After Indian independence in 1947, Kalimpong became part of the state of West Bengal, after Bengal was partitioned between India and Pakistan. With China's annexation of Tibet in 1959, many Buddhist monks fled Tibet and established monasteries in Kalimpong. In the mid-19th century, the area around Kalimpong was ruled in succession by the Sikkimese and Bhutanese kingdoms.
The first recorded mention of the town was a fleeting reference made that year by Ashley Eden, a government official with the Bengal Civil Service. Kalimpong was added to district of Darjeeling in 1866. Kalimpong was added to district of Darjeeling in 1866. After 1866–1867 an Anglo-Bhutanese commission demarcated the common boundaries between the two, thereby giving shape to the Kalimpong subdivision and the Darjeeling district formed.
In his book Bhotan and the story of the Doar War, David Rennie writes about Ashley Eden's trip to Bhutan as leader of the British Mission to Bhutan, " On the 4th of January (1864) the mission left Darjeeling and the same day overtook the coolies just as they arrived at the Teesta, twenty-two miles from Darjeeling and upwards of 6,500ft below it. There the coolies left in considerable numbers, being afraid to cross the frontier.....”. After a delay of three days he succeeded in getting camp established on the Bhotan side of the Teesta, which had to be crossed on bamboo rafts. The mission then commenced the ascent of the mountains of Bhotan, and reached a hamlet called Kalimpoong, 3,733 feet above the level of the sea. "Here", observes Mr. Eden, "we were obliged to halt one day to muster the coolies and re-arrange the baggage, which had got into confusion in consequence of frequent desertions. Whilst here, we visited a number of villages; inhabitants seemed delighted to see us and made us presents of eggs, fowls, oranges and vegetables. This part of the country is fairly cultivated, and has a number of inhabitants; it is so close to our frontier that the villagers set their chiefs at defiance, and are the only people under Bhutan Government who are able to carry on any sort of trade. They were vehement in their abuse of their own government and loud in their praise of our administration in Darjeeling; their only wish seemed to be that they should come under our rule......"
In 1870s Rev. W. Macfarlane in the early 1870s established the first schools in the area .The Scottish University Mission Institution was opened in 1886, followed by the Kalimpong Girls High School. In 1900, Reverend J.A. Graham founded the Dr. Graham's Homes for destitute Anglo-Indian students.
In 1986 the people of Darjeeling district demanded for a separate state of Gorkhaland and Kamtapur based on ethnic lines grew strong. Riots between the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) and the West Bengal government reached a stand-off after a forty-day strike. The town was virtually under siege, and the state government called in the Indian army to maintain law and order. This led to the formation of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, a body that was given semi-autonomous powers to govern the Darjeeling district, except the area under the Siliguri subdivision. Since 2007, the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state has been revived by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and its supporters in the Darjeeling hills.[14] The Kamtapur People's Party and its supporters' movement for a separate Kamtapur state covering North Bengal have also gained momentum.
The first recorded mention of the town was a fleeting reference made that year by Ashley Eden, a government official with the Bengal Civil Service. Kalimpong was added to district of Darjeeling in 1866. Kalimpong was added to district of Darjeeling in 1866. After 1866–1867 an Anglo-Bhutanese commission demarcated the common boundaries between the two, thereby giving shape to the Kalimpong subdivision and the Darjeeling district formed.
In his book Bhotan and the story of the Doar War, David Rennie writes about Ashley Eden's trip to Bhutan as leader of the British Mission to Bhutan, " On the 4th of January (1864) the mission left Darjeeling and the same day overtook the coolies just as they arrived at the Teesta, twenty-two miles from Darjeeling and upwards of 6,500ft below it. There the coolies left in considerable numbers, being afraid to cross the frontier.....”. After a delay of three days he succeeded in getting camp established on the Bhotan side of the Teesta, which had to be crossed on bamboo rafts. The mission then commenced the ascent of the mountains of Bhotan, and reached a hamlet called Kalimpoong, 3,733 feet above the level of the sea. "Here", observes Mr. Eden, "we were obliged to halt one day to muster the coolies and re-arrange the baggage, which had got into confusion in consequence of frequent desertions. Whilst here, we visited a number of villages; inhabitants seemed delighted to see us and made us presents of eggs, fowls, oranges and vegetables. This part of the country is fairly cultivated, and has a number of inhabitants; it is so close to our frontier that the villagers set their chiefs at defiance, and are the only people under Bhutan Government who are able to carry on any sort of trade. They were vehement in their abuse of their own government and loud in their praise of our administration in Darjeeling; their only wish seemed to be that they should come under our rule......"
In 1986 the people of Darjeeling district demanded for a separate state of Gorkhaland and Kamtapur based on ethnic lines grew strong. Riots between the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) and the West Bengal government reached a stand-off after a forty-day strike. The town was virtually under siege, and the state government called in the Indian army to maintain law and order. This led to the formation of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, a body that was given semi-autonomous powers to govern the Darjeeling district, except the area under the Siliguri subdivision. Since 2007, the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state has been revived by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and its supporters in the Darjeeling hills.[14] The Kamtapur People's Party and its supporters' movement for a separate Kamtapur state covering North Bengal have also gained momentum.
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