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Dr Meenu Sareen's avatar

When the lockdown was relaxed for the first time during Covid, Kalimpong was our first outing. Indeed it was breath of fresh air! And the vista from the Mayfair terrace are still etched in the mind.

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Amit Kumar Bose's avatar

My information sources tell me Darjeeling and Kalimpong were both part of the then kingdom of Sikkim. Until the Chogyal was persuaded by the Brits to donate those parts so that the sahibs could flee somewhere in their colony during the steaming summer months.

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