Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Sikkim Proposed as Model for Himalayan Creative Economy
Yougan Tamang said Sikkim could show other Himalayan places how to build a creative economy.
A creative economy means earning money from ideas, art and culture.
The plan would use local knowledge, traditions and digital tools.
It would also focus on protecting nature and cultural heritage.
Tamang said young people could help lead this work.
Public and private organisations could work together to create opportunities.
Jobs could grow around crafts, music, storytelling and other creative activities.
He discussed the idea at a creative economy forum in Gangtok.
Yougan Tamang said Sikkim could pilot a sustainable Himalayan creative economy model.
The proposed model would combine sustainability, indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage and digital entrepreneurship.
Tamang said public-private partnerships and the state’s youth would help strengthen the creative economy.
He said indigenous art, crafts, music and storytelling could create livelihoods while preserving cultural heritage.
Tamang made the remarks at the fourth Creative Economy Forum in Gangtok, alongside international panellists.
- Who
- Yougan Tamang, Sikkim Chief Minister’s Press Secretary, and other international panellists.
- What
- Tamang proposed Sikkim as a possible pilot for a sustainable Himalayan creative economy model.
- When
- Saturday, September 19.
- Where
- The fourth Creative Economy Forum in Gangtok, Sikkim.
- Why
- To use youth, indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage and digital entrepreneurship to create sustainable livelihoods and strengthen the creative economy.
- Proposed model
- A Himalayan creative economy combining sustainability, indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage and digital entrepreneurship.
- Suggested pilot
- Sikkim.
- Economic drivers
- Public-private partnerships and the potential of young people.
- Creative sectors
- Indigenous art, culture, traditions, crafts, music and storytelling.
- Event
- Fourth season of the Creative Economy Forum.
- Organiser
- Cinedarbaar, under the aegis of the Union ministries of Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology, and Culture.