Himalayan Times (1958)

y#w ***Amte* 9t»** November 9, 1968

~* I CULTURAL PROGRAMMES

«di*t: L- ^^Esfctx^ AT SRIKHOLA

». C. JAIN | ^IITi^J^l^U^IUU^ Darjeeling, Nov. 7

Sri D. N. Pradhan,
Block Development Officer,

Uol. 12 JNo. 12, Kalimpond, ^We-mbAr* 9, 19Sft Poolbazar Darjeeling CD.

Block performed the opening
ceremony of an interesting

BIPIN CHANDRA PAL and well organised local

folk dances and Sports

The country is cele- the local Town Hall under programme before a colour,

brating from 7th Novem • the presidentship of Sri ful and enthusiastic crowd

ber the birth centenary of Narbahadur Gurung. Deputy pf tribal people at Srikhola

Bipin Chandra Pal, rcmem- Labour Minister. on and inst. Srikhola, one

bered with Lok Manya q.„j,,i c«„i,, of the most untreckable

T^WJ^tmm on the'liftof PS "J Jf** P1"" °J thisf

as on« ot the foremost . „,l„,„„ distnct and a Land of

and poputar leaders of the &F%&S«Ti£% Sherpas, situated at an

freedom movement during casion elevation of 7,000 ft is

l9°S 8. beautified by its serene

Bipin Chandra was in NEPAL'S ADVISORY surroundings and its sincere

the forefront of the public ASSEMBLY MEETING villa£e folks-

life of India for over fifty ■ . „.,.,.

years. He was a life long Kathraandu, Nov 4 Later in a Public Meet-

champion of democracy, Nepal's third Advisory mg arranged on the occa-

and promulgated the doc- Assembly, which will func- s'on>. Sri, fama/(i?ub'

trine of Swaraj or complete tion as an ad hoc Parlia- divisional Publicity Officer,

political Independence. ment till the first general Sada,r' HarJ.eebn«

A forceful writer and election, will be formally on the «gj'fi«nce o Folk

on eloquent orator, Bipin opened on November 19 dance.sn and .M"s,c am0.n«

Chandra played a leading by King Mahendra. the f°'k$- He. «°

t, Lr5'? thCt- '"I The »ement to- S^^gKS

£*S&. 10 aaU°Ml JS^iSr If^^- -St to uplTft the social

_. ,. ... . . sembly had been sum- and economio status of

r-or his life long work moned to meet on Novem- the mass. Sri D. N. Pra-

for the country the people ber 19 at 2 p.m. at Kath- dhan. in his presidential

will r.-member him for ever. mandu. It will consist of address reviewed the va-

BIRTH CENTENARY OF 8s. .raerabers. two '«s than rfous activities done and

BIPIN CHANDRA originally announced. the various schemes to be

lf alimn„.„v o Dr. K I. Singh's United taken UP b* thc C'D>

Kajmpong, Nov 8 Democratic Party, which B,ock

1 u . ptJ. . meLetln8 to was supposed to nominate Among the interesting

celebra e the birth cente- \two members for the Assem- items of the Fojk dances

"ary l° uT" Chandra Pal decided to boycott the were the Sherpa Dance

was held here today at Advisory Assembly. and Madalay Nach,