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SOCHAI
PHERNE TIME AAYO!

Besides being the voice of the people, public representatives should have solutions to their problems.

What can we do to make our lives better? How can everyone live with dignity and respect? How do we generate meaningful livelihoods?

Addressing these issues and more with a fresh approach that is green and people centric, we want to show that Tadong and Gangtok can be economically vibrant and a wonderful place to live.

जनताको आवाज हुनुका साथै जनताका समस्याको समाधान पनि जनप्रतिनिधिसँग हुनुपर्छ । हामीले हाम्रो जीवनलाई राम्रो बनाउन के गर्न सक्छौं? हामी सबै कसरी सम्मानपूर्वक बाँच्न सक्छौं? हामीले अर्थपूर्ण जीविकोपार्जन कसरी गर्ने? पर्यावरणमैत्री र जनता केन्द्रित नयाँ दृष्टिकोणका साथ यी समस्याहरूलाई सम्बोधन गर्दै, हामी ताडोङ र गान्तोक आर्थिक रूपमा जीवन्त र बस्नको लागि एक अद्भुत ठाउँ हुन सक्छ भनेर देखाउन चाहन्छौं।

I align with Manch’s purpose and values. Manch is a grassroots political movement that aims to install a bottom-up political and governance structure that distributes power evenly and safeguards the rights of ordinary citizens. Manch is guided by the following core values:

Transparency, honesty, and integrity
Green ideology, sustainability, and interrelatedness
Collective leadership, egalitarianism, equitable distribution of power
Progressiveness, pluralism, and cultural sensitivity
Inclusivity and socio-economic equity
Safety and security
Self-reliance and long-term solution oriented

About Me.

नमस्ते, म कैलाश, तेस्रो पुस्ताको गंगटोकिया। म 6th माइल Tadong मा मेरा आमाबाबुसँग बस्छु। म पेशाले आर्किटेक्ट हुँ, CEPT, अहमदाबाद बाट पढेको छु र Eth Zurich मा एक्सचेन्ज सेमेस्टर गरेको छु। म 1990 देखि गान्तोकमा वास्तुकलाको अभ्यास गर्दैछु। मैले 2004-09 सम्म भुटानमा काम गरे र बसें। म आर्किटेक्ट्स अफ सिक्किमको संस्थापक सदस्य थिएँ जुन स्थानीय आर्किटेक्ट्सहरूको संस्था हो जसले निर्माण गरिएको वातावरण सुधार गर्न काम गरिरहेको छ। म पनि मञ्च सिक्किमको एक हिस्सा हुँ, जसले 2024 विधानसभा चुनावमा स्वतन्त्र उम्मेदवार उठाउँदैछ।

Hi, I'm Kailash, a 3rd generation Gangtokian. I live with my parents in Tadong. I'm an architect by profession, studied from CEPT, Ahmedabad and did an exchange semester in Eth Zurich. I have been practicing architecture in Gangtok since 1990. I also worked and lived in Bhutan from 2004-09. I was a founding member of Architects of Sikkim, an association of local architects working towards improving the built environment.

I am also one of many, who feel the weight of responsibility for Sikkim’s well being and future. This weight feels heavier in the absence of a responsible government and the steadily deteriorating quality of our lives, the natural and built environment, our moral landscape and political culture, governance and our dependence on central largesse, livelihoods, demographic changes, erosion of our constitutional protection and political rights, youth listlessness etc. etc.

If we apply an integrated approach to problem solving with an intimate understanding of the complexity of our problems, we can develop a realistic yet inspiring roadmap that nudges us out of this limbo onto a path that puts people and the environment at the centre and moves us towards economic and technical self reliance by imaginatively using our natural, human and financial resources.

Our evolution needs to be true to our own genius which makes it important that we find what works best for us. For that we need an exchange and meeting of minds. My blog hopes to create the space for innovation and uninhibited conversations about understanding our situation and the way ahead for us.