1. BARD
PERSONALITIES
OF SIKKIM…
By- MIDHA FATIMA
12TH C,HUMANITIES

2. Baichung bhutia
born in a small village in Sikkim to
farmer parents, Baichung‘s sheer
talent took him to the greatest of
successes. From being the second
Indian footballer to professionally
play in Europe to wear the captain’s
jersey for the Indian football team,
he has done it all.

3. DANNY DANGZONGPA
Danny Denzongpa was one of Hindi
cinema’s favorite villains of the 70s
and 80s. Born in Gangtok, Danny
did his schooling from the state
capital. Alumni of Film and
Television Institute of India
(FTTI), he soon joined the film
industry. Apart from being part of
numerous Hindi films, Danny also
has to his credit the famous
international film “Seven Years in
Tibet”.

4. Omi Gurung
A reputed fashion designer, Omi
Gurung was born and brought up in
Sikkim. Before becoming a full-time
designer, he worked as a fashion
editor. He owns a very popular eco-
friendly boutique called Green
Gangtok.

5. Karma Paljor
If you follow English news
channels in India, you would have
definitely come across Karma
Paljor’s face. He is a regular
newsreader and journalist for
CNN-News 18. He did his
schooling from Tashi Namgyal
Academy in Gangtok.

6. Nirmal Chettri
Born in Melli, Sikkim is an Indian
footballer who plays mainly as a
defender for DSK Shivajians in the
I-League.

7. Gadul Singh Lama
Gadul Singh Lama, commonly referred to
as Sanu Lama, is an Indian fiction
writer, poet and translator of Nepali
literature. An engineer by profession, he
has published three short story
compilations and his stories have been
translated into English, Hindi, Urdu,
Assamese and Oriya languages. He is a
receiver of Sahitya Akademi Award
(1993), apart from other awards. The
Government of India awarded him the
fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma
Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to
literature.

8. Tarundeep Rai
Born in Namchi, Sikkim, India is
an Indian archer. Tarundeep is a
recipient of the Arjuna Award (2005)
for his achievements in archery.

9. Keepu Tsering Lepcha
Keepu Tsering Lepcha is an Indian social worker,
educationist, former civil servant, and the founder of
the Human Development Foundation of Sikkim
(HDFS), a non-governmental group serving the
socio-economically challenged people of Sikkim. A
former secretary of the Government of Sikkim, she
has served as the project director in the Rural
Development Agency of the government. She is
a member of the PeaceWomen Across the
global organization which was shortlisted for
the Nobel Peace Prize of 2005, and a recipient of
the 2012 Real Heroes Award of the Reliance
Foundation and therefore the 2013 oldster Award
of the CNN-IBN. The Government of India
awarded her the fourth highest civilian honor of the
Padma Shri, in 2009, for her contributions to
society.