Darjeeling is a popular hill station situated in the Indian state of West Bengal. It will best Darjeeling Hill Station Tour. The history of Darjeeling seemed to have begun with the establishment of a hill station by the British East India Company in 1835. Before that the region was under Sikkim ruler, who after deal with Company gave them permission to develop sanatorium for its soldier. The British ruled Darjeeling under the law applicable normally to the less privileged and economically less developed districts of the country. When the Bengal was divided into the eastern and western parts in 1905, Darjeeling was brought under the jurisdiction of the province of East Bengal and Assam.
West Bengal tourist spot
Hill Station in West Bengal
Hill Station in West Bengal
The word Bengal is derived from the ancient kingdom of Vanga or Banga. It is believed that the British named it as “Bengal” when they captured the land of rich cultural heritage. It is here in West Bengal that the movement of revivalism of everything Indian took place which came to be known as “Bengal Renaissance” where the great figures of India like hundreds of great soul viz. philosophers, scientists, patriots, and many more personalities born who played a crucial role in the political and spiritual and economic reformation of India. The region of Bengal was strategic even to the British who establish the East India Company in India and started the process of colonization of India.