Lachung tourism festival concludes
Posted by barunroy on May 14, 2008
GANGTOK, May 13: In a bid to boost tourism in Lachung, some young locals had initiated a Tourist Festival for the first time here, which concluded today. Young talents performed traditional dance wearing their traditional attire. “The main reason behind organising such a festival is to promote tourism through this festival and also to preserve our tradition and culture.
“So we initiated the step at this time as this is the peak of the tourist season and would really attract the tourists,” Mr Pemba Lachungpa the man behind the festival said. Locals also performed a famous Tibetan Opera called Lamu Dance by Deoghar Tsogpa by Kalimpong troop. The opera kept the audience spell bound. “I felt like I am in Tibet while I enjoyed the Tibetan Opera so now we don’t need to go to Tibet to enjoy the culture there one can enjoy it here.
“I really enjo-yed having tongba fermented millet which made me enjoy to the fullest,” Mr Tamal Basu, a tourist from Kolkata said. Not only tourist the festival was even attended by local tour operators and lodge operators. Local MLA cum Health and Family Welfare Minister Mr Hishey Lachungpa was invited as the chief guest for the function. [The Statesman]
