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News: Vote for Changu Lake, Tashiding Monastery and Mt. Kanchenjunga for India's Seven Wonders

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 1 day 22 hours ago

NDTV is revealing the Seven Wonders of India though voting. Sikkim is known for its tourism hub in the entire world. Sikkim is placed along with other North Eastern States and finds three representatives. The three selected wonders from Sikkim include Changu Lake, Tashiding Monastery and our Mountain deity Mt. Kanchenjunga. So vote and lets help our Sikkim be the pride of India.
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Movies: Danny Denzongpa's nepali song from the film Saino

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 3 days ago

Do you know Saino was made four times, first it was a Nepali movie then in Bengali, then in Hindi and finally it was the serial Ajnabhi. It was named Bandhu in Bengali and if everyone get chance upon the Bengali audio cassette get hold on the song ammai ley bhanthey in Bengali. I still recall when i first saw Saino at Vajra Hall, i was having a bad stomach upset but i was not ready to miss any of those single scenes. The film was simply dominated by the presence of Danny Denzongpa ala Aamir Khan in Ghazini.
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Miscellaneous: I answered this beauty contest questions

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 4 days ago
It was sometimes back i was asked to make the set of around 30-40 questions that could be asked in a beauty contest! The person who visited me was a noted celebrity in his own right and a close friend to me, thou i did try to make him clear that i had not come across any such beauty contest and to collect the questions and to answer wasn't as easy as he had thought.
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Miscellaneous: From Sikkim Happy New Year to all

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 9 days ago

New Year and everyone remembers collecting New Year cards for their loved ones. In my case it is a different story, i do not recall when did i last received my new year card. Could be four years..or five years back or before....i believe over the years my loved ones had found it difficult to contact me so i better give my address to them. Shital Pradhan C/O Ganga Niwas Shantinagar, Singtam Sikkim-737134 India
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Miscellaneous: 2008 : Twelve months and twelve news

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 10 days ago

This is a list of twelve news that i felt was the highlight of the year. It was not easy to pick up single news from each month but if my fellow readers help me to make another list of events that was missed i am sure it would be a nice idea.
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Miscellaneous: Darjeeling rare old postcards on sell at ebay

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 13 days ago

I hear people are earning enough from eBay but i find myself fortunate towards ebay....at-least i had that opportunity to come across those photographs. These old and rare photographs clicked during the British era catch old the picture of then Darjeeling. I share with you all these postcards.
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Movies: Gitanjali Thapa: from Sikkim with love

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 14 days ago

So with Gitanjali Thapa, Sikkim finally presents a leading actress to the bollyhood cinema. When I first read about the news it was more than a joyous feel. Having seen Gitanjali grow from Myth to Tina Ki Chaabi, I believe this also gives an opportunity for any person who dares to give their dreams a wig of life.
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Miscellaneous: Sikkim Mahinda Thero: A national hero of Sri Lanka

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 18 days ago

I first heard about S Mahinda Thero during 2005 while at Kolkata when I was asked by one of a stamp dealer whether I was interested on a 20 paise stamp of S Mahinda Thero issued by Sri Lankan Postal Department in early 1970s. I collect philatelic items on Buddhism but I never have the sense of hearing about the person who he was talking about. He told me, as I was from Sikkim so I might be interested to know more about the person and he went on to add it was Sikkim Mahinda Thero, a Buddhist monk who is regarded as a national hero, a famous poet in the Sinhalese language whose poetry promoted patriotism and the revival of Buddhism to this part of the Island. He promised to send me the stamp of S Mahinda Thero from Colombo through mail but since then I had never herad from him. But towards my limited concern it was enough to have knowledge of such person who is keeping the name Sikkim with honour and pride in Sri Lanka.
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Miscellaneous: Sikkim trivia

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 19 days ago
When i started my blog on Sikkim, i had it clear on my mind that this blog shall help people look out for knowledge on Sikkim. I always wanted a knowledge house only about Sikkim, its past, present and future. I do not know over the years how much did i succeed but my determination to let other understand my Sikkim is always giving me a push. I had over a time collected trivia on Sikkim from different sources and used to shared it on Sikkimonline.info the best forum site on Sikkim that is very close to me. I here share these Sikkim trivia to the readers who follow my writings too.
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Miscellaneous: Pandam Garhi and its surmise

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 20 days ago

The stories of the legendary ruined walls at Pandam, 16 km up-hill climb from Rangpo as I had heard from old folks few seasons back had ever since excited me to visit this place. Never in the pages of a history book do we come across its talk about when it was build or how it was constructed at the top of the hill. Over the years many theories had evolved regarding its origin. Some theorists associate the fort with some Lepcha legends while there are few who disagree to it and have their own adage. They make us believe it was one of the Chogyals who constructed it to stop the approaching Bhutanese army from entering Sikkim. The last theory to add up already baffled and made controversial says it was one of Gurkha General from Nepal who constructed the fort along with the Kalika Mandir also called Nishani Mandir just below it. With each theory making questions over my mind I decided to have my second trek to the Pandam Garhi. I had with me few friends, some canned foods, few bottles of water, few photographs from my last visit and lots of excitement to carry my instinct towards the steep valley climb.
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Miscellaneous: "Proud to be a Sikkimese" url has been changed

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 22 days ago
I have received suggestions from many readers to reduce the url of my blog "Proud to be a Sikkimese", so now onwards the blog has a short and a new url http://sikhim.blogspot.com/
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News: Vintage Sikkim photographs given a LIFE

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 22 days ago

I came upon a blog of pukuli (sounds interesting, don't go by the name of the blogger). I even used to have a sister by this name and her name did made me nostalgic. Nevertheless i came through her blog that the LIFE website is publishing around 10 million of photographs from the archives of LIFE magazine. Here i took upon a chance to see whether there are any photographs related to Sikkim and i am glad i did so. There are few photographs clicked by Bill Ray during the India-China tussle of 1965, the area most probably is Nathula Border. The photographs shows army-men of India and China.
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Masti: Sikkim Phlilatelic Exhibition 2002

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posted by Sikkim-himalayanreview 22 days ago

The philately exhibition held at White Hall in 2002 was special in many sense, Sikkim was witnessing such exhibition after twenty years of gap.
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