The founders of the Bhutia language

Bhutia language was only an oral language till 1960s and there after it, started to be written base on tumisambota’s script, padma Shri, Norden Tshering Bhutia Ex.Director Human Resource Development Department, Government of Sikkim, founded the written form of Bhutia language. Bhtuia Language then started to be taught  in Government School in the state and this book as well as Bhutia language as a whole owe a lot to Shri Norden Tshering Bhutia, for his Invaluable contribution made by him, in development and preservation of Bhutia language. 

March 22 1943 was an auspicious day specially for the Sikkim Bhutia Community because on this day a prominent person pedma Shri, Norden Tshering Bhutia is born in the house of Wongchuk Tshering Bhutia at Tathangchen, Gangtok, East Sikkim. He got his  education up to higher secondary level at Sir, Tashi Namgyl Academy, Gangtok and became Graduate from St.Josep’s college north point, Darjeeling. Later regional but College of education, Bhuhaneswar, Orissa. His Employe life started in 1969 as he was appointed as a teacher in, Enchey School. He was sent on only to Bhutia language deputation for a period of Six month to the Indian Army officer School to teach Sikkimese Bhutia language in 1971 he rejoined in state. Govt. and was promoted to Gazetted post of School Inspector.  Along with  his duty as an inspector of School he Conducted research work into Bhutia language (lho-key) after spending seven year in his research he brought Bhutia language into written form in 1977 and became the puther  of first self Teaching Book in Sikkim. Being a broad minded person he not given emphasis only to Bhutia language but also made valuable contributions in developing the Lepcha and Limboo languages. In 1980 he was promoted to post of deputy Director of Education at as a Joint director in 1984. After inducting into the state civil service vadre he was posted as joint secretary in Sikkim police. Few years later again he posted in Ecclesitical Department as a joint Secretary. He works as secretary in Sikkim Public Service Commission and Chief Executive Officers of the Sikkim khidi and village industries board. In November 1999 he was broght back to his parent Department HRDD as Director when he initiated the inclusion of the Bhutia, Lepcha and Limboo Language in Sikkim at the under Graduate level. He has done an example work for the upliftment of Sikkimese languages, keeping in view of all these innovative achievement he was awarded highest Award of the Subba Community. In 1999 he was awared the Achievement Award from the Director of International Pubucity House for Conducting and successful research work of Sikkimese Bhutia (lho-key) and Certificate of Excellence for outstanding service of achievement and contributions from Dr.Bhisma Nanain Shingh Hon’le former Governor of Tamil Nadu. His commendable works in the development of language as been recognised nationally and internationally. He retried from Government service on the Day of 30st March 2001. After retired devotion toward the upliftment of language was not came less the containable contributed his valuable time and 2005 he was Awarded Intellectual Honoour The jewel of Sikkim, by Sanjay Gupta national Vice President. All India Congerence Intellectual and Pradat Abhyarthana Patra from Shri K.P Adhikari, Secretary, Sanskritik Mamika Awam Dharohar, Vibhag, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok in 2005. Know he is a Padma Shri Awarded and Know he is a President of Bhutia Keyrab Yargay Tshogpo Gangtok, East Sikkim.

Bhutia language forming its Grammar  rules book,(Lho key Sum Tag dang  dri Tshom) Grammar and Composition in the three part Classes I-IV,for Classes V-VIII,for Classes IX-XII and  also prepared prose,poetry,rapid reader, work book, Bhutia-Bhtuia dictionary, Bhutia English Distonary, stories, drama and npvels ,Written by Shri Pema Rinzing Bhutia publish in 1983 by Human Resource Development Department.