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    An ethnographic research undertaken at Assangthang Village of Namchi District in Sikkim to find opportunities for Communication and Marketing in the area.
    (MICA, 2015) Ganguly, Surankita; Pant, Saumya; Pradhan, Prasanna Devi; Mishra, Ashwani Kumar
    Assangthang is a Village in Namchi Tehsil in South District of Sikkim State, India. It is located 96 KM from State capital Gangtok. Developed by the Rural Management and Development Department, Assangthang Model Village is located 8 kms away from Namchi, the South district headquarters. Assangthang (Sikkim) is almost 2200 kilometers far from Ahmedabad. There is only one Government Primary School present which have Anganwadi present along it. The school support education till class 8th, after which if a student is willing to go for higher education, they have to attend the private school which supports education from nursery to 12th standard. However, this school is not present within the village, and a student attending the school has to cover about7-8 km on road. Also, the fees of the private school is about Rs. 700-800 per month for education, and if students avail any transportation facilities, have to pay more for the vehicle provided by the school itself for pick up and drop facilities. However, apart from some text books, no other stationary or dresses or any other items are not distributed to the pupils in the private school. Assangthang Primary