NAMCHI: Nepali Sanskriti Sanrakshan Samiti, Jorethang, held a meeting last Friday under the chairmanship of its president, Biren Chandra Rai, at the conference hall of Jorethang Nagar Panchayat Office.
Mr Rai highlighted that the Samiti was a completely non-political and not-for-profit organisation, formed with the aim to contribute to the preservation of Nepali culture. He added that with this end in mind, the Samiti will take up research and documentation of various festivals celebrated by Nepalese around the world.
The recently-formed executive committee has called on all Nepalese of Sikkim to collaborate in this effort. The meeting ended with a vote of thanks by general secretary, Ganesh Adhikari.