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Darjeeling

This is a view from the Darjeeling Railway Station


The people of Darjeeling have been fighting for a separate state
because the West Bengal government had been neglecting the Gorkha-populated regions for too long. 
Finally Mamata Banerjee, the new Chief Minister of the state, has signed a pact with the Gorkha leaders for some autonomy to the Gorkha regions.

I hope to take a better picture of Darjeeling during my next visit.

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