Maharaja Tashi Namgyal’s Administrative Re-organization (Post Indian Independence-1947)

Abstract

This paper is mainly concerned with the post-British political influence that India adopted and continued the legacy after the British left India on the eve of 15th August 1947. The administrative patterns of Sikkim were marked by British colonial influence. After the British left India, Sikkim continued to remain under an Indian protectorate state. Internally, her administration was under the domain of Namgyal’s rulers. But externally, the political influence was exercised under the supervision of the Indian government. Therefore, these research articles will seek to explore several modern administrative reforms undertaken under the watch of Indian political officers based at Gangtok. Several reforms that take place during the reign of Sikkim's eleventh Chogyal’s Tashi Namgyal are highlighted in this area of study. The post-administrative reorganization that was initiated under Chogyal Tashi Namgyal ranges from judicial reforms to demand constitutional reforms, the royal proclamation of 1953, formation of the state executive council to planning will seek to explore the genesis of Sikkimese administrative reforms. The paper will also seek to understand the role and responsibilities of the last Sikkimese Chogyal Palden Thondup Namgyal’s contribution to Sikkim administrative reforms. Overall these research papers would be of great help to those researchers and students who seek to learn about the formation of Sikkim's administration and its contribution that derived from India and its rulers respectively.