GANGTOK, 06 July: On the occasion of the
100th anniversary of the translation of the Bible into Nepali by Padre Ganga
Prasad Pradhan and his 163rd birth anniversary, a state-level
celebration was organized on 04 July at Jorethang in South Sikkim. The
celebration had the area MLA, Health Minister Arjun Ghatani as chief guest and
South Zilla Adhakshya, CL Gurung, as the guest of honour.
A press release from the celebration
committee informs that the celebration started with a Bible reading and prayers
by EPCS Deputy Moderator, Shyam Subba, which was followed by poem recitations
by members of Srijanshil Sahitya Manch and a short presentation on the life of Padre Pradhan
and an essay by Anita Gurung [Bhutia].
The day had Rev Dr Chartra Paul Subba as
the main speaker. The celebration also included the felicitation of writer Prem
Mukhia.
