Bhutan issues stamps to honour Sikkim singers

PTI

Gangtok, July 28 (PTI) Bhutan has issued two postage stamps in honour of Sikkim's Nyima Lhamu Bhutia's audio-visual album "Drayang from Yuksam" from rural West Sikkim.They are traditional singers and musicians that bring cultural unity among the people of Bhutan and Sikkim, officials said.Bhutan Postal Government Corporation Ltd has issued the stamps 'Yuksam Drayang' portraying two Sikkimese between an image of the Eight Lucky Signs of Buddhism.The second stamp cover is the coronation site of the first monarch of Sikkim which is known as "Throne of Norbugang" at Yuksom, the first capital of ancient Sikkim.Yuksam Drayang has a narration of six minutes in Bhutia language with subtitles in English about the historical and cultural legacy of Yuksom and Tashiding, rural areas of West Sikkim.Both the stamps of the Bhutan Postal Government Corporation Ltd are available in Bhutan currency Ngultrum (NU) 15, NU 10 and NU 5.Sikkim government, political and social organisations like Sikkim Bhutia Lepcha Apex Committee (SIBLAC) have expressed happiness over Bhutan government's decision to issue commemorative stamps.The committees expressed gratitude to Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk in this regard.