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| established = {{Start date|1958|10|01 | | established = {{Start date and age|1958|10|01}}<ref name="Division1964">{{cite book|author=American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies Division|title=Area Handbook for Nepal (with Sikkim and Bhutan).|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U4hAAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA372|year=1964|publisher=[[U.S. Government Printing Office]]|pages=372–}}</ref> | ||
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| location = [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]], [[India]] | | location = [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]], [[India]] | ||
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| leader = | | leader = [[Sikkim University]] | ||
| director = | | director = Passang D. Phempu | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
The foundation stone of the museum was laid by the [[14th Dalai Lama]] on 10 February 1957.<ref>{{cite book |title=Central Asia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A4RxAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Area Study Centre (Central Asia), University of Peshawar.}}</ref> On October | The foundation stone of the museum was laid by the [[14th Dalai Lama]] on 10 February 1957.<ref>{{cite book |title=Central Asia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A4RxAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Area Study Centre (Central Asia), University of Peshawar.}}</ref> On 1 October 1958, [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]], the then [[Prime Minister of India]], inaugurated the Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP880-1-1-240#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=41&xywh=302%2C306%2C1562%2C1003 |title=Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, British Library: EAP880/1/1/240 |publisher=Kingdom of Sikkim |year=1959 |location=Sikkim Palace Archives, Gangtok |pages=42 |chapter=Darbar Gazette: Royal Charter of Incorporation of the Sikkim Research Institute of Technology |access-date=23 September 2022}}</ref> [[Sir Tashi Namgyal]], the then [[Maharaja of Sikkim]], changed its name into the "Namgyal Research Institute of Tibetology".<ref>{{cite book|author=American Institute of Indian Studies|title=American Institute of Indian Studies Quarterly Newsletter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yCDjAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=[[American Institute of Indian Studies]]|pages=37-}}</ref> | ||
==Academic journals== | |||
The ''[[Bulletin of Tibetology]]'' is an academic journal published by the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology.<ref>{{cite web | title=Digital Himalaya: Bulletin of Tibetology | website=Digital Himalaya | url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/journals/bot/index.php?selection=17 | access-date=2023-10-18}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{official|http://www.tibetology.net/}} | *{{official|http://www.tibetology.net/}} | ||
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[[Category:1957 establishments in India]] | [[Category:1957 establishments in India]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Museums in Sikkim]] | ||
[[Category:Culture of Sikkim]] | [[Category:Culture of Sikkim]] | ||
[[Category:Gangtok]] | [[Category:Gangtok]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples in India]] | ||
[[Category:Tibetology]] | [[Category:Tibetology]] | ||
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Sikkim]] | [[Category:Tourist attractions in Sikkim]] | ||
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| Established | October 1, 1958[1] |
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| Location | Gangtok, Sikkim, India |
| Affiliation | Sikkim University |
| Director | Passang D. Phempu |
| Website | tibetology |


Namgyal Institute of Tibetology (NIT) is a Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, named after the 11th Chogyal of Sikkim, Sir Tashi Namgyal.[2] The institute employs researchers and one of its new research programs is a project which seeks to document the social history of Sikkim's approximated 60 monasteries and record this on a computer. Another project seeks to digitize and document old and rare photographs of Sikkim for knowledge distribution. Khempo Dhazar served as head of the Sheda, a Nyingma college attached to the Institute, for six years.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
The foundation stone of the museum was laid by the 14th Dalai Lama on 10 February 1957.[4] On 1 October 1958, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, inaugurated the Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology.[5] Sir Tashi Namgyal, the then Maharaja of Sikkim, changed its name into the "Namgyal Research Institute of Tibetology".[6]
Academic journals[edit | edit source]
The Bulletin of Tibetology is an academic journal published by the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies Division (1964). Area Handbook for Nepal (with Sikkim and Bhutan). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 372–.
- ↑ Abhijeet Deshpande (19 December 2017). Backpacking North East India: A Curious Journey. Notion Press. pp. 228–. ISBN 978-1-946556-80-6.
- ↑ Silverstone, Marilyn. "Five Nyingma Lamas in Sikkim" (PDF). pp. 13-.
- ↑ Central Asia. Area Study Centre (Central Asia), University of Peshawar. 2006.
- ↑ "Darbar Gazette: Royal Charter of Incorporation of the Sikkim Research Institute of Technology". Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, British Library: EAP880/1/1/240. Sikkim Palace Archives, Gangtok: Kingdom of Sikkim. 1959. p. 42. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ↑ American Institute of Indian Studies (1980). American Institute of Indian Studies Quarterly Newsletter. American Institute of Indian Studies. pp. 37-.
- ↑ "Digital Himalaya: Bulletin of Tibetology". Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
External links[edit | edit source]
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