South Asia Buddhist Association (SABA) recently commemorated the 900 years of the Karma Kagyu Lineage at the holy monastery of Karmapa International Buddhist Institute in Qutub Institutional Area. This year marks the 900th year since the birth of the first Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa (1110-1193), who founded the lineage of Kagyu …

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Being on the postage stamp of a sovereign state at any point in your life is a pleasant surprise. But getting there in your thirties is incredible. Precisely this is what happened with 32 year old Nima Lhamu Bhutia, a teacher at Yuksom Secondary School in West Sikkim and 28 …

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Nar Bhadur Bhandari, President of Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee tells isikkim.com Residential Certificate should be withdrawn in national interest. 15 years as CM and 16 years in Opposition. How has the journey of three decades in politics been? I was elected as CM from 1979 to 1994, three consecutive terms. …

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Most among us aspire for a degree from a foreign university. A foreign degree, we believe, is a ticket to success. How beneficial a foreign degree is? How does someone who has a foreign education plan his/her life? We present an interview with Nirupa Pradhan of Sikkim who has done …

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Vivek Barun Rai: Singer, Guitarist and Volunteer for the Art of Living Foundation The above ones were the three words his engineering batch-mate Richard wrote about him. (In the pic: Bhakti Concert team- 2010, Vivek standing 3rd from left) Is he so special? How special he is will require some …

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Twenty six year-old archer Tarundeep Rai is the lone representative of Sikkim in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. But, the Arjuna Award winner is determined to make the most out of it by winning a gold medal for India. In a telephonic conversation with Tilak Jha, a day before the games …

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He was born in the USA. He had no plans for his life till he was 16. And then the Divine intervened which completely transformed his life. At 19, he was in Kolkata, working with street children and imparting lessons of humanity to budding pastors in a bible school. Today, …

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