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

  These newspaper cuttings belong from the personal collection of Late Pem Tshering and are now under her daughter Sabnam Lama. Late Pem Tshering had done marvelous work in putting off the newspaper cuttings that hit the headlines all over the world regarding the political turnover at Tibet in 1959 through the newspaper of Amrita Bazar Patrika, he passed away in 1975 and he was Inspector of Police, Frontier Check Post posted at Kalimpong.

These newspaper cuttings belong from the personal collection of Late Pem Tshering and are now under her daughter Sabnam Lama. Late Pem Tshering had done marvelous work in putting off the newspaper cuttings that hit the headlines all over the world regarding the political turnover at Tibet in 1959 through the newspaper of Amrita Bazar Patrika, he passed away in 1975 and he was Inspector of Police, Frontier Check Post posted at Kalimpong.

This newspaper cuttings belongs from the personal collection of Late Pem Tshring and now under her daughter Sabnam Lama. Late Pem Tshering had done a marvelous work in putting off the newspaper cuttings that hit  the headlines all over the world regarding the  political  turnover at Tibet in 1959 through the newspaper of Amrita Bazar Patrika, he passed away in 1975 and he was Inspector of Police, Frontier Check Post posted at Kalimpong.

This newspaper cuttings belongs from the personal collection of Late Pem Tshring and now under her daughter Sabnam Lama. Late Pem Tshering had done a marvelous work in putting off the newspaper cuttings that hit  the headlines all over the world regarding the  political  turnover at Tibet in 1959 through the newspaper of Amrita Bazar Patrika, he passed away in 1975 and he was Inspector of Police, Frontier Check Post posted at Kalimpong.

Starting from today i shall be sharing a newspaper cuttings from the collection of Late Pem Tshering who had done a marvelous work in putting off the newspaper cuttings that hit  the headlines all over the world regarding the  political  turnover at Tibet in 1959 through the newspaper of Amrita Bazar Patrika. Late Pem Tshering passed away in 1975 and he was Inspector of Police, Frontier Check Post posted at Kalimpong.

Marriage photograph of Bhim Rawat,  Editor Himalibela newspaper, Gangtok pic: Sanjay Agarwal

I have always followed the humour of RK Laxman through his cartoon character in The Times of India newspaper. He was one of the greatest cartoonists the country of India had seen and off later in this side of the region when we think of newspaper toons I am sure you all shall have one name in common and that's Pankaj Thapa.   One of the attractions of Sikkim Express newspaper, Pankaj Sir's humour and his way of presenting the events is beyond words. Just watch the above cartoon that represents the recent Bear episode at Gangtok. I could not hide my smile....thanks, Sir!!

AN ENVELOPE   A PIECE OF PAPER   LIST OF ADDRESSES INSIDE THE ENVELOPE I was part of a successful newspaper at Gangtok; the weekly newspaper “Weekend Review” was then considered the third party in Sikkim after the Sikkim Democratic Front led by Pawan Chamling and Congress led by N B. Bhandari, former Chief Minister of Sikkim. I had just completed my graduation when I got a chance to join the big-wig WR team. It took me a week to decide, and I was a news reporter. Even then, my primary concern was looking for Sikkim's old history. The new job was interesting, challenging, and more of an adventure. I never knew what I would do the next day or where I would be.  I was only told to file a report to the newspaper office at Gangtok every Thursday. I was associated with the WR team for more than two years till our editor was replaced, and I found it uncomfortable to work with the new editor. His lack of journalism ethics made me leave WR. Within the fol...

The Nepali newspaper “Himalaya Darpan” now has an online version, accessible at: http://epaper.himalayadarpan.com/login.aspx This paper is one of the most comprehensive source of local news and information from the Darjeeling Hills.

Wichar, a weekly Nepali newspaper completed its 25 years of publication and celebrated its silver jubilee on May 19, 2007, at the Press Club of Sikkim, Gangtok in a simple but well-attended function. While addressing the gathering, Chief Guest Padmashri Sanu Lama and Chairman of Sikkim Academy lauded the contribution of Wichar weekly and commended its significant role towards the cause of well and balanced journalism in Sikkim.  During its last 25 years, Shri Lama expressed that Wichar played a significant role in highlighting the struggle of the Nepali language recognition movement and the demand for separate statehood of Darjeeling. Apart from that, Shri Lama further said that with the pioneering efforts of its editor, Subash Deepak, many poets and writers too started writing and thus the publication helped to nurture talent in the literary field.  An octogenarian sr. journalist and president of Press Club of Sikkim, Shri C.D.Rai, who presided over the function said that Wic...