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Author : Harish Kapadia
Publisher : Indus Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 8173871264
Author : L.S.S. O Malley
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Darjeeling (India : District)
ISBN : 817268018X
Author : R. D. O'Brien
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Darjeeling (India : District)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044107252223
Author : Dinesh Chandra Ray,Srikanta Roy Chowdhury
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000828801
History has always dealt with people, yet often gazing at the people from the perspectives of the non-people – colonizers, intruders, outsiders and the privileged elite insiders – who seem to have internalized the ‘mainstream’ perspective framed by the outsiders. In this context a group of scholars working on Darjeeling felt that there was a need for an inclusive people’s history of the Darjeeling hills. The present volume tries to fill this gap of the missing voices of the people of the Darjeeling hills and their cultures through re-writing inclusive history of society and culture from ‘below’, not only by decoding the elements that are treated as tradition, but also the transformations in the realms of arts and ecology. For, the tribal-scape of the Darjeeling hills is not a static/frozen zone and the people (hence, the geo-space) are in continuous transition from traditional beings towards becoming neo-traditional. Accepting history as constantly ‘extra mural’ the objectives of the book are to focus on undocumented histories related to harmony, intimacy, belongingness and environmental care and thereby, interact the living with what is often projected as ‘dead’, by rejecting to abide by any given set of references as the final/‘scientific’/authentic and, thereby, opening up with other kinds of historical dialogue with the understated historical items that are accessible in Darjeeling. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the print version of this book in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Author : Jeff Koehler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781620405147
Darjeeling's tea bushes run across a mythical landscape steeped with the religious, the sacred, and the picturesque. Planted at high elevation in the heart of the Eastern Himalayas, in an area of northern India bound by Nepal to the west, Bhutan to the east, and Sikkim to the north, the linear rows of brilliant green, waist-high shrubs that coat the steep slopes and valleys around this Victorian “hill town” produce only a fraction of the world's tea, and less than one percent of India's total. Yet the tea from that limited crop, with its characteristic bright, amber-colored brew and muscatel flavors - delicate and flowery, hinting of apricots and peaches - is generally considered the best in the world. This is the story of how Darjeeling tea began, was key to the largest tea industry on the globe under Imperial British rule, and came to produce the highest-quality tea leaves anywhere in the world. It is a story rich in history, intrigue and empire, full of adventurers and unlikely successes in culture, mythology and religions, ecology and terroir, all set with a backdrop of the looming Himalayas and drenching monsoons. The story is ripe with the imprint of the Raj as well as the contemporary clout of “voodoo farmers” getting world record prices for their fine teas - and all of it beginning with one of the most audacious acts of corporate smuggling in history. But it is also the story of how the industry spiraled into decline by the end of the twentieth century, and how this edenic spot in the high Himalayas seethes with union unrest and a violent independence struggle. It is also a front-line fight against the devastating effects of climate change and decades of harming farming practices, a fight that is being fought in some tea gardens - and, astonishingly, won - using radical methods. Jeff Koehler has written a fascinating chronicle of India and its most sought-after tea. Blending history, politics, and reportage together, along with a collection of recipes that tea-drinkers will love, Darjeeling is an indispensable volume for fans of micro-history and tea fanatics.
Author : Townsend Middleton,Sara Shneiderman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199093977
Darjeeling occupies a special place in the South Asian imaginary with its Himalayan vistas, lush tea gardens, and brisk mountain air. Thousands of tourists, domestic and international, annually flock to the hills to taste their world-renowned tea and soak up the colonial nostalgia. Darjeeling Reconsidered rethinks Darjeeling’s status in the postcolonial imagination. Mobilizing diverse disciplinary approaches from the social sciences and humanities, this definitive collection of essays sheds fresh light on the region’s past and offers critical insight into the issues facing its people today. While the historical analyses provide alternative readings of the systems of governance, labour, and migration that shaped Darjeeling, the ethnographic chapters present accounts of dynamics that define life in twenty-first century Darjeeling, including the Gorkhaland Movement, Fair Trade tea, indigenous and subnationalist struggle, gendered inequality, ecological transformation, and resource scarcity. The volume figures Darjeeling as a vital site for South Asian and postcolonial studies and calls for a timely reexamination of the legend and hard realities of this oft-romanticized region.
Author : Bluworlds Guides,Joydip Das
Publisher : Bluworlds Guides
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Darjeeling the "Queen of Hills" a hill station located in East of India close to Mount Kanchenjunga. A Victorian Town, once treated as the winter capital of British India. Producing finest qualities and most expensive Tea in the world. Home to the oldest mountain railway (UNESCO World Heritage Site) service. World's one of the most popular rock climbing destination. An Eco tourism destination. Inside Darjeeling Pocket Travel Guide: - Complete history of city Darjeeling - Darjeeling influencing cinema - Eminent Personalities visited - Complete information for getting there by road, train and by air - Attractions with photograph - Elaborate details of Night life, Shopping, Cuisine, Festivals, Joy ride, Outdoor Activities - Travel from Darjeeling - Complete Home stay guide, Hotels Guide, Cab/ Bike/ Bicycle rentals in Darjeeling and nearby destinations. - All Basic Facts of Darjeeling City - Important contacts for tourists in Darjeeling - Indian Visa details and applications - Tour itineraries for Darjeeling and nearby attractions - Foreigners Guidelines in India - Local language phrases for tourist in English
Author : Sarah Besky
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780520277397
Nestled in the Himalayan foothills of Northeast India, Darjeeling is synonymous with some of the finest and most expensive tea in the world. It is also home to a violent movement for regional autonomy that, like the tea industry, dates back to the days of colonial rule. In this nuanced ethnography, Sarah Besky narrates the lives of tea workers in Darjeeling. She explores how notions of fairness, value, and justice shifted with the rise of fair-trade practices and postcolonial separatist politics in the region. This is the first book to explore how fair-trade operates in the context of large-scale plantations. Readers in a variety of disciplines—anthropology, sociology, geography, environmental studies, and food studies—will gain a critical perspective on how plantation life is changing as Darjeeling struggles to reinvent its signature commodity for twenty-first-century consumers. The Darjeeling Distinction challenges fair-trade policy and practice, exposing how trade initiatives often fail to consider the larger environmental, historical, and sociopolitical forces that shape the lives of the people they intended to support.
Author : Binu Sundas
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : 8180698157
Author : Nilamber Chhetri
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000840360
This book examines the nature of ethnopolitics evolving in the Darjeeling hills, located in the Eastern Himalayas. It highlights how in the wake of regional politics minorities pursue alternative avenues to attain rights and recognition. The book provides an astute analysis of competing claims of culture and identity engendered both by demands for regional autonomy and struggles for scheduled tribe status. It highlights the varied forms of ethnic demands often demonstrated through performative and discursive claims. The volume initiates a timely discussion on the discourse of recognition, politics of difference, and alterity which has wider implications and applications to understand South Asian realities. Drawing on rich empirical research, this work will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics, anthropology, sociology, tribal studies, ethnography, minority studies, and South Asian studies.
Author : C.R. Rai
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The beautiful hill district of Darjeeling has been in the throes of political uncertainty for several decades now. Mr. CR Rai, a retired administrator with rich experience who also led his political outfit after resigning from service, had access to some of the prime political actors and events at the height of the Gorkhaland agitation and brought his unique perspective on the issue in this unusually interesting book. Darjeeling: The Unhealed Wound discusses the people and circumstances responsible for creating political uncertainty. There are fascinating insights into the roles played by the local leaders and the main players as well as Dr BC Roy and Shri Vallabhai Patel in determining Darjeeling’s post-independence position. What influence did Nepal have? How did Sikkim’s annexation influence regional politics? These and other questions are discussed with great passion. Darjeeling enthusiasts will also be fascinated by the references to the many known and lesser-known figures who played a crucial role in the establishment of the original “Queen of the Hills”
Author : Barun Roy
Publisher : Barun Roy
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
This book celebrates the spirit of Darjeeling that was, is and shall be. This book also celebrates her children who overcoming all misfortunes and setbacks laid down a glorious history and in doing so became a part of that spirit of Darjeeling.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Darjeeling (India)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105128525875
Author : James Sykes Gamble
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Botany
ISBN : UOM:39015061403195
Author : Edward Balfour
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1264 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : India
ISBN : OXFORD:N13504398
