Darjeeling, with a rich history of the British raj and cultural evolution, has gone through a lot of changes in the past decades, with modernization and advancement in infrastructure. Check these photos from Darjeeling, how it was then in the past and how it is now in the present and see how much or how little it has changed.
1. Old Supermarket, Darjeeling then
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| Source: OldMHS.com |
Old Supermarket Now
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| Source: Wikimapia |
2. St. Paul's School, Darjeeling Then
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| Source: St Paul Darjeeling Website |
St Paul's School Now
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| Source: Wikimapia |
3. Batasia then in 1870
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| Source: Columbia.edu |
Batasia Now
4. Darjeeling Railway Station Then
Darjeeling Railway Station Now
5. Chowrasta Then in 1905
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| Source: OldMHS |
Now Chowrasta in the present day
6. Capital Cinema Hall then during the British Raj
Capital clock tower Now
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| Source: Mungpoo.org |
7. Kurseong Station Then
Kurseong Station Now
8. Keventers and Planter's Club Then in the 1930s
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| Source: OldMHS.com |
Keventers and Planter's Club Now
9. Bird Eye view of Darjeeling town then in 1930s
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| Source: OldMHS.com |
Darjeeling town now
10. Present Day Eden Hospital, then known as Eden Sanitarium
Eden Hospital Now amidst the crowded town
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