Sikkim now exports to the world, ... Evenings are usually filled with official functions, or private parties, and the royal family has a wide circle of Sikkimese friends.

Sikkim, a small northeastern state in India, ... Established in 1922 for the Namgyal Royal family, the garden is now a ...

The following images are a selection of previously unpublished photographs from the private archives of the royal family of Sikkim. The collection, which dates back to 1875, ...

Kolkata: At least 34 people, including stranded tourists and family members of army personnel, were airlifted from Chaten in North Sikkim and brought to Pakyong on Tuesday, officials said adding ...

There’s also Sikkim: Requiem for a Himalayan Kingdom by the Scotsman Andrew Duff (2015), who was trying to trace his grandfather’s travel to the Sikkim Himalayas undertaken over a century ago ...

Culturally, Sikkim leans Buddhist, its rulers were Tibetan; historical links point northwards rather than to the south. Consequently, quite a few Tibetan monasteries nest in these hills.

The Sikkim royal family had invited American photographer Alice Kandell to document their country in the '60s and '70s. Scroll Staff. May 16, 2015 · 11:00 am Read in App.

Tahsildar, family evacuated safely from Sikkim floods Kurmanatha Rao and seven others, including four of his family members, had been stuck in Lachung, located about 130 km from Gangtok.

Chief minister Pawan Chamling expressed grief. “Sikkim has lost a very able, wise and a distinguished figure in her death,” he said in his message. The Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee also ...

The 12th Chogyal(King) of Sikkim, ... she became the first woman of African descent to ever marry into a reigning European royal family. 5 / 7. Princess Ubol Ratana of Thailand and Peter Ladd Jensen.

The Pangalokha Wildlife Sanctuary is located at the tri-junction of Sikkim, Bengal and Bhutan and is spread over 128 square kilometres. It is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Sikkim.

Now a 64-year-old monk, Wangchuk Namgyal was once a monarch of the Chogyal dynasty that ruled the hilly-state of Sikkim before its accession to India. Once crowned monarch, he now lives the ...