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

Sikkim is the first country in the world to successfully dispatch a parcel containing small quantities of useful articles, such as medicine, tobacco, tea, sugar, etc., by means of a rocket. The world's first parcel dispatch over the river was on April 10 at 3.30 pm over River Rani Khola, written as Ranikhali on the covers . CE Dudley discharged the main  rocket. The sixth firing on April 10 at 3.35 pm established a new world record when, for the first time, a parcel was carried utilizing a rocket.  The parcel included 12 items: a packet of tea, sugars, a spoon, a chief,  a  toothbrush, cigarettes, and others .   Dudley fired the parcel rocket over the river Rani Khola from Surumsa to Ray. The river was crossed when the parcel reached its destination, and Smith opened the parcel. All the articles were perfectly intact. In the missives, the word “mail” was cancelled by hand, and the word “Parcel’ was written instead. The rockets were apparently fairly crude, ...

" The first animals intentionally sent into space were fruit flies , accompanied by corn seeds aboard a U.S.-launched V2 rocket in 1947. The experiment aimed to explore the effects of radiation exposure at high altitudes. Some further V2 missions carried biological samples, including moss . Albert II, a Rhesus Monkey , became the first monkey in space on June 14, 1949, in a U.S.-launched V2, (after the failure of the original Albert's mission). Albert II died on impact after a parachute failure. Numerous monkeys of several species were flown by the U.S. in the 1950s and 1960s. Monkeys were implanted with sensors to measure vital signs, and many were under anesthesia during launch." But it was September 28, 1935, a rocketmail experiment was conducted in Gangtok in which a cock was lifted in the rocket. A cock with 155 Sikkim Rocketgrams was also launched along with it. The experiment was conducted by Stephen Smith, father of Indian Rocketmail, with the ...

I had been facing the problem of removing the " Write Protection" On USB Pen Drive since a week. I tried different options from formatting my computer to changing anti viruses to anti spy wares but without any fruitful result. It was giving me trouble i could not add anything on my pen drive nor could i delete any material from it. The only thing it showed was "the disk is write protected". Today more than a week i was going through different page of the websites regarding the same trouble faced by many people across the globe and finally when i got the idea to replace my write protected option i was highly relieved. I shall be thankful towards Trouble Fixers. For other do go though the process if you too have similar problem: 1. Open Start Menu >> Run , type regedit and press Enter, this will open the registry editor. 2. Navigate to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies Note: If the registry key ...

BY HIRA CHETTRI Kalimpong 17 March : It was a memorable day in the history of Nepali literature on 14th of March, 2009 when the literary figures of Sikkim, Darjeeling, Dooars, Kurseong, Siliguri and Eastern Nepal thronged to Kalimpong and enjoyed the celebration of 75th episode of Basibiyalo, a monthly get-together of Nepali writers. On the occasion the renowned figures like C.K.Shrestha, who also happens to be the founder of this programme, Nar Bahadur Dahal, Mohan Thakuri, Sanker Deo Dhakal, BhawaniPrasad Sharma, Pradyumna Shrestha, Kedar Gurung, Upman Basnet, Sanker Pradhan and many others were present to grace the ceremony and share their literary works among the audiences which included the higher students of local educational institutions. The programme was started with the reading of code of conduct (Aachar Samhita) of the Basibiyalo by one of the reputed writer of younger generation Sarita Samdarshi and followed by welcome address by Dr. Harka Bahadu...

View Full Album Towards the Nathula Border between India and China at Kupup , just opposite the famed Baba Harbhajan Singh Mandir , there is a Cafe 13000 , probably the highest cafeteria along with a gift shop just attached to it any one could had ever imagined at such height. The taste of coffee gives you the pleasure and the serene beauty of the surrounding sets the moment for which Sikkim is renowned across the world. Well this cafeteria did not excited me the most until i came across a rare "thing" that i had never ever come across in so far. Inside this unique surrounding in one of its corner lie three flags out of which one did really capitulated my attention. I had gone through different books on Sikkim history where the Sikkim National Flag was primly noticed in any state festive or in any occasions where the guest of honour was of royal family of Sikkim. But to see the Sikkim National Flag just in front of you and touching it, a breeze of pride r...

Yesterday late night i too was among those who succeeded in putting off the forest fire at Chujachen, Rongli. Though no news of human casualties was recorded but the late evening forest fire within 6-7 hours destroyed zinger crops and other crops in this village.

The Post Offices in Sikkim is said to have started around the time when Sikkim Expedition 1888 was undergoing (More information on Sikkim Expedition 1888 shall come in days to come), this cancelled post card send from Sikkim to Bombay could probably be one of the first used postcards to had been officially marked from Sikkim Post Office . This postcard is on sale at auction and is priced around 400 to 500 pounds. The place of cancellation shows "EXPERIMENTAL P.O." As from the Invaluable website : The Sikkim Expedition, 1888-89 1889 (3 Dec.) 1/4a. brown stationery card from Private John Sullivan of the Connaught Rangers at Sikkim to Bombay, cancelled with a good strike of the " experimental po/c-7 " c.d.s. and with Market Bombay 's arrival c.d.s. alongside; the contents requesting the addressee to send a catalogue to the writer at Sikkim; most unusual. The card with a couple of small faults though a rare item of mail from this obscure military oper...

Elisa Maria, wife of the first Chief Minister of Sikkim, L D. Kazi with former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi Photo shared by Binoy, Singtam

by Nakul Chettri With a large number of ethnic societies having their own social, economic and cultural attributes living in a highly heterogeneous mountain environment, any developmental initiative in the Himalayas has to be based upon a value system that they understand, practice and is sustainable. The Himalayas are characterised by highly complex socioecological systems, with rich cultural diversity linked with equally rich biological diversity. However, it is a paradox that the majority of people living in this biologically rich region are among the poorest in the world. Agriculture, being the most dependable livelihood option available to these people has evolved significantly over the centuries to cater to their subsistence needs. Based on the agro-climatic zones and farming practices, the Himalayas can be broadly categorised into five major systems. Each of these systems can be characterised by i) specialised pastoralism (purely livestock based, a high altitude transhuman subs...