Author: Sikkim Information and Public Relations Department
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Sikkim's Sons Nation's Pride
Author: Sikkim Information and Public Relations Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Sons of Sikkim
Author: Jigme N. Kazi
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1648059813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
This book, Sons of Sikkim: The Rise and Fall of the Namgyal Dynasty of Sikkim, is not a comprehensive history of Sikkim; it is only a brief history of Sikkim’s Namgyal Dynasty, which ruled the former Kingdom of Sikkim for more than 300 years (1642-1975). The main purpose of writing this book is to give the ordinary people – in Sikkim and elsewhere – a glimpse of Sikkim’s history: its origin in the 13th century, advent of the Namgyal Dynasty in mid-17th century, invasion of neighbouring countries in the 18th and 19th centuries, and finally, the emergence of the kingdom as a democracy in the 20th century, leading ultimately to its present status – the 22nd State of India. There are very few books dealing on the above subjects in great detail in one book. Most books on Sikkim’s history and politics are either one-sided or fail to present a holistic view of Sikkim. A book such as this is perhaps written for the first time by a Sikkimese and from the Sikkimese perspective. History is not always written by the victors; at times, as in this case, it is written by its victims. Empires fall, civilizations crumble but the human spirit, which fights against all kinds of oppression and exploitation, cannot be extinguished so easily. More than anything else, the story of the Sons of Sikkim is a story worth telling; a story of a small Himalayan kingdom and its people’s struggle to survive in the face of great odds.
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1648059813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
This book, Sons of Sikkim: The Rise and Fall of the Namgyal Dynasty of Sikkim, is not a comprehensive history of Sikkim; it is only a brief history of Sikkim’s Namgyal Dynasty, which ruled the former Kingdom of Sikkim for more than 300 years (1642-1975). The main purpose of writing this book is to give the ordinary people – in Sikkim and elsewhere – a glimpse of Sikkim’s history: its origin in the 13th century, advent of the Namgyal Dynasty in mid-17th century, invasion of neighbouring countries in the 18th and 19th centuries, and finally, the emergence of the kingdom as a democracy in the 20th century, leading ultimately to its present status – the 22nd State of India. There are very few books dealing on the above subjects in great detail in one book. Most books on Sikkim’s history and politics are either one-sided or fail to present a holistic view of Sikkim. A book such as this is perhaps written for the first time by a Sikkimese and from the Sikkimese perspective. History is not always written by the victors; at times, as in this case, it is written by its victims. Empires fall, civilizations crumble but the human spirit, which fights against all kinds of oppression and exploitation, cannot be extinguished so easily. More than anything else, the story of the Sons of Sikkim is a story worth telling; a story of a small Himalayan kingdom and its people’s struggle to survive in the face of great odds.
The Nations of Asia
Author: Donald Newton Wilber
Publisher:
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Publisher:
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Sikkim: Perspectives and vision
Author: Pavana Cāmaliṅa Kirana
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871405
Category : Sikkim (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
On varied aspects of Sikkim.
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871405
Category : Sikkim (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
On varied aspects of Sikkim.
Sikkim, Democracy and Social Change
Author: Madhumita Bhadra
Publisher:
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Sikkim Herald
India Who's who
Sikkim
Author: Andrew Duff
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857902458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This is the true story of Sikkim, a tiny Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas that survived the end of the British Empire only to be annexed by India in 1975.It tells the remarkable tale of Thondup Namgyal, the last King of Sikkim, and his American wife, Hope Cooke, thrust unwittingly into the spotlight as they sought support for Sikkim's independence after their 'fairytale' wedding in 1963. As tensions between India and China spilled over into war in the Himalayas, Sikkim became a pawn in the Cold War in Asia during the 1960s and 1970s. Rumours circulated that Hope was a CIA spy. Meanwhile, a shadowy Scottish adventuress, the Kazini of Chakung, married to Sikkim's leading political figure, coordinated opposition to the Palace. As the world's major powers jostled for regional supremacy during the early 1970s Sikkim and its ruling family never stood a chance. On the eve of declaring an Emergency across India, Indira Gandhi outwitted everyone to bring down the curtain on the 300 year-old Namgyal dynasty. Based on interviews and archive research, as well as a retracing of a journey the author's grandfather made in 1922, this is a thrilling, romantic and informative glimpse of a real-life Shangri-La.
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857902458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
This is the true story of Sikkim, a tiny Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas that survived the end of the British Empire only to be annexed by India in 1975.It tells the remarkable tale of Thondup Namgyal, the last King of Sikkim, and his American wife, Hope Cooke, thrust unwittingly into the spotlight as they sought support for Sikkim's independence after their 'fairytale' wedding in 1963. As tensions between India and China spilled over into war in the Himalayas, Sikkim became a pawn in the Cold War in Asia during the 1960s and 1970s. Rumours circulated that Hope was a CIA spy. Meanwhile, a shadowy Scottish adventuress, the Kazini of Chakung, married to Sikkim's leading political figure, coordinated opposition to the Palace. As the world's major powers jostled for regional supremacy during the early 1970s Sikkim and its ruling family never stood a chance. On the eve of declaring an Emergency across India, Indira Gandhi outwitted everyone to bring down the curtain on the 300 year-old Namgyal dynasty. Based on interviews and archive research, as well as a retracing of a journey the author's grandfather made in 1922, this is a thrilling, romantic and informative glimpse of a real-life Shangri-La.
U.S. Army Area Handbook for Nepal (with Sikkim and Bhutan).
Author: American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies Division
Publisher:
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Category : Bhoutan
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bhoutan
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Area Handbook for Nepal (with Sikkim and Bhutan).
Author: American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bhutan
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bhutan
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description