FAMOUS TAMANG SONG WRITER & COMPOSER

Dr. Sudarsan Tamang who is currently working as a Assistant Professor & Department In-Charge,Department of Chemical Sciences School of physical and Chemical Sciences Sikkim University, India is a famous Song Writer & Composer in the hills.

He is associated with famous bands like Mantra, Chakra, Reincarnation/ written over 40 songs in various Nepali albums.

Education

PhD (Near infrared emitting quantum dots for biological imaging), University of Grenoble, France (2011)

MSc (Organic Chemistry), North Bengal University, India (2005)

BSc (Chemistry Hons) St. Joseph’s College. Darjeeling (2003)

 Previous positions

CSIR Research Fellow, Nanoscience Group, Physical Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune-411008, India. (2006-2008)

Visiting scholar, University of Liverpool, UK (2007) funded by British Council.

PhD scholar, (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives), France (2008-2011)

Fellowships/Scholarship            

Qualified in National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted jointly by CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) and UGC (University Grant Commission), India (2005).

Financial support by British Council for student exchange programme to University of Liverpool, UK (2007).

Three years Ph.D. fellowship by CEA (Atomic energy commission) Grenoble, France (2008-2011).

Felicitations

Felicitation by Griffiths High School, Takdah cantonment, Darjeeling for scoring Highest marks in the board examination (Madhyamik Pariksha) from the School (1998).

Felicitation by a student association (HSA), North Bengal University (NBU), for qualifying NET (2005).

Felicitation by All India Tamang Buddhist Association (2007).

Felicitation by Sangeet Kala Sadan (SKS), Poomong Tea Garden, Darjeeling, India for academic merit and contribution in Nepali music (2011).

Felicitation by Griffiths High School Student Alumni Association, Takdah cantonment, Darjeeling for academic merit (2011)

Felicitation by Bjujhai Prakashini, Teesta Valley, Darjeeling (2013)

 Scientific Publications

 

Increasing relaxivity of Gd(III) Chelates appended to InP/ZnS quantum dots, Graeme J. Stasiuk, Sudaran Tamang, Daniel Imbert, Chistelle Gateau, Peter Reiss, Texier-Nogues, Matrinella Mazzanti, ACS Nano. 2013,Dalton Transactions (Just accepted for publication)

Aqueous phase transfer of InP/ZnS nanocrystals conserving fluorescence and high quantum stability, Sudaran Tamang, Grégory Beaune, Isabelle Texier-Nogues; Peter Reiss ACS Nano 2011 , 5 (12), pp 9392–9402

Cell permeable Ln (III) chelate functionalized InP quantum dots as multimodal imaging agents, Graeme J. Stasiuk, Sudaran Tamang, Daniel Imbert, Cathy Poillot, Marco Giardiello, Celine Tisseyre, Emanuel Barbier, Pascal H. Fries, Michel De Waard,Isabelle Texier-Nogues, Matrinella Mazzanti, ACS Nano. 2011, 5 (10), pp 8193–820

Luminecsent behabior of PEG coated CdSeTe/ZnS and InP/ZnS nanoparticles in the preence of copper cations, Gregory Beaune, Sudarsan Tamang, Aude Bernardin, Pascale Bayle-Guillemaud, Daphna Fenel, Guy Schoehn, Franoise Vinet, Peter Reiss and Isabelle Texier-Nogues, ChemPhysChem, 2011, DOI:10.1002/cphc.201100266 (Cover Page article)

Compact and highly stable quantum dots through optimized aqueous phase transfer (Proceedings Paper) Sudarsan Tamang; Grégory Beaune; Cathy Poillot; Michel De Waard; Isabelle Texier-Nogues; Peter Reiss Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7909, pp. 79091B-79091B-6 (2011).

A simple and general route for monofunctionalization of fluorescent and magnetic nanoparticles using peptides. Samuel Clarke, Sudarsan Tamang, Peter Reiss and Maxime Dahan, Nanotechnology 2011, 22 175103

Isolation, structure, and functional elucidation of a modified pentapeptide, cysteine protease inhibitor (CPI-2081) from Streptomyces Species (CP-2081) that exhibit inhibitory effect on Cancer cell migration. Jay Prakash Singh, Sudarsan Tamang, P.R. Rajamohanan, N. C. Jima, Goutam Chakraborty, Gopal C. Kundu, Sushma M. Gaikwad and Mohamad I. Khan, J. Med. Chem., 2010, 53 (14), pp 5121–5128 (highlighted in a national daily in India: Hindustan times, 3rd August 2010)

Controlled Aggregation of gold nanoparticles network induced by alkali metal ion Sudarsan Tamang, Srinivas Hotha and B. L. V. Prasad, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnology, 2007, 7, 2683–2689

Presentation in International conferences

Title: “Red to NIR emitting InP/ZnS nanocrystals for bio-application”, Transalp’Nano 2010, Como, Italy.

Title:”InP/ZnS nanocrystals: synthesis, phase tranfer and in vivo studies”, Nanax4, 2010, Munich, Germany

Title:”Compact InP/ZnS nanocrstals through optimized aqueous phase transfer: high conservation of fluorescence and colloidal stability”, Imaginenano 2011, Bilbao, Spain.

 Formal training/summer schools

Attended satellite school in Gazzada Schianno, Italy (May-June, 2010)

X-ray diffraction training at CEA Grenoble, France (May 2009)

Chemical risk and prevention training at CEA, France (June 2010)

French language course, Level: elementary 1 at Alliance Francaise, Grenoble (Sept to Dec 2008)

French language course, Level: elementary 2 at Alliance Francaise, Grenoble (April to July 2009)

Post M.Sc level chemistry Course work (August 2006-January 2007), National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

 

Lyrics written

First Love (Album: Kalpana/ Vocals: Prabal Thapa), Timi Bina( Album: Mantra), Timi Bina (Album: Hijo Samma/ Reincarnation), Bir Gorkhali (Co-writter: Binay Dewan, Album: Mantra), Ekantama (Album: Mantra), Sapana (Album: Mantra), Rimzim Rimzim (Album: Mantra), Sara Sansar (Album: Mantra), Pari (Album: Mantra), Naya sathi (Album: Em-blaze/ Vocals: Prabal Thapa), La pani bhandaina (Album: Em-Blaze), Sanskriti (Mantra 2), Jiwan Hamro (Mantra 2), Sakcchau ke (Album: Mantra2), Sadhai Sadhai (Album: mantra 2), Nilo Aakash (Album: Mantra 2), Jaba Aucchu (Album: Mantra 2), Bajeko palo ma (Album: Mantra 2), Samjhana (Album: Mantra 3), Eklai (Album: Mantra 3), Timi (Album: Mantra3), Samaya (Album: Mantra 3), Katha (Album: Mantra 3), Sa na na (Album: Mantra 3), German (Album: Chakra), Birsera (Album: again/ Vocals: Ravi Chhetri), Eutai cha chandra ( Album : chakra), Dhrai Roye (Album: Again), Sir ko topi (Album : Chakra), Lahure ko katha (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: kaushal), Sunya aakash (Album: Emblaze/ Prabal Thapa), Timro yaad (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Mann ko kura (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Ankha vari (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Jiwan ko bato (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Promise (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Naya Sathi (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Kahile Kanhi (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Aama (Album: Samarpan/ Vocals: Mahesh Lama), Jhajhalko (Album: Samarpan/ Vocals: Mahesh Lama), Ragat (Album: Crazy/ Vocals: Manoj Kumar), Yastai Nai ho (Album: Love road/ Vocals: Prabal Thapa), Sabai ko maya (Album:parichaya/Vocals:Prabal Thapa), Kahile lagccha (Album: Ninad/Vocals: Poojan Lohagan). Uthanamaya Utha (Album: Crossroad/Vocals: Dharmik Rai), Sabai ko maaya (Album: Crossroad/Vocals: Dharmik Rai), Aakashmaa (Album: Moolmantra/Vocals: Prayash Amit Singh),  Kabata Kamal (Album: Moolmantra/Vocals: Mahima Apchuna Rai-Genesis of Pink),

Music Composed

Naya sathi (Album: Em-blaze/ Vocals: Prabal Thapa), La pani bhandaina (Album: Em-Blaze), Sanskriti (Mantra 2/ with Bhasker Dewan), Jiwan Hamro (Mantra 2/ With Bhasker Dewan), German (Album: Chakra), Birsera (Album: again/ Vocals: Ravi Chhetri), Eutai cha chandra ( Album : chakra), Dhrai Roye (Album: Again), Sir ko topi (Album : Chakra), Lahure ko katha (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: kaushal), Sunya aakash (Album: Emblaze/ Prabal Thapa), Timro yaad (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Mann ko kura (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Ankha vari (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Jiwan ko bato (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Promise (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Naya Sathi (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Kahile Kanhi (Album: Destiny/ Vocals: Kaushal ), Aama (Album: Samarpan/ Vocals: Mahesh Lama), Jhajhalko (Album: Samarpan/ Vocals: Mahesh Lama), Ragat (Album: Crazy/ Vocals: Manoj Kumar), Yastai Nai ho (Album: Love road/ Vocals: Prabal Thapa). Sabai ko maya (Album:parichaya/Vocals:Prabal Thapa), Kahile lagccha (Album: Ninad/Vocals: Poojan Lohagan), Uthanamaya Utha (Album: Crossroad/Vocals: Dharmik Rai), Sabai ko maaya(Album: Crossroad/Vocals: Dharmik Rai) Aakashmaa (Album: Moolmantra/Vocals: Prayash Amit Singh),  Kabata Kamal (Album: Moolmantra/Vocals: Mahima Apchuna Rai-Genesis of Pink),

TAMANG PROUD OF SIKKIM SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTED HIS PAPER IN UK CONFERENCE

2013 Sikkim State Awardee “Sewa Samman” a Research Scholar from Jorethang, South Sikkim Yougan Tamang  presented his paper on “CHANGES IN RELIGION & ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH OF TAMANGS OF SIKKIM ,INDIA” at Manchester University hall. Opening ceremony of "An International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Science World Congress 2013 Conference" was held on 5^th.August.2013. His presentation was hugely applauded by the attendees in the conference and they had asked lot of queries about the tribe and the state of Sikkim. They asked about the ethnographic details of Tamang tribe because it was completely new tribe to them. Besides, attendees have shown their interest to study more on Tamang tribe and state of  Sikkim. Queries specially asked by lots of professors from India and United Kingdom itself, and was highly appreciated Yougan Tamang’s answers and presentation

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Earlier Yougan Tamang visited London city and promoted Sikkim State as a whole and his community when meeting with distinguished persons of London. He will be leaving Manchester on 11^th.August.2013. He is the active member of Sikkim Tamang Youth Society also.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF TAMANG

1. Damphu- is a double-sided disk-shaped drum topped with leather and with a long wooden handle.This is a very rare musical instrument belonging to the indigenous Tamang Community. Damphu is a percussion instrument similar to a big tambourine. This instrument is used to melodiously play Tamang selo.The popular ancient folk instrument Damphu and an original rhythm of Tamang Selo have unique importance and influence among other Nepalese cultural folk music. This instrument is very easy to play and easy to learn.
2. Kaling
3. Khandi
4. Gonggop
5. Gyapung
6. Jarunge
7. Damba
8. Dilbu
9. Tamang Ghyaling
10. Tamang Tungna
11. Tung
12. Thunder
13. Pihung
14. Puli - This rhythmic musical instrument is played by Tamang groups. It’s played with the rhythm of six fingers and is blown by mouth. This musical instrument is played during various religious rituals and ceremony. It is important while singing Tamang Selo.
15. Bupsel
16. Bhate Madal- is the traditional musical instrument of Tamang group (Sindhupalcowk). It follows the track of song and is completely made of bamboo. Hexagon shaped hole is in between the bamboo wherefrom wire comes out. The wire at the either side holds the bamboo and to raise pieces of bamboo are placed. It sounds similar to madal but is made of bamboo hence it might have been called Bhate madal.
17. Sindung
18. Silyang

 
[Note: Sikkim Tamang Youth Society would like to know more about the listed Musical Instruments from the resource persons who follows our PAGE & BLOG. Kindly send us more details in sureshlama@yahoo.com]

TAMANG ACE PHOTOGRAPHER IN SOCIAL CAUSE

Jay Tamang was born in a remote village in northern Nepal, one of the most beautiful places in the world. He grew up without electricity, running water or a telephone. Jay had to walk long distances to get to a school, hiking over mountain passes in rubber slippers, without warm clothes, or even a few rupees to buy a lunch.
Yet, growing up in Nepal, Jay was surrounded by mother nature’s beauty in the form of majestic mountains, waterfalls, and magical natural light. The awesome power of nature was simply part of his life
Although Jay's true passion is photography, he has also used his social skills to help the children of his village and surrounding villages. In 2009, he founded NEPAL FREED, (Foundation for Rural Educational and Economic Development.) Since that time, Jay has raised enough money to build a school, a library and hire a teacher, giving hope for a better future to the children who he left behind, but never forgot.
He speaks of his days as a trekking guide. " I witnessed the amazing glory of creation among the highest peaks in the world and I wished I could share them with others. Unfortunately, I could not afford a camera and the idea of ever having one seemed far away. He learned that in art, it’s about your eye, your talent and most of all, it is about your passion.”
Now a well established member of the Mill Valley Community, Jay has been able to devote a significant portion of his life to photography and to share the splendor he sees. “It is my goal to capture this amazing country through my photographic eye... the beauty of California’s amazing national parks, cities, and coastlines. I believe that sharing beauty can inspire peacefulness and a sense of calm in our stressful everyday lives. His goal is to inspire people to learn more about the beauty of mother nature through contemplation of his photographs.

All of his pictures are available in a variety of print sizes and 20% of the proceeds go to his charity, Nepal FREED.

Some of his photographs-

For more information, please contact:

jaytamangphotography@gmail.com
http://www.tamangphotography.com/