Tendong Lho Rum Faat - 2025

28/08/2025

Highlights of Tendong Lho Rum Faat Celebration - 2024 | 8th August 2024

23/08/2025

https://youtu.be/8mSMojvlAdk?si=GpWyAbbGeMAxW-Nx

Watch the Vote of thanks given by Ren Lobsang Chopel lepcha, General Secretary of TLRFCC-2025 on the eve of Tendong Knowledge Series - 4th Edition held at Ch...

22/08/2025

https://youtu.be/MtPN5TilnCo?si=vj4FwnGMWpzKLjOF

Watch Dr. Mongfing Lepcha present highlights of her doctoral research titled "A Comparative Study of Differential Fertility and Mortality among the Lepchas o...

22/08/2025

https://youtu.be/K_N4QpE-8BE?si=aNtudM-_IlQuw7Ik

Special talk by Dr Tenzing Zangmoo Lepcha, NET, SLET, PhD (Anthropologist) on the eve of Tendong Knowledge Series - 4th Edition (TLRF-2025)

16/08/2025

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🎥 Welcome to the Official YouTube Channel of Tendong Lho Rum Faat Celebration Committee – 2025 🎉 This channel is dedicated to showcasing the sacred Tendong Lho Rum Faat – the annual cultural and spiritual festival of the Lepcha community in Sikkim. 📌 Here you'll find: Festival highlight...

16/08/2025

🌿 Khamrimoo Gunka! 🌿

We are delighted to share the powerful words of Ren Chewang Norbu Lepcha, President of the Sikkim Lepcha Association (Renzyong Mutanchi Rong Tarjyum) and Chairman of the Lepcha Primitive Tribal Board, Government of Sikkim, delivered on the eve of the Tendong Lho Rum Faat Celebration 2025.

12/08/2025

🌟 REN NAMGYAL LEPCHA – Tendong Awardee 2025 🌟
Ren Namgyal Lepcha’s lifelong dedication and service have made a profound impact on the Lepcha community, preserving its heritage and strengthening its identity.

Key Contributions:
1️⃣ Founded the Sikkim Lepcha Youth Association in 1994, creating a strong platform for youth empowerment and cultural preservation.
2️⃣ Successfully advocated for 8th August to be recognised as Tendong Lho Rum Faat State Holiday in 1998, ensuring the day’s significance is celebrated for generations.
3️⃣ And many more contributions that continue to inspire and uplift the community.

A true torchbearer of Lepcha culture, Ren Namgyal Lepcha’s work reflects vision, resilience, and commitment to his people.

12/08/2025

“TENDONG AWARD”

The Prestigious Tendong Award: Honouring Excellence in the Lepcha Community

The Tendong Award stands as the highest civilian honour conferred by the Lepcha community of Sikkim in recognition of individuals who have made lifetime contributions towards the development, preservation, and promotion of Lepcha heritage in diverse fields such as language, literature, education, culture, environmental conservation, social service, and community leadership.

Formally instituted in July, 2013 in Gangtok, the award was conceptualized and established jointly by the three apex Lepcha organizations of the State: Renjyong Mutanchi Rong Tarjum Renjyong Mutanchi Ringmom Kurmom (Sikkim Lepcha Literary Organization), and Renjyong Mutanchi Rong Ong Shejum or Sikkim Lepcha Youth Association. The initiative was spearheaded by dedicated community leaders Ren Tar Tshering Lepcha, Ren Tom Tshering Lepcha, and Ren S.D. Tshering, whose efforts were instrumental in streamlining the award structure and bringing it into reality.

The need for such an honour arose from the desire to formally recognize and celebrate those individuals whose sustained efforts have left a profound impact on the Lepcha community and identity. The Tendong Award, named after the sacred Tendong Hill—central to Lepcha mythology and spirituality—embodies the values of resilience, reverence, and pride in indigenous heritage.

Presented annually during the Tendong Lho Rum Faat Festival on the 8th of August, the award includes a citation, certificate, a commemorative memento, and a Silver and gold Medal engraved with Mayal Kumshe, the mythical paradise of the Lepchas measuring 3 inch diameter 5mm width, 105 gram silver and 5.8 gram gold 24 carat and a total weight of 110.8 gram. The recipient is chosen by an independent and impartial Award Committee, ensuring transparency and integrity in the selection process.