The Kirat Khambu Rai, or simply, Rai, is a major ethnic community of Sikkim. Like other Himalayan communities, they are also...
Read MoreSince ancient times, the Drokpas, the nomadic herders, and the Lachenpas crossed the borders between Tibet and Sikkim seasonally, grazing their...
Read MoreTholung monastery is located in upper Dzongu, in the buffer zone of Khangchendzonga National Park. It is also called Rigdzin Chhodubling...
Read MoreThe importance of Pemayangtse Monastery in the imagining of Sikkim as a Buddhist kingdom is well established. As prophesied by Guru...
Read MoreThe valleys of Lachen and Lachung lie on the southern slopes of the western half of the eastern Himalayas. Lachen valley,...
Read MoreNote: This is a popular folktale told and retold in Sikkim and the surrounding hills of Darjeeling and Kalimpong where Lepcha...
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