WSOS Co-founder Pranay Khatiwara was interviewed by DD Gangtok on National Youth Day 2021. During the interview Pranay Khatiwara talked about the various student and youth centric activities that WSOS is taking up. Watch full video of the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUltVfzNKhA&t=439s
Youth should stand for what is right: Zigmee Gurung
Wandering Souls of Sikkim recently caught up in an conversation with a Young Leader Mr. Zigmee Gurung. He was last year elected as the Joint Secretary (2019-20) of the Student's Union of Ramjas College in Delhi, where he is currently pursuing his graduations in Commerce. Zigmee hails from Begha Village near Dentam in West Sikkim... Continue Reading →
YOUNG AUTHOR: Conversation with Priya Dolma Tamang
With a keen interest in contemporary poetry, Priya Dolma Tamang has been sharing her passion for poetics on various social media platforms, largely on Instagram. Her first book of poetry and prose, Ivory Gleam, was picked for publication by Leadstart Publishers, Mumbai. Priya’s work has been featured in many international journals and magazines, and has... Continue Reading →
YOUNG AUTHOR: Conversation with Prayash Gupta “Gorkha”
Prayash Gupta “Gorkha" is an author, columnist, lyricist and singer. He was born and brought up in Pulbazar, Darjeeling. He is the author of Poetry Pilgrimage, Ishwar Pick Up the Call and The Gorkha's Story. At present, he is working as an Assistant Professor at Sikkim Manipal University. Wandering Souls of Sikkim talked with Prayash... Continue Reading →
Your venture should create an ecosystem that not only empowers you, but empowers others as well: Devika Gurung
Entrepreneur Devika Gurung is the founder of Fidgety Fingers, a social entrepreneurship project launched on 1st September, 2015 with two main objectives. Firstly, to empower underprivileged and rural women financially and socially and secondly, to reintroduce and preserve the vanishing art form of fibre craft. Women mainly belonging to underprivileged families, school drop outs, young... Continue Reading →
It is good to become rich but you shouldn’t make other’s poor for your greed: Tasa Tengay
Traversing the beautiful landscapes of North Sikkim, after a long and arduous journey from Gangtok, we reached Chungthang, a sub-divisional town in North Sikkim District. Government Senior Secondary School in Chungthang is aptly named Tasa Tengay Senior Secondary School in reverence of one of the proudest son of that locality. Wandering Souls of Sikkim had... Continue Reading →
“It is important to work good rather than just talk good.” – Mohan Gurung
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 →
An Interview with Parshu Dahal
Welcome to Wandering Souls of Sikkim! Parshu Dahal's 'The Lama Who Never Was', a collection of short stories was released recently. An Officer in the Sikkim Police, Dahal is from the beautiful village called Gelling in West Sikkim. Anita Sharma of the Wandering Souls of Sikkim talked with the author about his book and his... Continue Reading →
YOUNG ACHIEVER: An Interview with Sunny Kharel
Welcome to Wandering Soul of Sikkim ! Civil Services Examinations are considered to be the toughest ones given the vastness of syllabus and the degree of competition. Specially, because of the bright career prospect and an opportunity to serve the society, that awaits an individual after clearing these examinations, enormously large number of young people... Continue Reading →
YOUNG LEADER: An Interview with Ms. Charu Chhetri (Guragai)
Welcome to Wandering Soul of Sikkim! Charu Chhetri (Guragai) is the General Secretary of Student Representative Council (SRC), Sikkim Government Law College, Burtuk. Wandering Soul of Sikkim recently talked with her for our Young Leader Series. Here's the excerpts of our interview: Wandering Soul of Sikkim (WSOS): Would you like to share something about your childhood... Continue Reading →