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    A winter morning in the “Queen of Hills”

    September 2, 2023 /

    Darjeeling is one of the most famous hill towns in the North-Eastern part of the Himalayas. During the colonial era the city was the summer residence for the British, who tried to escape the extremely humid and hot summer weather in Kolkata and spend their time high up in the mountains. Since then Darjeeling has remained as an important tourist destination with people coming from all over India as well as from abroad. The town has changed a lot over the last century and today it is a busy, densely…

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