jwalahang Says: June 6, 2008 at 1:12 pm (From Beacononline comment)Let’s take A PEEP AT SILIGARHI’S HISTORY.a) 1640 : All Terai areas including Siligarhi and Jalpaiguri belonged to Sikkim in the 17th century.The original inhabitants of Sikkim were the Lepchas(Rongs)and the Limbus(Chongs).The word ‘Sikkim’ owes its origin to Limbu word ‘Su-Khim’ meaning ‘new home’.b) 1780 [...]
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