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

According to Hindustan Times, in 2013 a mandir was inaugurated  by  Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwary along with Kaimur district magistrate Arvind Kumar Singh with  a life-sized (5.5 feet) statue of the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar at village Atarwalia, in Kaimur district, about 170 km south-west of state capital Patna.  The white marble statue, which dons the official blue jersey of the Indian national cricket team, weighs 850kg and was crafted at Rajasthan’s Nathdwara at the cost of  Rs.  8.5 lakh. It has been installed on a 10-feet high brick platform. Tiwary also laid the foundation for a temple which would house Tendulkar’s statue. 

Great news for all Sachin Tendulkar's fan. The Junior Sachin is selected for the Mumbai U-14 team. Ajay Tendulkar has already gained media attraction after his first century at U-14 trails last year. He is a left handed batsman and left arm pacer. pic: Indiatimes reddit

Sachin Tendulkar It is hard to believe Indian Cricket without the little master Sachin Tendulkar. Despite tremendous pressure from critics about his forms the little master stunned the world announcing the retirement from limited over international. 2012 was not a great year for Sachin but the cricket history shall always remember the year as the year when Sachin Tendulkar at the age of 39 scored his hundredth hundred against Bangladesh at Dakha. His 23-year reign in ODI record reads 18426 runs in 463 matches at an average of 44.83, with 49 centuries and 96 fifties. His highest score in ODI remains 200 runs, making him the first batsman to cross the double figure.  Yuvraj Singh Yuvraj Singh’s story of determination and self-belief is an inspiration to be followed. After successfully battling cancer he has never looked back. His comeback double hundred in first class cricket and his all-round performance against New Zealand, England and Pakistan makes him ...

I believe I am not sounding erratic with such headlines as "Shital Pradhan....the cricketer", but this is one part of my life that made sacrifices for what I am today. A cricket loss was a history's gain. I used to believe I was born to play cricket, all that I did for most of my initial years was eat cricket, play cricket, think cricket and sleep cricket.  Until one fine morning, I realised that it was not my inner satisfaction that I need to fulfil but I am born to do things that no one dares to flip over and that was.....to shake up our past from the wheel of the clock. Thus my unknown journey towards unwinding Sikkim's history began. But today, I want to speak more about cricket, which was my first love. Cricket started with me in the mid-80s when Sunil Gavaskar was at his peak but I admired the slow left-arm bowler Maninder Singh, the most then. I still remember little Sachin with his unusually small white helmet facing the forces of Imran, Wasim and Waqar in hi...