Detail notes can be browsed at the following links. With 607,688 inhabitants as of the 2011 census, sikkim is the least populous state in india and the secondsmallest state after goa in total area, covering approximately 7,096 km2 2,740 sq mi. We hope that your online tour of the association will be both enjoyable and informative and that you will find what you are looking for in our little corner of cyberspace. The states name is derived from the limbu words su him, meaning new house. Rays documentary is about the sovereignty of sikkim. The history of sikkim, an area in presentday northeast india, began in 1642 as a kingdom established when india and nepal were still many princely states with many rulers at that time and had not unified to the present union of india and present country of nepal. Now to come to the real subject of the history of sikkim, it is first of all. This page will deals with sikkim current affairs gk question answers that means student of sikkim state can get their latest general knowledge question on their states, villages, cities e. Constituting only 20% of the total area of the state. Manybooks, with the vision to provide an extensive library of ebooks for free on the internet, is one of the best user interfaces and design among the ebook torrent sites. Timeline world history documentaries recommended for you 50. It is believed that lepchas or rong ravine folk were the first inhabitants of sikkim. Buddhism, which arrived from tibet in the thirteenth century, took its distinctive sikkimese form four centuries later, when three. Sikkim a travellers guide this book, published in 2001, gives information about sikkim through many aspects.
Sikkim history in urdu hindi sikkim documentary facts. The lepcha were early inhabitants of the region, apparently assimilating the naong, chang, mon, and other tribes. Sikkim tourism provides you information about the history of sikkim. After india became independent in 1947, sikkim continued to enjoy the protectorate status with the republic of india. Below, find a meta list of 200 free textbooks, and check back often for new additions. This landlocked state is least populated and has gangtok as its capital. Sikkim an untold story of annexation hues of a soul. The book analyzes and explains the basic pre history of the universe and how it came into being, the basic dynamics which created life, the basic. Acceleration time histories for the main shock of 18th september 2011 sikkim event. Sikkim current affairs today latest current affairs 2020. According to hindu mythology, lord shiva is said to have appeared in the form of hunter kirateshwar or lord of the kiratas to arjuna in the very spot where the ancient kirateshwar temple lies in legship, west sikkim.
The story of sikkim echoes the land itself an ardous landscape of peaks and valleys that rise and fall like its tumultous history. In order to provide inclusive growth and provide equal benefits and opportunities to all the people, schemes have been launched. Sikkim travel guide what to do in sikkim rough guides. Sikkim chronicle is a unit of yonika infotainment pvt. Out of total border length, sikkim shares 220 km with china, 98 km with nepal and 32 km with bhutan. After indian independence in 1947, when india became independent, a popular vote. With 607,688 inhabitants as of the 2011 census, sikkim is the least populous state in india and the secondsmallest state after goa in total area. Till 1975, sikkim along with nepal and bhutan was known as the himalayan kingdom.
Little is known of sikkim s history prior to the 17th century. Sikkim covers an area of about 7,300 square kilometres, nearly 40% of which. Also see our online collection, 1,500 free online courses from top universities. The path of splitness is a major nonfiction work that will rock the scientific world it is 2,766 pages. This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of presentday sikkim, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included presentday sikkim. Sikkim shares its border with the state of west bengal and the neighbouring countries of nepal, bhutan and tibe t. Its neighbours are bhutan to the east, nepal to the west, the tibet autonomous region of p.
It is situated in and surrounded by tibetan plateau in north, it is endfolds the upper valley of teesta river darjeeling district in south, kingdom of bhutan in east and singalila range act as a natural barrier with nepal in west. This book makes people aware with the aggressive side of india as a nation. The bhutia began entering the area from tibet in the 14th century. Various schemes have been implemented in the state for the growth and development. In the midst of the cold war and the growing tension between india and china, the geo political nature of sikkim, then a protectorate under india became significant which was the easiest access to the tibetan capital of lhasa and the strategic siliguri chicken neck corridor of india.
The history of sikkim ranges from the coming of the lepchas to the emergence of the state as an associate state of the indian union. Sikkim sikkim is the 22nd state of india came into existence with effect from 26th april, 1975. Sikkim history,about sikkim history,sikkim india history. History, culture and customs of sikkim kindle edition by j. Sikkim is the only state which offers excise benefits and major players of the pharmaceutical industry have set up their manufacturing units in the state. China has never officially recognised india s claim to sikkim, so to bolster pro delhi sentiment the indian government has made sikkim a taxfree zone, pouring crores of rupees into road building. Many other languages such as dzongkha and tibetan are also spoken by smaller numbers. Torrent pharma, the flagship company of torrent group is one of the leading pharma companies of the country. It would work to expand the temi tea estates in the state and acquire new gardens either wholly or partially owned by the government.
It is situated in and surrounded by tibetan plateau in north, it is endfolds the upper valley of teesta river darjeeling district in south, kingdom of bhutan in east and singalila range act as a. Of the early history of sikhim a few doubtful glimpses reach us through the thick. Sikkim was a buddhist kingdom under the namgyalchogyal dynasty from 1642 to 1975. Oct 28, 2017 the sikkim government plans to set up tea development corporation of sikkim, which would be the nodal agency for developing the tea industry in sikkim. The name darjeeling came from the tibetan words, dorje meaning thunderbolt originally the scepter of indra and ling a place or land, hence the land of the thunderbolt. History of sikkim reflects the past of the territory of sikkim. History lepchas, the original sikkimese, migrated here from assam or myanmar in the th century, followed by bhutias khambas who fled from religious strife in tibet during the 15th century.
And is located at 32, middle camp, nh31a, police sytion ranipur, east skkim, dist gantok gangtok. After an english conquest in the mid 19th century, it became the capital city. Sikkim cricket association official website of sca. Nothing substantial has been known regarding the history of sikkim, still this article will try to capture a gist of the origin of sikkim. The meditative, muralfilled traditional monasteries of tibetan buddhism coexist with hindu shrines of the evergrowing nepali community, with both religions creating some astonishing latterday megasculptures to adorn the skyline. Sikkim state profile covering an area of 7,096 sq km, sikkim is the leastpopulated and thirdsmallest state after goa and delhi. As per 2011 census it is the least populous state of india and second smallest state by area just after goa. Sikkim landlocked state of india, the last to give up its monarchy and fully integrate into india, in 1975. A landmark year in the history of darjeeling was 1835, but it would be appropriate to trace its history before that. The nyingmapa form of mahayana buddhism arrived with three refugee tibetan lamas who bumped into each other at the site of modernday yuksom. This pdf capsule contains all important state wise current affair events for banking,insurance, ssc, upsc and other competitive exams.
Sikkim s tiny size geographically belies the profound diversity she offers. In the th century, their chief, thekong tek, signed a treaty of blood brotherhood with the tibetan prince khyebumsa. Sikkim was inhabited in prehistoric times by three tribes namely naong, chang and the mon. The documentary was commissioned by the chogyal king of sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of sikkim was under threat from both china and india. The company was a pioneer in initiating the concept of niche marketing in india and and today is ranked amongst the leaders in therapeutic segment of cardiovascular cv, central nervous system cns, gastrointestinal gi and women healthcare whc. Sikkim simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The acquisition of elder pharmas indian branded business in 20, dermaceutical business of zyg pharma in 2015, api plant of glochem industries in 2016, women healthcare brands from novartis and unichems indian branded business along with its sikkim plant in 2017 strengthened torrent pharmas position in the indian pharma market. After an english conquest in the mid 19th century, it. Time and again the little kingdom had to defend itself against attacks from nepal. Geography of sikkim plays a crucial role in not only sikkim psc prelims exam but even spsc mains exam. The history of sikkim basically unfolds with the coronation of phuntsok namgyal as the first chogyal.
Until the construction of the enchey monastery in 1840, gangtok remained a small hamlet. Sikkims first registered digital news platform which believes to provide right, reliable and credible news and information to the people of sikkim and around. You can easily navigate through the site using categories like genres, titles, authors, language, popular, featured authors, and recommended. It has the smallest number of people and second smallest land size 7,110 square. The original inhabitants of sikkim are the lepchas. It borders china in the north and northeast, bhutan in the east, nepal in the west, and west bengal in the south. Sikkim was its own mountain kingdom till 1975 and still retains a very distinctive personality. Every year sikkim celebrates its state day in may 16 as the state came into existence on this day in 1975. Total length of international border of sikkim is 350 km. Following this, the bhutias came from tibet in the 14th century and inhabited parts of the land while the lepchas continued their peaceful lives centred. The official language and lingua franca of sikkim is nepali, though sikkimese is the most common native language of locals.
The history pertaining to sikkim before the seventeenth century is not well documented but it is said that somewhere in the thirteenth century a prince named guru tashi in tibet had a divine vision that he should go south to seek his fortune in denzong the. Citing documents that have not been seen by any other writer, the book analyses law and politics with masterly skill to recreate the sikkim saga against the background of a twentiethcentury great game involving india and china. History of gangtok gangtok history heritage gangtok. Sikkim is a 1971 indian documentary about the nation of sikkim, directed by satyajit ray. Sikkim was a fairy tale land ruled by its chogyal palden thondup namgyal and gyalmo hope cook. Sikkims last chogyal ruled from 1963 to 1975, when he was deposed by the indian government after a revolt by sikkims nepali population. Sikkim is a beautiful state in the periphery of india. At that time sikkim had already solidified into country then with a king known as a chogyal or dharma king, and till 16 may 1975. But, the story of sikkim is a bit different one and shocking for all history enthusiasts because this state took 28 long years to get annexed to india. A part of the eastern himalaya, sikkim is notable for its biodiversity. Sikkim history legends of sikkim history of sikkim. On may 16, 2020, the sikkim government celebrates its 45 th statehood day. However neither the history of sikkim, nor the history of nepal furnish any account of its early history.
The state has the steepest rise in altitude over the shortest distance and has within its 7,096 sq. Sikkims first registered digital news platform which. As the president of sikkim cricket association i would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to our website. Sikkim is also located close to indias siliguri corridor near bangladesh. The history of gangtok is not very well known but its history dates back to the construction of the hermetic gangtok monastery built in the year 1716. After india became independent in 1947, sikkim continued to. But the habitable areas are only up to the altitude of 2100 mtrs.
Early history of sikkim the earliest important event in the history of sikkim is the passage of the buddhist saint guru rinpoche through the land in the 8th century. No one knows quite when or how the lepchas or the rong, as they call themselves came to sikkim, but their roots can be traced back to the animist nagas of the indoburmese border. Sikkim geography notes are designed by spsc toppers and other civil servants. He was coronated at yuksom in the year 1641, and the coronation throne which witnessed this historic event, still stands today, protected by the archaeological survey of india as a monument of national importance. Darjeeling district of the state of west bengal, sikkim occupies an import,mt. Sikkim state being a part of inner mountain ranges of himalayas, is hilly having varied elevation ranging from 300 to 8540 meters.
Few of these are cipla, sun pharma, zydus cadila, alembic, ipca, alkem lab, intas pharma, torrent pharmaceuticals, unichem. The tiny and beautiful state of sikkim lies to the south of tibet, sandwiched between nepal to the west and bhutan to the east. Sikkims tiny size geographically belies the profound diversity she offers. Sikkim is the one of the smallest state in india with population of 619,000. History of sikkim reveals the rule of rulers of sikkim during the colonial era the rule of british east india company and the british government in india. History of sikkim sikkim was a buddhist kingdom under the namgyalchogyal dynasty from 1642 to 1975. However, hindi is also widely spoken as a second language, and all educated people are able to speak english. Free textbooks aka open textbooks written by knowledgable scholars are a relatively new phenomenon. Restricted area permit and protected area permit regime in sikkim to visit sikkim foreigners must obtain restricted area permit rap previously known as inner line permit from sikkim tourism officers on the strength of valid indian visa. Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the indian states. When the kirat king yalambar captured central nepal in 1,500 b. History of sikkim lonely planet travel information.
C his kingdom extended from river trisuli in the west to river teesta in the east. Measuring just 65km by 115km, its landscape ranges from sweltering deep valleys just 300m above sea level to lofty snow peaks such as kanchenjunga kanchendzonga to the locals which, at 8586m, is the third highest mountain in the world. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sikkim. The sikkim government plans to set up tea development corporation of sikkim, which would be the nodal agency for developing the tea industry in sikkim.
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