Competition from Nepalese teas -- which has duty free access to the Indian market -- has emerged as a lower-cost alternative to Darjeeling tea, challenging its viability. IMAGE: A tea estate in ...

It was a culmination of a decade-long effort that started when Purandare heard of the legendary climbing Sherpas of Darjeeling from renowned explorer Harish Kapadia. “Western literature usually ...

Darjeeling tea is a type of black tea produced in India. Darjeeling tea has a fruity aroma and a golden or bronze color, depending on the way it’s brewed. Tea experts say it has notes (flavors ...

Her work sheds light on how these narratives influence the Lepchas’ everyday lives and beliefs ... She pursued an English Honours degree at Loreto College, Darjeeling, and later obtained a Post ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the ‘Saras Mela’ at Darjeeling crossroads on Tuesday. According to sources from Navanna, the fair was officially opened at 3 PM. As part of her ...

Besides the Gorkhas, the Hills are home to other communities like Lepchas, Sherpas, and Bhutias. The BJP has consistently won the Darjeeling seat since 2009. However, Bista is the first MP to be ...

However, in the context of West Bengal, the ethnopolitical mobilisations of the Lepchas of the Darjeeling Hills in their efforts to conserve their language and culture have seldom received state ...

The Lepchas, one of the three major ethnic communities of the Sikkim-Darjeeling region, have started a movement for the inclusion of their language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. The ...

Kalimpong was designed to be a food producer for the region, including the growing hill station of Darjeeling, as well as Calcutta. Beginning in the 1880s, Nepalis, Lepchas, and Bhutias were ...

Darjeeling is a charming hill station located in West Bengal. It was once inhabited primarily by indigenous tribes, including the Lepchas before the British arrived. This pre-colonial era history ...