Cultural performance by the differently-abled

GANGTOK, 07 Sept: Differently-abled children today presented a cultural programme at the Nepali Sahitya Parishad Bhawan at an event organized by the North East Cultural Centre, Dimapur, and Cultural Affairs & Heritage Department.
The children were from Subha Laxmi, a social organization, Spastic Society of Gangtok and Special School for the Deaf.
Rinchen Ongmu, Member, State Planning Commission, was present as the chief guest accompanied by DR Kharel, Secretary, Cultural Affairs & Heritage Department.
In the photograph alongside, children from the Special School for the Deaf perform aided by visual pointers from their teacher off-stage.

Gangtok celebrates World Music Day

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GANGTOK, 21 June: World Music Day, or “Fête de la Musique” as it was originally named when it was first held in 1982 in France, was celebrated here in the capital today at MG Marg.
The purpose behind celebrating this day is to promote music in two ways. First, to encourage amateur and professional musicians to perform on the streets and second, to organise free concerts, making all genres of music accessible to the public.
The Cultural Affairs and Heritage Department along with the North-East Zonal Cultural Centre, Guwahati organised a programme coinciding with this theme to celebrate World Music Day in Sikkim.
With the aim to promote Sikkimese music, local artists as well as providing platform for them, artists from the Culture department as well as independent artists were brought together on the occasion, informed Culture Officer, Lata Rajalim.

North East Cultural Centre to come up in Delhi

GANGTOK, 02 June: A North East Cultural Centre [NECC], pegged as “a permanent platform for cultural exchange” will soon be established in Delhi, an official press release informs.
DoNER had taken up the matter with the Ministry of Culture for helping in the establishment of the Centre. After several rounds of discussions between officials of concerned Ministries, it was decided to start NECC in the campus of Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) at Dwarka.
Ministry of DoNER and the North Eastern Council will arrange funds for organising a series of events within this financial year, through active involvement of the people from NER residing at Delhi and NCR, the release informs.