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Synopsis In India, the Northeastern region is quite charming and interesting enough to be known about. Among the eight Northeastern States, Sikkim is a small hilly state, bound by vast stretches of Tibetan Plateaux in north, Chumbi Valley of Tibet and Kingdom of Bhutan in east, Kingdom of Nepal in west and Darjeeling (West Bengal) in south. The State has a total area of 7.096 sq km and is stretched over 112 km from north to south and 64 km from east to west. It lies in the northeastern Himalayas between 27 degree 00’46” and 28 degree-07’48” N latitude and 88 degree 00’58” to 88 degree-55’25” E longitude.

Sikkim is blessed land, where people from all communities live in harmony. In spite of the fact that Sikkim comprises different people and is a multiethnic society. It is perhaps the most peaceful State of the Indian Union to promote communal and human relations, a feat which is much expected in a plural society, like India.

This small but comprehensive and compact book on this northeastern state, offers all information, within one cover. Hopefully, it would serve all those working on or interested in knowing about northeastern India, be they scholars, researchers, journalists, students or general readers. This is in fact, ‘Knowledge in Nutshell’.