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

SINGTAM, DECEMBER 5: Sakyong Chisopani JHS Biodiversity Club had its annual meeting today at its school. Teacher and student members of the Biodiversity Club discussed different matters to enhance the club for the next session. Shital Pradhan, Biodiversity Teacher of the school gave details of the different activities undertaken by the club in the 2015 session. Pradhan emphasized that eco-friendly environment help students be familiar with nature and its surroundings. It was also decided in the meeting, one year project on photo-documentation of butterflies around the radius of 10 km from Singtam would be undertaken.

I had been writing on different topics related to Sikkim for the last 10 years. From flipping over the pages of Sikkim heritage to Sikkim royal family, from century-old Sikkim Postal History to Shapi, and today we will talk about an unusual plant species. Rather a strange case, at least to me and a few of my friends with whom I share the photographs. This was something weird, never reported or heard before. I was thrilled to find this particular banana species growing along the National Highway while on the way to Gangtok a few days back. On that particular day near Orange Village Resort, there was a long queue of vehicles where an army vehicle had collided with a Bolero. From the queued line of vehicles where I was sited, I came across this banana species planted in front of a nearby residence. It took me by surprise and I could not help myself to go near the plant. I had never come across such a banana plant with its flower and fruits growing upright towards the sky a...

Black lentils(Kalo Dal)....growed in Bhasmey Busty. Main crop of Bhasmey Busty...!! Carnberry Beans.......!! Cow Shed.... Goat Barn.....!! Maize.... OMG Turkeys.....they r here at Bhasmey Village...!! Papaya....very famous in Bhasmey Busty...!! Piggerey Shed.....people here mostly depends on Livestock farming also...!! Red Lentils......(Masuri Dal) pics: Suresh Lama