A mass rally being taken out by pro-democratic forces in Sikkim. 1973.

Old Gangtok bazar filled with pro and anti merger group of Sikkim.

Kewal Singh (Indian foreign Secterary), Chogyal Palden Thundup Namgyal, K.S Bajpai (Indian Political Officer), Karma Tobden (Deputy Secretary of Chogyal).

Governor B.B. Lal and the Chief Minister Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Khangsharpa with the members of the First Sikkim Legislative Assembly.

Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Khangsarpa being sworn in as first Chief minister of Sikkim, by Governor B.B.Lal

The Angel of Mercy Mother Teresa blessed Sikkim with her visit to Gangtok on 17 February 1976.

Indira Gandhi being received warmly on her arrival at Gangtok.

Mr. N.B.Bhandari being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim by the Governor Mr. S.K. Bhatnagar.

Members of Sikkim Legislative Assembly under Bhandari Government.

B.B. Goorong being sworn in as the third Chief Minister of Sikkim by the Governor Homi J.H. Talyarkhan. 11th May 1984.

Mr. Sanchaman Limboo being sworn in as the fourth Chief Minister of Sikkim by the governor R.H.Tahiliani, 18th may 1994.

Sikkim Legislative Council in mid 50s

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Recently lots of people sent ecards from Sikkim Online. It was really nice to know how much people liked our ecards and cared enough to send them to their beloved ones. Thanks to our devoted members for sharing such nice photos at Sikkim Online Photo Gallery. Here’s the current stat.

Gurudongmar Lake (© saran)  - Sent 1221 times.

White water rafting - Teesta (© sam_sikkim) - Sent 805 times.

Panaromic View Of Pelling (West Sikkim) (© sam_sikkim) - Sent 723 times.

Monks (© amir_sereng) - Sent 622 times.

Mt. Kanchandzonga (© saran) - Sent 612 times.

After few days of writing, modifying and adding codes, Sikkimonline has now full photo contest section where our amateur or even professional photographer members can participate, comment and vote. The basic rules for the Photography Contest are simple for now, participant must be Sikkim Online member, Photo taken must be original, no text or watermarks, no nudity. Photo editing programs can be used to correct brightness, contrast, resize etc., but do not over tamper. Winners are purely based on Internet user votes, so there would be no conflicts regarding the winner, what so ever.

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It’s always a pleasure to see things in improvement, as you feel the whole thing shape up for a good cause. This time the sight is the construction of Char Dham, the all in one pilgrim for Hindus. They also call it “Solofok”, It is located just few km from Namchi, South Sikkim.

Moths are insects closely related to the butterflies, but moths usually don’t have long antenna like butterflies. My recent visit to Aritar, East Sikkim , I’ve captured few varieties of moth species, that are found in this area.