tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998575174210570941.post7330982374424928310..comments2024-02-01T08:21:27.974+05:30Comments on Sikkim- A Look Back View: Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Khangsarpa- First Democratic Chief Minister of SikkimDr. Rajen Upadhyayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212916551317912950noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8998575174210570941.post-80369683658373309972013-12-03T08:25:35.978+05:302013-12-03T08:25:35.978+05:30Kazini Eliza Maria (my grandmother) had spent time...Kazini Eliza Maria (my grandmother) had spent time in Belgium but she wasn't Belgian - she was a Scot. She probably only started claiming to be Belgian to improve her chances of getting a job teaching French, a few years before she married the Kazi. Both of them wanted democracy and good social services for Sikkim and both wanted closer ties with India, but neither of them actually wanted Sikkim to be annexed to the point of losing its identity as a separate country.Claire M Jordanhttp://www.whitehound.co.uknoreply@blogger.com