Description: Tshoka is a small tibetian village.Tshoka is a interesting village with yaks grazing on one side, people tending to their daily household chores. Long time back the Chogyal gave permission to some families (who migrated from Tibet as refugees due to Chinese aggression) to settle on the high slopes near the Dzongri hills. As the Chogyal’s land extended right to thefoothills of the Kanchendzonga ranges the king appointed some of the villagers to look after the royal cattle, which grazes even today at these ridges.
Author: Sirsendu Gayen, Kolkata, West Bengal
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Location: Tshoka, Sikkim
Year: 2008
Camera: Nikon D80

Tshoka, Sikkim