Darjeeling Folk Dance & Song

Hemant Thapa Mangar

Call: +91-8016474965

Hemant Thapa is 41 years old Mangar artist and is associated with the folk art form for the last 10 years. He is a flutist and composes music for the show. He has performed in Delhi and Kolkata. He has performed abroad in Nepal and in Bhutan.

Norbu Tshering Lepcha

Call: +91-8389926694

Norbu Tshering Lepcha is a famous Lepcha dancer in Darjeeling. He has learnt it from his father Sonam Tsering Lepcha, a noted Lepcha dancer and a Padmashree Awardee. Norbu is also a choreographer and teaches dance to the young generation of dancers in the community. He has performed in Kolkata, Bomdilla and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Guwahati, Shillong, Ranchi, Odisha, Kulu in Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Bihar. He has won the state award in 2014.

Pramila Mallick

Call: 8670825436

Pramila Mallick is a traditional singer of Dhimal community. She has started singing at the age of 20yrs. She learned singing from her family tradition. She has performed at North Bengal University and local area etc. She has a collection of more than 50 traditional Dhimal song. She also teaches the song to younger generation of her native place.

Dipak Mallick

Call: 7602861170

Dipak Mallick is a traditional Dhol player of the community. He has started playing Dhol at the age of 20yrs. At the age of 12yrs he started accompany with Kirtan group as a Khol player. He is a self learned Dhol player, musically inspired by his father Agen Mallick who is Flute player. He has performed many places like Kolkata, Shantiniketan, Assam, Guwahati, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Coochbehar, Delhi, Bihar, program of Dhimal at Siliguri Doordarshan etc.

Tsewang Paljor

Call: 9832094280

Tsewang Paljor is a 68 yrs old Tibetan opera, music and dance specialist from Kalimpong. He is a retired teacher of Central Tibetan Schools Administration under ministry of Human Resource Development. From school he started learning Flute, Dram-nyen(Tibetan lute) and Tibetan opera. He is practicing and teaching this art form for last 20 yrs. He is associated with Gangjong Doeghar (Himalayan Performing Art) and KTOA (Kalimpong Tibetan Opera Association is the first Opera association in India) as a secretary since 1998 and 2000 respectively. He is group leader and narrator for the performance. He has performed many time with his group at Karnataka, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal etc.

Samdup Tsering

Call: 9126194132

Samdup Tsering is renowned Tibetan dancer and musician of Kalimpong and associated with Gangjong Doeghar (Himalayan Performing Art). He started learning this art form since 1995 from his father Dogha Bhutia who is renowned for his fine craftsmanship of mask and sculptor and president of Gangjong Doeghar. He can play all traditional instruments like Dram-nyen(Tibetan lute), Piwang (fiddle), Flute, Dhongchen(wind instrument) Bubchen(cymbal), Yangching( dulcimer), Drum etc. He has performed many times with his group at England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Paris, Italy, Australia, Russia, Hongkong, Bangkok, Bhutan, Nepal, all the big cities in India etc. Received recognition from all the places where they have performed.