Sikkim – a pearl of Northeast India

Very recently I have visited Sikkim and like most of us, I too had got some previous information from internet, friends and family who had already been there.
In this blog I would like to however pen down my personal experience and opinion based on the facts seen and lived. I certainly want to put a disclaimer on this; to avoid any unnecessary social media trolling.

To begin with let me remind everyone, a mountain whether in Switzerland, New Zealand or in Sikkim – is still a MOUNTAIN! When nature doesn’t do any distinction with country tags, why do humans interfere? A snow-clad mountain in Kanchenjunga in Himalayas, sighted from a remote village in Sikkim, appears same to a snow-clad mountain in Alps in South Germany. Why do we have to question ourselves about the certainty of it?
Every corner of Indian landscape always has more to demonstrate in comparison to expensive European landscapes.

Focussing back to Sikkim – I must say North-east hasn’t got its due credit deserved on the world map, but before that on India map.
Apart from the strikingly distinct character of cleanliness, nature’s beauty at its abundance and simple but delicious local food comprising of sel roti – type of lightly sweetened pretzel, thupka- one can call them soupy noodles with heartful of vegetables, dumplings, rhododendron wine, it can certainly boast about the humbleness of the native people. Their simple, down-to earth nature is evident in every form. This makes the whole difference- you are rooted, yet carry a vibrant charisma.

Humbleness in itself is very attractive, just for the fact that it’s so rare these days!
In my earlier blogs I had mentioned about how learning a language makes you more tolerant towards people. Further to this I would like to relate my Sikkim experience to make ourselves more grounded and connect with our roots.

But I did feel at times foreigner in my own country, when I failed to connect with their local Nepali language. This again boils down to the fact I keep repeating is to learn THEIR language – a lesson learnt again!

To close this blog, I strongly recommend Sikkim visit, preferably in Septmeber when the valley and the skyline of Himalayan range is beyond awesome.

It’s indeed a classic example of modestly.

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Hitixa Vora