AIM OF SIKKIM NEWAR GUTHI

The aims and objects of the Sikkim Newar Guthi are as follows:-  To revive and preserve the rich cultural heritage of the Newars.  To promote and develop the Newar language and script.  To organize various social, educational and cultural programmes and other activities.  To work for the upliftment of the poor and backward section of the Newar community.  To create an awareness in the Newar community in particular and the society in general about     the evil effects of smoking, drug abuse, alcoholism and other andvices detrimental to healthy growth of society. To protect and safeguard the legal or lawful rights of the members of the community.   To maintain and establish better relation and understanding with other similar non-political association of Sikkim. To create and forster better understanding amongst the members of guthi and community as a whole. To provide for a common forum for the purpose of discussion of common problems, mutual assistance, protection of interest of the members etc. To raise fund by various legal means for the benefit of members and the community as a whole. To provide help to the members during marriage, death and serious illness etc.   Such other objects and purposes which may be conducive to and beneficial for the members of      the community and to society as a whole.

Cultural and Storytelling Program by Sikkim Newar Guthi

Sikkim Mail

Gangtok: September 13:

The Sikkim Newar Guthi organised a cultural, literary and story telling program at Janta Bhawan in the capital on Tuesday. The program was presided over by the Minister for Human Resource and Development Department N K Pradhan as the chief guest, Padmashree Sanu Lama as a special guest, guest artists from Nepal and executive members of the Guthi.The program had numerous cultural programs performed by artists from state along with the delegates from Nepal who specially performed cultural show relating to Newar community. In addition to the cultural program, a story telling program was also held which was participated by 12 story tellers from Nepal and 4 from Sikkim.

N K Pradhan appreciated the initiative taken by the Guthi to preserve and propagate Newari culture in the State. He said that the present Government is very supportive towards any community who want to organize such programmes for the preservation of their culture and also presided the dynamic leadership of the Chief Minister Pawan Chamling which has enabled the different communities of the State to observe their respective traditions without disturbing the felling of oneness and brotherhood. Padmashree Sanu Lama also expressed his happiness on the endeavor taken by the Newar Guthi and wished it luck and also added that more such programmes should be organized in the future and that it should be taken to the National as well as the International level. The guest artist from Nepal Laxuman Pradhan (Rajbanshi) also spoke on Newari culture, tradition and language.