Kalimpong: He might have been a towering spiritual figure in Tibet, but in north Bengal's Kalimpong, he was a humble ...

Festivals have always been a celebration of community and unity, where people come together, setting aside their differences.

Kerala, one of India's most picturesque states, captivates travelers with its breathtaking hill stations, serene backwaters, ...

Today, Nepal is building multi-billion dollar hydropower projects and importing fancy electrical appliances. But few know ...

The code is six digits long. You can find out the pin code of North Sikkim district in Sikkim right here. The first three digits of the PIN represent a specific geographical region called a ...

Lepcha weaving is a centuries-old tradition practiced by the indigenous Lepcha community in Sikkim, Darjeeling (West Bengal), and parts of Bhutan and Nepal. Using a traditional backstrap loin-loom, ...

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, a global star, has strummed a storm not of his making in the Himalayan state of Sikkim. Sikkim has been divided over Ed Sheeran ever since chief minister Prem ...

A Himalayan tsunami generated by the collapse of a huge mass of rock, ice, and sediment into a glacial lake triggered the 2023 Sikkim flood that killed 55 people and destroyed a 1,200-megawatt ...

Over the past 23 years, he has dedicated his life to revitalising and modernising the tshoglam. Today, he runs Traditional Boot House in Chubachu, Thimphu, producing traditional boots and a range of ...

While supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, both sides can celebrate ...

Laimiki Innuaraq has fond memories of living in a traditional Inuit sod house, or qammaq, from 1943 to 1963. The sod house, with the aid of just a single qulliq (a traditional oil lamp), was enough to ...