Hoteliers in Darjeeling said the following week after the Sikkim incident also saw a sharp drop in tourist arrivals. “For almost a week after the incident, almost 70 per cent of those who booked rooms ...

Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas are home to more than one-third of all types of rhododendrons found in India, reveals the latest publication of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI). The publication ...

Originally set up in the 1800s as a summer retreat for British officials, it was leased to them by the Kingdom of Sikkim, and subsequently annexed to the British Raj in India. This history is ...

A map of Sikkim, 1898. Credit: LA Waddell/Wikimedia Commons [Public Domain]. The Roerichs travelled to many parts of India, including Madurai, Bombay and Benares, before leaving for Calcutta.