Project on sikkim

Name-Arpit Singh
Class 6th A
Roll no. 7
CULTURE OF SIKKIM
 Sikkim is a state in northeastern India.It borders Tibet in the north and
northeast Bhutan in the east Nepal in the west and west Bengal in the south.
Sikkim is also close to India’s Siliguri corridor near Bangladesh. Sikkim is the
least populous and second smallest among the Indian states. A part of the
Eastern Himalaya Sikkim is notable for its biodiversity including alpine and
subtropical climates as well as being a host to kangchenjunga the highest
peak in India and third highest on Earth. Sikkim’s capital and largest city in
Gangtok. Almost 35% of the state is covered by the khangchendzonga National
Park –a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History of Sikkim

 The Lepchas are considered to be the century.east inhabitants of Sikkim.

However truled by Buddhist Limbus and the Magars also lived in the
inaccessible part west and south districts as early as the lepchas perhps lived
in east and North district. The Buddhist Saint padmasambhava also known as
Guru Rinpoche is said to have passed through the land in the 8 th century. The
Guru is reported to have blessed the land Introduced Buddhism and foretold
the era of monarchy that would arrive in Sikkim centuries later
 The kingdom of Sikkim was founded by the Namgyal dynasty in the 17 th
century.It was ruled by Buddhist priest-king Known as the Chogyal.It became a
princely State of British India in 1890.
 Modern Sikkim
 Modern Sikkim is a multiethnic and multilingual India state. The official
languages of the state are English, Nepal,Sikkimese and Lepcha. Additional
official languages include Gurung, Limbu, Magar, Mukhia, Newari,Rai,Sherpa and
Tamang for the purpose of preservation of culture and tradition in the state.
English is taught in schools and used in government documents. The predominate
religions are Hinduism and Vajrayana Buddhism. Sikkim’s economy is largely
dependent on agriculture and tourism. As of 2014 the state had the third-smallest
GDP among Indian states although it is also among the fastest-growing.
 Sikkim accounts for the largest share of cardamom production in India and is the
world’s second largest Producer of the spice after Guatemala. Sikkim achieved its
ambition to converts it’s agriculture to fully organic between 2003 and 2016 and
became the first state in India to achieve this distinction. It is also among Indian’s
most environmentally conscious states, having banned plastic water bottles in any
government function and meetings and polystyrene products (throught the state )
 FOOD OF SIKKIM
 Noodel-based dishes such
asthupka,howmein,thenthuk,fakthu,gyathuk
are common in Sikkim. Momos-steamed
dumpling filled with vegetables,beef or park
and served with soup – are a popular snack
 Beer whisky rum and brandy are widely
consumed in Sikkim (138) as it tongba a
millet based alcoholic beverage that is
popular in Nepal and Darjeeling Sikkim has
the third-highest per capita alcoholism rate
amongst all Indian states behind Punjab and
Haryana
RELIGION of SIKKIM
 According to the 2011 thesus religion follow Hinduism making it the state’s
majority religion. Buddhism is followed 27.4% of the population while
Christianity is followed by 9.9%. There are many Hindu temples throughout
the state.
 Vajrayana Buddhism which accounts for 27.3 percent of the population is
Sikkim’s second-largest, yet most prominent religion.Prior to Sikkim’s
becoming a part of the Indian Union Vajrayana Buddhism was the state
religion under the Chogyal. Sikkim has 75 Buddhist monasteries the oldest
dating back to the 1700s. The public and visual aesthetics of sikkim are
executed in shades of Vajrayana Buddhism and Buddhism plays a signification
role in public life even Sikkim’s majority Nepali Hindu population.
 Christian in Sikkim are mostly descendant of lepchas who were converted by
British missionaries in the late 19 th century and constitution around 10
percent of the population. As of 2014 the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of
Sikkim is the largest Christian denomination in Sikkim.Other religious
minorities include Muslims of Bihari ethnicity and Jain who each account for
roughly one percent of the population. The traditional religions of the native
Sikkimese account for much of the remainder of the population
 Flora and Fauna
 Sikkim is situated in an ecological hotspot of the lower Himalya one of only
three among the ecoregion of India. The forested regions of the state exhibit
a diverse range of fauna and flora. Owning to its altitudinal gradation the
state has a wide variety of plants from tropical species to temperate alpine
and tundra ones and is perhaps of one the few regions to exhibit such a
diversity within such a small area. Nearly 81 percent of the area of Sikkim
comes under the administration of its forest department.
 Sikkim is home to around 5,000 species of following plants 515 rare orchids 60
primula species 36 rhododendron species 11 Oak varieties 23 bamboo varities
16 conifer species 362 types of ferns and green allies 8 tree ferns and over
900 medicinal plants. A relative of the Poinsettia locally known as Christmas
flower can be found in abundance in the mountains state. The noble
dendrobium is the official flower of Sikkim while the rhododendron is the
state tree.
Government and Policy
 According to the constitution of India Sikkim has a parliamentary system of
representative democracy for its governance; universal suffrage is granted to
state residents. The government structure is organised into three branches.
 Executive: As with all states of India a governer stands at the head of the
excutive power of state just as the president is the head of the excutive power
in the union and is appointed by the president of India. The governer
appoinment is largely ceremonial and his or her main role is to oversee the
swearing-in of the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister who holds the real
executive powers is the head of the party or coalition garnering the largest
majority in the state election. The governer also appoints cabinet ministers on
the advice of the Chief Minister
 Legislature: Sikkim has a unicameral legislature the Sikkim legislative assembly
like most other Indian states. Its state assembly has 32 seats including one
reserved for the Sangha. Sikkim is allocated one seat in each of the two
chambers of India’s National bicameral legislature the lok sabha and the Rajya
Sabha.
 Judiciary: The judiciary consists of the Sikkim high court and a system of lower
courts. The high court located at Gangtok has a Chief Justice along with two
permanent justices. The Sikkim high court is the smallest state High court in the
country.
 TRANSPIRATION
AIR-Runway at Pakyong Airport is the first Greenfield airport to be constructed in the
Northeast India
 Teesta River is considered the state’s key waterway
 Sikkim did not have any operational airport for a long because of its rough