TBI Heritage: Acoustic Traditional – Preserving Indigenous Tales, Myths and...
India is estimated to have about 635 indigenous communities. Each of these groups of people have a unique identity, with their very own brand of culture, traditions and folklore. Unfortunately, most of...
View ArticleStep Up for Disaster Risk Reduction: Appreciate, Encourage and Empower the...
The social role assigned to women as caregivers and nurturers naturally extend to disaster risk management, to secure life and the continuity of livelihoods, and to maintain the life support systems,...
View ArticleTBI Travel: Six Days In Spectacular Sikkim
Seema Somshekar recently traveled to Sikkim on a holiday and couldn’t help but pen down her experiences and share with all! The place exceeded her expectations and left her in awe of its natural...
View ArticleA Story Of Resurgence – How Doling Lake Was Revived By The Government Of Sikkim
This video by Usha Dewani features an initiative by the Government of Sikkim on reviving the Doling lake in Rabongla, South Sikkim. In an unique attempt by the Government of Sikkim, the lake that was...
View ArticleMeet Sikkim’s First Female IPS Officer
When Aparajita Rai faced troubles after her father’s death, she decided to become a public servant and make sure that people’s problems are heard and responded to. After many years of hard work and...
View ArticleHow Sikkim Beat Himalayan Odds to Become India’s First Organic State
Prime Minister Modi recently announced that Sikkim has become the first Organic State of India. The journey wasn’t easy, the questions were hard and the challenges looked insurmountable. But today, the...
View ArticleTravel Tales: These 7 Offbeat Destinations Are Sikkim’s Best Kept Travel Secrets
One of the Himalaya’s best-kept travel secrets, the tiny state of Sikkim is an epitome of serenity. With its lofty snow clad peaks, emerald slopes and quaint villages dotted with multi-hued prayer...
View ArticleThis 74-Year-Old Former Civil Servant Has Been Providing a Home to Sikkim’s...
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' " - Martin Luther King Jr. Situated nearly 5 km away from Sikkim's capital city of Gangtok, Lepcha Cottage in Chanmari...
View ArticleThe Inspiring Story of How Sikkim Became India’s Cleanest State
In Sikkim's Basilakha village, residents proudly escort visitors to their toilets, before posing happily for a photoshoot with a lavatory in the background. Basilakha is not an exception. In this small...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: One Year on, Sikkim Proves Why the Rest of India Must Adopt...
The movement for organic food and an organic lifestyle has slowly picked up pace in India over the last few years. Ashmeet Kapoor, CEO, I Say Organic, discusses India’s organic future, and the rise of...
View ArticleSikhs in California Open Their Hearts and Gurdwaras to Residents Displaced by...
Here's a Valentine's Day story sure to warm everyone's heart - in a show of love and compassion, gurdwaras across Northern California threw their doors open to aid and house nearby residents displaced...
View ArticleA Young Man From Sikkim Is Aiming to Transform Travel & Fight Trafficking in...
The best part about the service is that not only do you get a luxurious and comfortable ride, you also get the services of a travel guide as well!
View ArticleHow the Teesta River in Sikkim Helped a Couple Cope With the Grief of Losing...
Utpal and Samita embarked on a life-changing journey that took them across two states and a different country, in search of the river and their daughter
View ArticleSikkim Farmers Are Earning 8 Times More by Growing These Exotic Foods. Thanks...
Shoten Group is an enterprise that helps farmers grow two distinct crops—yacons (ground apple) and shiitake mushrooms.
View ArticleExploring the Charms of Sikkim: A Guide to Unlocking the Lesser-Known Secrets...
T he mountains up in the North East have this uncanny quality of being able to hide the most exquisite vistas in plain sight. Follow the road-signs and make your way along the winding roads and you are...
View ArticleBamboo Shoots, Herbal Tea & a Love Story: This Organic Retreat in Sikkim Has...
Almost 20 years ago, when a young Swiss student made her way to the Tibetan Buddhism Centre in San Francisco, little did she know that her life was going to be altered forever. Helen Kamph, then in her...
View ArticleTravel Tales: These 7 Offbeat Destinations Are Sikkim’s Best Kept Travel Secrets
One of the Himalaya’s best-kept travel secrets, the tiny state of Sikkim is an epitome of serenity. With its lofty snow clad peaks, emerald slopes and quaint villages dotted with multi-hued prayer...
View ArticleThis 74-Year-Old Former Civil Servant Has Been Providing a Home to Sikkim’s...
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ ” – Martin Luther King Jr. Situated nearly 5 km away from Sikkim’s capital city of Gangtok, Lepcha Cottage in Chanmari...
View ArticleThe Inspiring Story of How Sikkim Became India’s Cleanest State
In Sikkim’s Basilakha village, residents proudly escort visitors to their toilets, before posing happily for a photoshoot with a lavatory in the background. Basilakha is not an exception. In this small...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: One Year on, Sikkim Proves Why the Rest of India Must Adopt...
The movement for organic food and an organic lifestyle has slowly picked up pace in India over the last few years. Ashmeet Kapoor, CEO, I Say Organic, discusses India’s organic future, and the rise of...
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