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'''Darjeeling''' was a [[hill station]] in [[Bengal]].
'''Darjeeling''' was a [[hill station]] in [[Bengal]].


There were military cantonments at Jalapahar (established 1848), Darjeeling and at Lebong, situated below Darjeeling about eight miles away.  
There were military cantonments at '''Jalapahar''' (alternative spelling '''Jellapahar''') (established 1848), Darjeeling and at '''Lebong''', situated below Darjeeling about eight miles away.  
Lebong cantonment was established in 1882 as part of the Jalapahar cantonment, and became a separate cantonment in 1895.<ref>[http://www.darjeelingtimes.com/news/news/Discursive-Hills-Book-Review-.html Dr. Wangyal's Column : Discursive Hills] 1 November 2008 Darjeelingtimes.com</ref>There were artillery barracks at Katapahar, above Darjeeling and it appears that this was what was called the Darjeeling cantonment. The Darjeeling cantonment may have at times also included Jalapahar, which was a convalescent depot.  
Lebong cantonment was established in 1882 as part of the Jalapahar cantonment, and became a separate cantonment in 1895.<ref>[http://www.darjeelingtimes.com/news/news/Discursive-Hills-Book-Review-.html Dr. Wangyal's Column : Discursive Hills] 1 November 2008 Darjeelingtimes.com</ref>There were artillery barracks at '''Katapahar''', above Darjeeling and it appears that this was what was called the Darjeeling cantonment. The term "Darjeeling cantonment" seems at times to have also included Jalapahar, which was a convalescent depot.  


== Records ==
== Records ==
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===Online books===
===Online books===
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_184.gif "Darjeeling Town"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11'', page 178
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_184.gif "Darjeeling Town"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11'', page 178
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_023.gif "Jalapahar"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 14'', page 17.
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_164.gif "Lebong"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 16'', page 158.
*''Bengal District Gazetteers: Darjeeling'' by L.S.S.O’Malley  (reprint 1985/1999, original 1907) is available to download as a searchable pdf file at [http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in/dspace/handle/10689/2958 DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library]. Also available as Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=LhOzszXcM9UC&pg=PP15 Preview]
**[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=LhOzszXcM9UC&pg=PA189 "The cantonments at Darjeeling"], page 189
**[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=LhOzszXcM9UC&pg=PA191 "Jalapahar"], page 191
**[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=LhOzszXcM9UC&pg=PA201 "Lebong"], page 201
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=saYbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA196 "Darjeeling"] page 196 ''Calcutta Review Volume 28, January-June 1857'' Google Books
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA305 ''A Sketch of the Physical and Topographical Characters and Other Relations of the Hill Sanitaria of Darjeeling, Nynee Tal, Landour and Murree, in the Bengal Presidency''], page 305  ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862'' Google Books
*[http://archive.org/stream/darjeelinghimal00unkngoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway: Illustrated Guide for Tourists''] 1896 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/newmansguidetod00publgoog#page/n10/mode/1up ''Newman's Guide to Darjeeling and Its Surroundings, Historical & Descriptive''] 1900 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/newmansguidetod00publgoog#page/n10/mode/1up ''Newman's Guide to Darjeeling and Its Surroundings, Historical & Descriptive''] 1900 Archive.org
*[http://www.vsdh.org/vsdh/dhr_book/ ''Darjeeling & its Mountain Railway: A Guide and Souvenir published by the Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway Co. Ld.''] 1921 vsdh.org
*[http://www.vsdh.org/vsdh/dhr_book/ ''Darjeeling & its Mountain Railway: A Guide and Souvenir published by the Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway Co. Ld.''] 1921 vsdh.org
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*''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj'' by Dane Kennedy, 1996  [http://www.escholarship.org/editions/view?docId=ft396nb1sf&brand=ucpress University of California Press]
*''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj'' by Dane Kennedy, 1996  [http://www.escholarship.org/editions/view?docId=ft396nb1sf&brand=ucpress University of California Press]
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalassambehar00playuoft#page/244/mode/2up “Darjeeling”] from ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa : their history, people, commerce and industrial resources'' by Somerset Playne 1917 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalassambehar00playuoft#page/244/mode/2up “Darjeeling”] from ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa : their history, people, commerce and industrial resources'' by Somerset Playne 1917 Archive.org
*''Bengal District Gazetteers: Darjeeling'' by L.S.S.O’Malley  (reprint 1985/1999, original 1907) is available to download as a searchable pdf file at [http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in/dspace/handle/10689/2958 DSpace at West Bengal State Central Library]. Also available as Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=LhOzszXcM9UC&pg=PP15 Preview]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 12:47, 3 June 2012

Darjeeling
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 27.037559, 88.263044
Altitude: 2,134 m (7,001 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Darjeeling
State/Province: West Bengal
Country: India
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Darjeeling



Darjeeling was a hill station in Bengal.

There were military cantonments at Jalapahar (alternative spelling Jellapahar) (established 1848), Darjeeling and at Lebong, situated below Darjeeling about eight miles away. Lebong cantonment was established in 1882 as part of the Jalapahar cantonment, and became a separate cantonment in 1895.[1]There were artillery barracks at Katapahar, above Darjeeling and it appears that this was what was called the Darjeeling cantonment. The term "Darjeeling cantonment" seems at times to have also included Jalapahar, which was a convalescent depot.

Records

Taylor’s Maps of the following Tea Districts, Darjeeling, Terai, Jalpaiguri and Dooars, Darrang, Golaghat, Jorhat Nowgong, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Cachar, Sylhet, with complete Index to all Tea Gardens, published 1910

  • The Australian newspaper dated 1 August 2009 has an article about a hotel in Darjeeling “where the clock stopped ticking circa 1930”, and where the library has a substantial collection relating to India's railways.

Cemeteries

A BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) cemetery publication is

  • Darjeeling and the Dooars: Christian Cemeteries and Memorials 1842–1995 by Eileen Hewson, 2006. A record of the cemeteries and isolated graves from this corner of India with MIs and biographical notes on the planters and other notable tombs. 93pp, 23 illustrations, and map

BACSA are in the process of putting the indexes to its cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.

Darjeeling’s English Cemetery by Rebecca Bragg 6 November 2009 darjeelingtimes.com. It was also known as the Hooker Road Cemetery or Hill Cart Road Cemetery according to the comments of Peter J. Karthak, 8 November 2009. He also mentions other cemeteries, including the Jewish Cemetery.

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External Links

Online books

References

  1. Dr. Wangyal's Column : Discursive Hills 1 November 2008 Darjeelingtimes.com