Baichung and more

Baichung Bhutia does not remember the first time he kicked a ball but the poster boy of Indian football has definitely kicked his way to the top to become a household name in the region.
A fan of the legendary Diego Maradona, the 5’8 feet 31 year-old from Tinkitam in Sikkim, dubbed the Maradona of India, has takenIndian football to new heights becoming the first Indian footballer to
break into European football.

Well, i remember Baichung as a 16 year old schoolboy from Tashi Namgyal Academy, teh youngest player in the Governor's Gold Cup national Tournament, playing for Sikkim B.

Here's a link to a story about his visit to Bhutan

Sikkim may be submerged by yet anoither dam prohect.

Read about the agitation here