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

SINGTAM, AUGUST 26: Two girls from Sikkim, Tussita Rai bagged three gold and silver and Devanshi Agarwal bagged gold and two silver for their Ecole Globale International Girl’s School, Dehradun.   The girls was among the shooting team of Ecoles that was participating at the 16th Uttarakhand Inter School State Shooting Championship held at Rana Shooting Range from 16th to 18th August. The shooting team of Ecole bagged a total of 56 medals, comprising of 34 Gold, 15 Silver and 7 Bronze medals. Tussita Rai is from Gangtok and a daughter of CB Rai while Devanshi Agarwal is a daughter of Sanket Agarwal from Singtam.

SINGTAM, MAY 21:  Devanshi Agarwal, a Sikkim-born teenage shooting talent, participated in her first International Tournament held in the Czech Republic and Germany.  In her 10 m Air Rifle Women Junior, she bettered her own personal achievement with 612.8 points and secured 34th position at the International Shooting Competition (under 21) at Hanover, Germany, held on May 3-12.  She was one of the youngest participants (aged 15) in the tournament, which featured 96 participants from 38 different countries. Earlier, at the 50th Grand Prix of Liberation held in Plzen, Czech Republic, she scored 608.5 points. Speaking from her hometown, Singtam, Devanshi says it was her proudest moment to wear the Indian jersey and play for the country. That moment cannot be described in words. Shooters from all over the world had proudly dressed up in their respective jerseys. It was ecstatic to see all of them. The skills and tricks which they use were another reason to cherish, all...

Born to Sanket Agarwal and Sonia Agarwal at Singtam, she is 14 years old and studying at Ecole Globale International Girl’s School, Dehradun. Unlike her father and her grandfather Raghubir Agarwal, both accomplished businessmen; she took up Air Rifle shooting sport at her school at Dehradun. Meet Devanshi Agarwal who made history last August in the 17th Uttrakhand Open State Shooting Championship 2018 held at Poudha. She went on to win five gold medals and a bronze medal, most by any individual. Believe me, it was Devanshi’s second tournament she had participated. Despite being a sensation at her game, shooting event is rarely heard in Sikkim. The success story of Devanshi should inspire the youngsters of our state into this sporting event. She is a winner in her teens, who knows she could be the next big thing to watch at a national level or even at an international circle. The last one and half years had been a wonderful spell for Devanshi. She had bagged 17 medals that include...