Comments on: FERNLIGHT: WHAT THE DRUM REMEMBERED https://sikkimproject.org/fernlight-what-the-drum-remembered/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fernlight-what-the-drum-remembered The Land and Its People Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Kalden Gyatso https://sikkimproject.org/fernlight-what-the-drum-remembered/#comment-1650 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:44:00 +0000 https://sikkimproject.org/?p=9065#comment-1650 In reply to Yvonne Vaz.

I’m truly grateful for your words. What you felt is exactly what I hoped to carry forward — the echo of our ancestors’ wisdom, their bond with the living earth. If the piece reminded us not to lose that connection, then it has done its work.

]]> By: Yvonne Vaz https://sikkimproject.org/fernlight-what-the-drum-remembered/#comment-1648 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 07:25:31 +0000 https://sikkimproject.org/?p=9065#comment-1648 Beautiful piece of writing. It comes from the soul. Many like me acknowledge the wisdom and connection our ancestors had with nature. We cannot lose that. Thank you for expressing it all so well.

]]> By: KALDEN GYATSO https://sikkimproject.org/fernlight-what-the-drum-remembered/#comment-1622 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:58:25 +0000 https://sikkimproject.org/?p=9065#comment-1622 In reply to Alex.

Thank you Dr. Alex McKay, like you so aptly put "its a live issue, the slow ingress of modernity is transforming the sacred Himalayan realm", this story though fictional is a living example of almost every Himalayan realm. I'm re-reading your 'The Mandala Kingdom' anew. 🙂

]]> By: Alex https://sikkimproject.org/fernlight-what-the-drum-remembered/#comment-1621 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 02:58:38 +0000 https://sikkimproject.org/?p=9065#comment-1621 A lovely story, so well written and well ended as well - and its a live issue, the slow ingress of modernity is transforming the sacred Himalayan realm - perfectly put here with 'asphalt crept in like a polite murderer'. So many other thought-provoking metaphors. Short sentences each fully formulated, layered upon each other.

]]> By: KALDEN GYATSO https://sikkimproject.org/fernlight-what-the-drum-remembered/#comment-1617 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 08:57:45 +0000 https://sikkimproject.org/?p=9065#comment-1617 In reply to Yashasvi sharma.

Thank you very much for believing in the essence of “FERNLIGHT: WHAT THE DRUM REMEMBERED”. The sole purpose of this story was as you mentioned to bring "...our traditions and beliefs to life".

]]> By: Yashasvi sharma https://sikkimproject.org/fernlight-what-the-drum-remembered/#comment-1616 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:24:13 +0000 https://sikkimproject.org/?p=9065#comment-1616 Your story breathes our traditions and beliefs to life. An important reminder to remember and not lose them. I really liked how you highlighted the present scenario "Their tongues tasted of plastic. Their eyes scanned screens. They no longer bowed to elders, only nodded mid-scroll." which is true even with adults now. Thank you for sharing your story with us.

]]> By: KALDEN GYATSO https://sikkimproject.org/fernlight-what-the-drum-remembered/#comment-1611 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:28:20 +0000 https://sikkimproject.org/?p=9065#comment-1611 In reply to Jyotsna Rai.

Thank you very much Jyotsna!
It always feels good to make someone live the skin of the characters that were once fragments of an imagination.
Your comment is really appreciated.

]]> By: Jyotsna Rai https://sikkimproject.org/fernlight-what-the-drum-remembered/#comment-1610 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:20:51 +0000 https://sikkimproject.org/?p=9065#comment-1610 Hi Kalden,
Congratulations on such a wonderful write-up! I also vividly remember your earlier story the river people….you truly have a gift. It makes me so proud that we have such a prolific and insightful writer amidst us here in Sikkim. I’m genuinely looking forward to reading your future novels and articles.
Your storytelling is deeply riveting , it draws readers in and doesn’t let go. There’s a beautiful echo of Gabriel García Márquez in your narrative style that lyrical flow, the blending of memory and magic, and the way place and emotion are interwoven. Wishing you a flourishing writing career ahead. You’ve truly impressed and inspired me. Thank you for such a brilliant piece … I’m in awe.
Warm regards,
Jyotsna

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