Ramgauri Sangralaya
Location | Rhenock - Sikkim, India |
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Type | Museum |
Ram Gauri Sangralaya is situated in Rhenock Bazar near Thakurbari Mandir, in the administrative districts of East Sikkim in the Indian state of Sikkim. Sangralaya is home of the Sikkim Herald, the first government newspaper of Sikkim, which also collects stamps, coins, and newspapers. This Museum is playing an imperative role in the reconstruction of the political history of Sikkim.[1]
Collection
The Museum has a credit of collection of large volume of documents related to the political development of the erstwhile tiny Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim. It has a collection of various tax receipts paid by the Sikkimese peasantry to their feudal Lords in the pre-merger period, the bank receipt issued by Bhojraj and Jethmul Bank, the first bank of Sikkim, the entire volume of Kanchenjunga, the first news based journal of Sikkim, various antiques like telegram machine, Gramophone, antique locks and keys, utensils, radio, clock etc.