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Sikkim Introduction
India Travel ForumIn pre-historic times, Sikkim was inhabited by 3 tribes viz., Naong, Chang and the Mon. The Lepchas entered Sikkim later and absorbed them completely. They resorted to the practice of electing a leader whose advice & counsil was sought on crucial matters & followed. The Tibetan migration in early 17th century led the Lepchas to shift their habitats so as to avoid conflict.

Meanwhile they struggle among the followers of the "Yellow Hats" & the "Red Hats" in Tibet forced the latter to seek refuge in Sikkim, where they attained the status of aristocracy & gradually dominated the State. In order to avoid any possible opposition from the Lepchas these immigrants chose one venerable person Phuntsog Namgyal as the temporal & spiritual head of Sikkim. He relocated his capital to Yuksam & estlablished a centralised government.

Tensung Namgyal who succeeded his father in 1670 moved his capital to Rabdentse. During the reign of Tashi Namgyal who was throned in 1914, Sikkim underwent a number of reforms. Forced labour was abolished. Gambling was made illegal. Landlords' courts were abolished. Developmental plans were drawn up for which aid from India was secured. Executive & Judicial powers were decentralised. Tashi Namgyal died on 2nd December 1962, & was succeeded by his son Palden Thondup.

He was married to a Tibetan lady Sangey Deki. She died in june 1957 & Palden Thondup got married to Hope Cooke, who gave birth to a daughter Hope Leezum & a son, but neither their marriage nor Kingdom survived a decade. Growing agitation in 1973 against the monarchy led to the administration's collapsed & Indian troops stepped in which was followed by political arm wrestling for power. In 1975 Sikkim was merged to become India's 22nd State.



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Gangtok Very Nice Place To Visit
We Group Of 6 After Visiting Darjeeling On 30.09.2010,we Proceeded To Gangtok Capital Of Sikkim State Which Is Situated At An Altitude Of6000 Feet In The Mount Kanchenjunga Of East Himalayan Range And It Is A Ever Greenish,healthy,non Smoking Non Spliting ,clean , Hygiene And Peaceful City.the Climate During Our Visit Was Good And Enjoyable.the Maximum Temp.is 20 And Minimum Is 15 Degree. We Reached Gangtok In The After Noon And Had Our Pre Arranged Lunch At Hotel Meylong Situated On 31 A National High Way.the Roads Are Beeing Maintaining By The Border Roads Organsation.we Have Seen The Name Board In The Nh Kanchenjunga To Kanyakumari On The Himalayan Top Hills.by 4.oo P.m.we Had Been In The Cable Car Rope Way Connecting Four Mountains.we Enjoyed The Hills Nature,roads,buildings Plesant View From 4000 Feet Height.then We Visited M.g.marg,lal Market Which Are Shoping Area With Costly Resturants And A Leisurely Place For The Visiting Tourists. M.g. Marg Gangtok Is Very Bussy Marketing And Resting Place For Tourists.on The One Km Shopping Road,there Are Somany Benches For Sitting And Taking Rest.below The M.g. Marg,lal Market And Super Market Are Located.we Stayed In Hotel Meylong Which Is Better For Our Stay. On 01.10.2010,we Started Our Sight Seeing In And Arround Gangtok In Two Maruti Vans Since Only Smaller Vechiles Are Allowed In Gangtok For Local Sight Seeing That Too Only Four Persons Are Allowed In A Single Vechile . We Visited Enchey Monastery 200 Years Old,rebuilt During 1910,botonical Garden,shanthi View Point.in Shanthi View Point, Coloured Dresses Were Given To Take Hill View Photos.then We Visited Do-drul Chorten Stupa Built In 1945 With 108 Prayer Wheels.then We Visited Tibetian Museum Namgyal Insitute Of Tibetology Where We Saw The 200 Years Old Bowls Made From Skull And Etc.we Also Visited Rumtek Monestery Where Nalantha University For Buddist Studies Is Located.we Also Visited Num Num View Point And Flower Show Centre And Park.it Is A Very Plesant One. Variety Of Roses Are There In The Garden Well Maintained.then We Visited Ganesh Tok And Tashi View Point Which Is In 7500 Feet Hight.one Should Not Miss To See In Gangtok.it Was Once On The Way To Old Silk Route To Tibet And Chinna.zoo Is Near By Where Snow Lepord Breeding Station Is Located.some Photos Are Here.there Is Is Also An Army Traing Cetre Is Located. At Tashi View Point, We Saw The Hills View And The Roads Towards Chinna Border .the Climate Was Very Enjoyable There In The Top Of Kanchenjunga East Himalayan Hills . On 02.10.2010,we Proceeded To Namchi 8000 Feet High Which Is 98 Kms Away From Gangtok.enroute We Visited Singtom,temi Tea Garden..when We Enjoyed At Temi Tea Garden..then We Visited Buddist Statue Which Is 100 Feet Hight.we Also Visited Namchi Rock Garden And Siva Temple Which Is Under Construction At A Cost Of Rs.45/ Crores.further Rope Way Construction Project Is Underway Connecting Samdruptse And Namchi Siva Temple Hills At A Cost Of Rs.25/ Crores Covering 10 Kms. It Will Be A Fine Hill View To The Future Tourists Once The Project Work Is Completed.we Enjoyed A Lot In Namchi Hill Visit.we Returned To Gangtok By 5.00.we Stayed At Hotel Meylong .some Photos Are Here. We Have Missed Visiting Nathulla Pass 17000 Feet High And Changu Lake/tsomong Lake Because Of Road Closure By The Defence Due To Land Slides Enroute.further We Were Also Not Able To Visit Yumthang Valley And Pelling In North Sikkim. 0n 03.10.2010,we Said Good Bye To Hotel Meylong Gangtok And Left To Bagdodra Airport By 7.30 A.m. In Inova Vechile Which Is 140 Kms From Gangtok And 98 Kms From Darjeeling.we Reached Bagdogra Airport By 11.45 Am After Passing Through Nearly 25 Hills,zig Zag Roads And Dangerous Curves Via Silluguri. We Boarded The Spicejet Plane Sg 324 Direct To Chennai Via Kolkata By 3.25 Pm. I Have To Coment The Facilities And Comfort Provided By The Owners And Staff Of Hotel Broad Way Darjeeling And Hotel Meylong Gangtok Who Arranged Very Good Meal And Room Service And Other Services To Our Fullest Satisfaction Of Our All Tour Members Which No One Can Expect From Other Hotels . May God Bless Their Bussiness.if Anybody Have Doubts Clarifications Call Me 09443259210. Vijayakumar
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