My take on Kalimpong - Deepjyoti Roy
About Kalimpong Kalimpong is a town and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal . It is located at an average elevation of 1,250 metres (4,101 ft). [4] The town is the headquarters of the Kalimpong district . [5] Kalimpong district region comes under Gorkhaland Territorial Administration which is an autonomous governing body within the state of West Bengal . The Indian Army 's 27 Mountain Division is located on the outskirts of the city. [6] Kalimpong is known for its educational institutions, many of which were established during the British colonial period . [7] It used to be a gateway in the trade between Tibet and India before China's annexation of Tibet and the Sino-Indian War . Kalimpong and neighbouring ...