Gangtok
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Gangtok’s transition to an urban centre happened alongside the changing political landscape of Sikkim, while it was still an independent kingdom. After the British political office was established in 1889, it slowly began to indicate urban characteristics, marked particularly by the building of…
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Having travelled from lands across Jaipur, Nepal, and into Sikkim, the sarangi sits in the hands of a man drawing his bow across its strings on the packed Tharo Line in Gangtok. In front of him lies a scarf with a few scattered notes of ten, twenty, and fifty rupees. He is playing various…
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If one does not take their time gazing through the endless movement of people and many concrete buildings standing atop what is colloquially called the “New Market”, a stretch of area adjacent to the popular MG Marg that constitutes a large pedestrian section and a one-way road for cars passing…
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A long time ago, ltbu-moo, Mother Creator, created Kongchen Kongchlo, i.e. Mount Khangchendzonga, the world's third highest mountain peak. To complement this glorious creation, she then created lakes and rivers. But something seemed amiss. Then, she created Fudongthing, the first man, and gave him…
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