Sikkim and five treasures of the Khangchendzonga
As school students, many of us first encountered Sikkim through geography textbooks and atlases that spoke of the mighty Khangchendzonga. The “mountain massif” stood before our imagination as distant Himalayan peaks wrapped in Lungta prayer flags, clouds and snow. Nearly one-fourth of Sikkim’s land is embraced by the Khangchendzonga National Park, but facts alone never…