When the village elders in remote Chujachen, East Sikkim thought of lighting the first candles of progress in their village, they established a Primary School in 1953 and aptly named it as Chujachen School. Late D B Gurung, an Indian Army war veteran, deeply influenced by the recently won independence of India and its democratic... Continue Reading →
INTERVIEW: UN Volunteer Sangita Dahal
"Volunteering is the commitment of time and energy for the benefit of society and the community, the environment or individuals outside one's immediate family. It is undertaken freely and by choice, without concern for financial gain." United Nations Volunteer Sangita Dahal holds a masters degree in Sociology and is currently working as a District Youth... Continue Reading →
Learning and growing everyday in every way: A path to achievement.
-Pawan Pyakurel Achievement of something great that we feel will bring some positive change comes from the mantra, “I will learn and grow everyday in everyway.” Actually not only reciting it but practising the same in our life. The simple reason behind why I am saying this is because no great achievement comes in a... Continue Reading →
YOUNG AUTHOR: An Interview with Biswas Timshina (Writer of Naïve and Beautiful)
Welcome to Wandering Soul of Sikkim! Biswas Timshina is a young author and an aspiring actor from Gangtok. A collection of short stories named Naive and Beautiful is the first book penned by Biswas. Anita Sharma of Wandering Soul of Sikkim talked with Biswas about him, his book and his acting career, for our Young Achiever Series. Here's... Continue Reading →
HARIYO MAKHA : SIKKIM AGAINST AIR POLLUTION
Lomas Dhungel So much are we nourished and cared by nature that we can aptly use the term “Mother” when we talk about her. With the modern definition of “development” we have created a world full of non-biodegradable wastes that ultimately give birth to serious problems like pollution, global warming, diseases and many more. Thus... Continue Reading →
Journey towards my Dreams
-Pawan Pyakurel On the way to find out or create a reality in which I can fly high, like I do in my imaginative world, I find myself wondering for few hours, reading a book that promises me success for few hours and taking actions that I feel will take me towards creating the reality,... Continue Reading →
YOUNG AUTHOR: An Interview with Pankaj Giri
Welcome to Wandering Soul of Sikkim ! Pankaj Giri's The Fragile Thread of Hope: A gripping emotional inspirational fiction was one of the best-selling e-books in Amazon. Wandering Soul of Sikkim talked with Pankaj recently for our Young Author Series. Here are the excerpts of our interview with him: Wandering Soul of Sikkim(WSOS): Would you like to share... Continue Reading →
YOUNG LEADER: An Interview with Rikzing Wangyal Lepcha, President, SRC, Government College, Burtuk
Welcome to Wandering Soul of Sikkim ! Dear Readers, Today in our Young Leader Series we present to you all our interview with Rikzing Wangyal Lepcha, President, Student Representative Council (SRC), Government College, Burtuk. Born to Mrs Norjeela Bhutia and Mr. Dorjee Lepcha from North Sikkim he was inspired from his parents and his desire to serve and find... Continue Reading →
YOUNG ACHIEVER: An Interview with Dinesh Acharya (Project Associate,UNDP)
Welcome to Wandering Soul of Sikkim ! Today in our Young Achiever Series, we present Dinesh Acharya. He is presently engaged as a Research Associate with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Born and raised in a hamlet called Kaputhang, near Pakyong in East-Sikkim he completed his primary and secondary level schooling from near is home (Kaputhang... Continue Reading →
YOUNG LEADER: An Interview with Navin Kishore Chettri (One Year Sikkim Padhyatra Team)
Welcome to Wandering Soul of Sikkim! Dear Readers, It has been our effort to present to you all our interviews with young leaders from across the political and social spectrums in the state. Today in the young leader series we are going to share the excerpts of our interview with Navin Kishore Chettri, one of... Continue Reading →