Sikkim

Sikkim is a state in northeast India, bordered by Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal. Part of the Himalayas, the area has a dramatic landscape that includes India’s highest mountain, 8,586m Kangchenjunga. Sikkim is also home to glaciers, alpine meadows and thousands of varieties of wildflowers. Steep paths lead to hilltop Buddhist monasteries such as Pemayangtse, which dates to the early 1700s.

Sikkim was founded by the Namgyal dynasty in 17th century. It was rules by Buddhist priest king known as the Chogyal and was regarded as a princely state during the British rule and as a protectorate after independence of India. In 1975, the uprising led to the dissolution of monarchy and Sikkim joined India as its 22nd state.