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

State Govt. notification Message from the Governor of Sikkim The Chief Minister of Sikkim and the Governor of Sikkim have expressed deep grief in the passing of the Lata Mangeskar, the legendary singer of Indian Cinema. The state have released a notification to observe two days mourning where no entertainment event shall be held on these two days and the national flag shall remain in half mast.

 My articles on culture and music 1.  JANHA BAGCHA TEESTA RANGIT 2.  White Horse Productions releases ‘Resham Filili’’s music in Sikkim 3.  I am happy to be called 'Second Narayan Gopal' : Dev Narayan Pradhan 4.  Let's give an anthem to sing, encourage and motivate them: AS Music 5.  A good artist will perform any kind of song in any kind of situation : Nitish Pradhan 6.  Sonam Lama: Some memories never die 7.  Gangaa Mukhia: Sikkim Nepali Rock Music gets an “Aakarshan” 8.  Initial years of Sikkimese music in LP Disc 9.  Melodious ‘Sizal’-ing all the way 10.  PRIDE OF SINGTAM 02 - REGAN CHETTRI 11.  "Take That" against social discrimination, voices Sikkim's Thups 12.  Hip hop music in Sikkim is growing day by day: Urban Inc 13.  Jagjit Singh's Jeevan Kya Hai 's lyrics is a copy of Karna Das’s Jindagi ko Ke Bharosa 14.  Danny Denzongpa's nepali song from the film Saino 15.  Dussehra: The hour of happiness 16....

The Orchids, Sikkim's premier rock band of the 1960's-1970's here seen with late Crown Prince Tenzing Namgyal on the drums. (Pic:  Navin Pradhan)

Nepali comedy film Resham Filili, produced in Nepal, launched its music today at Deorali, Gangtok. A musical function was held at Deorali, Gangtok, capital of Sikkim which also was an India release. Gangtok-based, White Horse Productions is an exhibition partner of the movie for India. The audio release was held in the presence of Raghav Chettri, Social Worker; Shital Pradhan, blogger “Proud to be a Sikkimese,” Biren Lama, CEO “Of the White Horse Production” Priyanka Tamang, General Manager, “The White Horse Production” and others. The film stars Vinay Shrestha, Menuka Pradhan Kameshwar Chaurashriya, and others. Music by Kali Prasad Baskota, the hummable songs of the movie, is becoming popular with each passing day. There are four songs in the film. Actor Vinay Shrestha, explaining his inability to attend the audio release, sent a video message from Kathmandu, Nepal, through the internet that was shown to the gathering. Shrestha, in his message, thanked everyone for their presence...

How easy is it to live in the shadow of another person? Yet Dev Narayan Pradhan finds himself blessed when people around him refer to him as ‘second Narayan Gopal ’. Lord Ganesha is always worshiped before any occasion and in Nepali music , it is said Narayan Gopal, the greatest and the biggest exponent of Nepali music is remembered.  To be associated with such a legendary voice is the biggest gift I have ever received, says Dev Narayan Pradhan. His evergreen song ‘ Kati kura nabhanera nai metha metha huncha ’ from his only solo album released some 15-16 years back was a big hit among school-goers like me. To meet this man of golden voice was no more than an unexpected opportunity. The occasion was the Maghey Mela opening at Rongli and he was among the few invited singer guests on the occasion. It was good of Bhanu Daju ( Bhanu Gurung ), a musical talent from Sikkim who happened to be my wife’s family member, and Sunil daju , my wife’s twin brother who brought Dev N...

          Interview of the week Music videos in Sikkim are growing with each passing day and despite collected works of creativity coming from different corners of the state, a small yet beautiful music video   ‘Jiwan mitho cha’ is attracting attention.   Meet Ashis Tamang and Sudershan Sunar (AS Music), young and budding musicians behind the success of the music video ‘Jiwan mitho cha’ from soon to be released Nepali album “Vinnata”.     ·          What is J iwan Mitho Cha ? Jiwan Mitho Cha (life is beautiful) is a voice against SUICIDE and understanding this beautiful gift to mankind called "life". The lyrics of the song are the message saying that although life is full of struggle and problems we still need to wrestle through it and give a chance to live to prevail. Suicide is not the solution. Don't run away from your life; face it, live it. Cheers to life. ·    ...

Meet Nitish Pradhan, an upcoming music heartthrob of Sikkim. His music reflects melody, youthfulness and about the lifestyle Sikkim. He is the one half of Sikkim’s first male/female pop. 1. Three music video in a short span, how do you see yourself in coming years? : It’s not as easy as one views it. It entails so much hard work and labour to come up with a song first and then to make a music video is a totally different ball game altogether. As an artist it is natural to expect progression and growth. I wish that too. Hopefully in my upcoming songs everyone will see a different side to my artistry. At the end, it is a team work and my sincere thanks to each and every individual that I have worked with till now. 2. Your "Maya" video was highly appreciated, your say. Even with relatively less promotion "Maya" surpassed our expectations. "Anisha-Nitesh" Duo is known for this song. I always believed that a good song will always get its due ...