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    Impact of the grazing ban on the forest soil nutrient dynamics in the Sikkim Himalaya, India by Ghanashyam Sharma, Bharat K. Pradhan, Prakash Chhetri

    Published 2024-08-01
    “… With more than two decades of livestock grazing prohibition in Sikkim, understanding its impact on forest ecosystem, particularly soil nutrient dynamics, is crucial. …”
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    Effect of Storage Conditions and Storage Periods on Seed Germination in Eleven Populations of Swertia chirayita: A Critically Endangered Medicinal Herb in Himalaya by Bharat K. Pradhan, Hemant K. Badola

    Published 2012-01-01
    “…Effect of different storage conditions (room temperature, 4°C, and −15°C) and different storage periods over 24 months on seed germination in Swertia chirayita collected from different altitudes in Sikkim Himalaya was determined. Multivariate ANOVA revealed significant (𝑃<0.0001) effect of storage condition and storage period on seed germination and mean germination time. …”
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    Putting one health to the test: Operational challenges and critical reflections from the global South by Mridula Mary Paul, Sunita Pradhan, Aarti Chettri, Sarala Khaling, Abi T. Vanak

    Published 2025-06-01
    “…We locate our study in the district of Gyalshing in the state of Sikkim in India, which is a potential zoonoses ‘hotspot’ given its location within the biodiverse Indian Himalayan Region, with numerous avenues for human-animal interactions, and burgeoning human population linked to its tourism-run economy. …”
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    « Ils ont transformé la divinité Yuma en Dieu ! » by Mélanie Vandenhelsken

    Published 2021-01-01
    “…This article focuses on recent changes in Limbu rituals in Sikkim, and especially the disagreement between a new religious movement called Yumaism—centred on the cult of a young woman considered a reincarnation of the Limbu domestic deity Yuma—and those who think that only shamanism is representative of the Limbu tradition. …”
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    Glacial lakes outburst susceptibility and risk in the Eastern Himalayas using analytical hierarchy process and backpropagation neural network models by Sandeep Kumar Mondal, Jyotindra Narayan, Chitesh Sharma, Rishikesh Bharti, Santosha Kumar Dwivedy, Pinaki Roy Chowdhury, Ramesh P. Singh

    Published 2025-12-01
    “…In this study, we have made an inventory of naturally formed lakes within the Sikkim Himalayas, including Nepal, Bhutan, and China, and discussed the GLOF susceptibility. …”
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    Being an assistant to a shaman by Tanka Subba

    Published 2021-01-01
    “…This autobiographical account touches upon the poverty, beliefs in ghosts, and shamanistic practices in a Limbu hamlet of Kalimpong, which is a piece of land between Sikkim and Bhutan. Starting with a brief discussion on who a shaman is, the author describes the situation under which he became an assistant to a shaman whom he had to fetch to deal with the sickness of his brother. …”
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