Gangtok, a small city in Sikkim, Gangtok is filled with different cultures, religions and people existing in perfect harmony. Gangtok presents aperfect examples for India and even other countries on how can people from diffrent backgrounds and with diffrent casts and creeds can live together in perfect harmony. Sikkimese always have shown a strong bonding with their age-old traditions and customs, however as soon as a person looks around in Gangtok hw is sure that modernity and new worlds culture is coming into town.
The capital is definitely not behind the rest of the world in terms of urbanization, with broad roads, flyovers, posh markets, state-of-art hospital, educational institutes, fast food outlets, discothèques, and all other modern amenities that the heart can desire for present in numbers here. One imposing manmade landmark of the town is the 200 ft-high TV tower which overlooks the town and is situated near the Enchey Monastry below Ganesh Tok. A leisurely walk along the Mahatma Gandhi Marg is shopper's delight- Hotels, restaurants, curios, footwear and almost everything is available.
City of Gangtok offers a lot of trinkets and tribal handicrafts that can be bought and cherished from the streets as well as showrooms that are spread throughout the city. Gangtok has started to grow in terms of commercialization with new and more modern hotels and shopping plazas coming around. |