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

from Sikkim Online CLARITY ON CITIZENSHIP Indian of Sikkimese Origin On 26th April 1975, Sikkim was appointed as 22nd state of India. On that day, Sikkim Citizens, Subject holder (Sikkimese) became Indian Citizen according to “Sikkim (Citizenship) Order, 1975” which says “Every person who immediately before the 26th day of April, 1975 was a Sikkim Subject under the Sikkim Subject Regulation 1961, shall be deemed to have become a citizen of India on that day”. As the Indian Constitution does not provide dual citizenship and there exist only citizenship for the whole of country, therefore, the regulation which provided Sikkim Citizenship (Subjects) commonly known as “Sikkim Subject Regulation Act, 1961” was repealed on 13th Sep 1975 according to “Adaptation of Sikkim Laws (No.1) Order” power conferred by clause (l) of Article 371-F of the Constitution which took effect from 26th April 1975 (appointed day). A million dollar question arises here. Who were Sikkim...

from Sikkimonline.info When we talk of identity, we are essentially asking the age old question of who we are? Or individually who am I? This question has baffled great minds of history since the beginning of time. In fact it directly relates to a very deep rooted subject called “self realization” or as Maslow puts it “self actualization”. When we deeply analyze history of philosophy and the sciences, we find that great minds have defined our identity in different ways. The great saints and religions of the world teach us different practices, processes, karmas, dharma and rituals to basically understand this question. Who am I? How can I be happy, satisfied and peaceful? It is not just a question of theoretically understanding of who we are, but a real concrete realization or experience of who we feel and know who we are. For instance I really feel I am a bhutia and I know it well enough to identify with it completely. On the other hand great scientists like Rene Decart have said “I th...