Crossword clues for darjeeling
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
town in northeastern India, from Tibetan dojeling "diamond island," in reference to Vajrayana (literally "vehicle of the diamond") Buddhism. The "island" being the high ground of the place's site. As a type of tea, from 1882.
Wikipedia
Darjeeling is a town and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Lesser Himalaya at an elevation of . It is noted for its tea industry, the spectacular views of Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Darjeeling is the headquarters of Darjeeling district which has a partially autonomous status within the state of West Bengal.
The development of the town dates back to the mid-19th century, when the colonial British administration set up a sanatorium and a military depot. Subsequently, extensive tea plantations were established in the region, and tea growers developed hybrids of black tea and created new fermentation techniques. The resultant distinctive Darjeeling tea is internationally recognised and ranks among the most popular of the black teas.
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway connects the town with the plains and has one of the few steam locomotives still in service in India.
Darjeeling has several British-style public schools, which attract pupils from India and neighbouring countries. The varied culture of the town reflects its diverse demographic milieu consisting of Gorkhas, Bhutia, Lepcha and other mainland Indian ethno-linguistic groups. Darjeeling, with its neighbouring town of Kalimpong, was a centre of the Gorkhaland movement (Separate State demand within India) in the 1980s. The town's fragile ecology has been threatened by a rising demand for environmental resources, stemming from growing tourist traffic and poorly planned urbanisation.
Darjeeling is a hill station in the Indian state of West Bengal
Darjeeling may also refer to:
- Darjeeling tea, a tea produced in Darjeeling
- Darjeeling district, a political subdivision of West Bengal
- Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency), a Lok Sabha (lower house) constituency of India
- A character from Girls und Panzer.
Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Darjeeling in West Bengal. While six assembly segments are in Darjeeling district, one assembly segment is in Uttar Dinajpur district.
Darjeeling (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Usage examples of "darjeeling".
Dalai Lama to Kalimpong, east of Darjeeling, in order to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the manifestation of Buddha, Tsarong remained in India.
Thirteenth Dalai Lama, who in 1910 had fled from the Chinese and gone to Darjeeling in India.
Sherpa Tenzing, one of that group, now lives in Darjeeling as an Indian citizen, but he has remained a Tibetan at heart.
Shortly afterward he walked off with the novice, and I was reminded, by contrast, of Darjeeling in India, where Drugchen Rinpoche, the abbot of the Sanga Choling monastery, had told me that they scarcely had room or money to accommodate all the young Tibetans who wanted to become monks.
In the bazaar of Darjeeling, Chulundra Lingasuta stared at his rope in numb amazement.
I told her over breakfast of whole wheat toast, poached eggs, and Darjeeling tea that tasted like a fine liqueur.
Some years ago a friend of mine was walking through tea plantations near Darjeeling, and noticed one particular group of fields where the bushes were all shriveled.
Afterward the priest did the dishes rapidly, then gave them bowls of Neapolitan ice cream, set out a plate of sugar wafers, and made them Darjeeling tea.
There was direct rule in Kumaon, Garhwal, Spiti, Lahul, Darjeeling and Kalimpong, and agreements with chiefs along the little-known border with north Assam.
They ascended easily to the base of Darjeeling Gutter, crossed the miniature bergschrund where its cascading snows joined the main glacier, and began to creep up the sixty-degree slope of dazzling white.
Those lucky enough to possess that faculty, seekersense adepts such as Denis Remillard or the Tibetan Urgyen Bhotia, who headed up the Darjeeling establishment, did not have to fear being stalked or amÂbushed by human predators.
The old woman showed up every morning like clockwork at five past seven, and always had the same thing: a peach muffin, and a pot of Darjeeling tea brewed strong enough, in her words, to slice with a bread knife.
As I drank Darjeeling tea from a delicate porcelain cup, I took another look at the paper.
While Lucy carried in luggage, I started the gas logs in the living room and put on a pot of Darjeeling tea.
I had lost my pitons, crampons, snow glasses, snap rings, climbing rope, hammer, ice ax, compass, gun, and one sock, was out of breath, and had stumbled into a colossal drift where I subsided to the brows and wearily languished, warming myself with thoughts of summer games of croquet in Darjeeling.