic makeover she says dancing is her main passion.   The beauty pageant happened all of a sudden and she wasn’t at all prepared for it. She got the news of the competition through social media and her interest took her to Delhi. Fifteen aspiring models from different parts of the country had participated in the competition and it was really tough, as all were equally good. Self-belief played an important factor in winning the titles, adds Rai. Her parents are her idols to which she had been looking up in her ups and down. She dreams to become a successful model in coming y...

Sikkim is growing and its growing stronger day by day. We have events organized to showcase the Sikkimese talent on a larger than life platform. Among such event enters Mr. Sikkim 2018 Manhunt, first of its kind in Sikkim. The mega event is organized by GBT Entertainment in collaboration with Sikkim Chronicle and The Accelerator. The theme of this year event is ‘Lets talk Mental Health’ and will be held between August-November, 2018 at Gangtok. The event focuses to give platform for any aspiring fashion enthusiasts and models to chase their dream, passion, style and come-out to prove themselves to the world beyond. Among the media partners my blog finds an honour and opportunity to be associate with such a large event. Sikkim had always given dynamic personalities to the world but Mr. Sikkim 2018 Manhunt  is for a different league. It promises to put forth the local talent to its zenith. The beauty of this event as a blogger, I see is the meeting point of the socio-glam...