Sikkim’s women, bride price & Rinchen Ongmu as first woman chief secretary

Draupadi: A symbol of empowerment?

THE official website of the Government of Sikkim is running a ticker announcing that Ms Rinchen Ongmu, IAS has taken over as the “first woman chief secretary” of the state. For the rest of India, which has witnessed many a woman chief secretary, (India is however yet to get a woman cabinet secretary) this piece of news may sound uninspiring. But BoI takes you through a few factoids of Sikkim’s womanhood which will actually make…