Namgyal Institute of Tibetology explained
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology (NIT) is a Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, named after the 11th Chogyal of Sikkim, Sir Tashi Namgyal.[2] The institute employs researchers and one of its new research programs is a project which seeks to document the social history of Sikkim's approximated 60 monasteries and record this on a computer. Another project seeks to digitize and document old and rare photographs of Sikkim for knowledge distribution. Khempo Dhazar served as head of the Sheda, a Nyingma college attached to the Institute, for six years.[3]
History
The foundation stone of the museum was laid by the 14th Dalai Lama on 10 February 1957.[4] On October 1, 1958, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, inaugurated the Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology.[5] Sir Tashi Namgyal, the then Maharaja of Sikkim, changed its name into the "Namgyal Research Institute of Tibetology".[6]
Academic journals
The Bulletin of Tibetology is an academic journal published by the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology.[7]
Notes and References
- Book: American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies Division. Area Handbook for Nepal (with Sikkim and Bhutan).. 1964. U.S. Government Printing Office. 372–.
- Book: Abhijeet Deshpande. Backpacking North East India: A Curious Journey. 19 December 2017. Notion Press. 978-1-946556-80-6. 228–.
- Web site: Five Nyingma Lamas in Sikkim. Silverstone. Marilyn. Marilyn Silverstone . 13-.
- Book: Central Asia . 2006. Area Study Centre (Central Asia), University of Peshawar..
- Book: Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, British Library: EAP880/1/1/240 . Kingdom of Sikkim . 1959 . Sikkim Palace Archives, Gangtok . 42 . Darbar Gazette: Royal Charter of Incorporation of the Sikkim Research Institute of Technology . 23 September 2022.
- Book: American Institute of Indian Studies. American Institute of Indian Studies Quarterly Newsletter. 1980. American Institute of Indian Studies. 37-.
- Web site: Digital Himalaya: Bulletin of Tibetology . Digital Himalaya . 2023-10-18.
