Want to settle down in North Bengal / Doars

rajib_sengupta

Dear freinds,

I am looking for suggestions for a suitable place to settle down in north bengal or doars area on a long term. Will appreciate comments from any member living in north bengal. Currently I am living in Pune, but planning to move to Bengal sometime in future.

Thanks
Rajib

chief61

"Doars" is a nice place to Travel, but not
for settling in, clashes between different
ethnic groups are very common, there were
so many flare ups during last couple of months,
which forced some long time settlers to the
Plains.

"Siliguri" is not a bad Idea, Its a growing up
city with lot of upcoming housing projects
from reputed groups like " Ambuja" .

Cheers

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sray677

Hi Rajib
No place is safe now a days. You can expect disturbance at any place. People are still staying here & also coming from out side WB to settle down. NB is a nice place. You can try places like Chalsa,Mal Bazar. These places are not far off from Siliguri & also developing. Welcome to WB.
Rgds....Surajeet.

rajib_sengupta

Thanks Surajeet. This is hight time people spread across the entire state instead of concentrating in a single city of Kolkata.
There is more to Bengal apart from just Kolkata.

Rajib

Santanu Das

I have a plan to settle in the Himalaya Hills maintaining a base at Kolkata.A lot of people settle in the Kumaon hills keeping a base in Delhi(as per the sticky posts in this forum)I want to do a similar thing in Eastern India. Dooars, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Sikkim ... there are so many beautiful places . Is it not possible to find a place there ? any suggestion ?

brishti

dum dum digha diga ?




:brishti

mousourik

Digha in the hills

brishti

jest another suggestion away from them hills



:brishti

mousourik

trying to save your face, eh ?

Santanu Das

Brishti,
Although you might get a "Mausam-Bhiga bhiga " in Digha , but that hardly fits the bill.Neither does Dumdum !! :- )
But seriously Himalayas is just so near us "Megh korlei ichhe korey train ta dhorey feli...." Isn't there any way to run far from this madding crowd of Kolkata & just enjoy the hills & Relax ?

bubai_56

How about Jalpaiguri(NOT New Jalpiguri)?Situated on the western bank of Teesta, Just 40 min drive from Silliguri. It is Very close to the heart of Dooars, almost all modern facilities available, nice weather, very peaceful, nice people, good connectivity with Kolkata(direct)/other major cities of India(via Silliguri/NJP),friendly to your pocket and many more...

Santanu Das

But what about the hills , Bubai ? Are they there ? Can you please describe the place a bit more ?

bubai_56

Santanu, Dooars is not only about hills. It has its own charm in jungles, rivers, panoramic view of distant hills, tea gardens, a unique culture, serenity. If you are a bengali then I would suggest you to read some of the Samaresh Majumdar literature to get more idea about this unique place. Another must read creation is 'Teesta Parer Brittanto' by Devesh Ray. A few movies like 'Mr. and Mrs. Iyer', 'Dekha', 'Abar Aranye' can also give you a good idea about Dooars.

Now, talking about Jalpaiguri town, it is the district headquarter of Jalpaiguri district. just 50 km away from Gorumara N.P., Surrounded by Tea gardens. Definitely Jalpaiguri itself is not a tourist place, but if you want to settle down somewhere you'll need some basic/advanced amenities. This place place is the best choice then. Jalpaiguri is a twin town of Silliguri, almost all the hill stations are equidistant from Jalpaiguri and Silliguri. Some are even closer. For better reference about Jalpaiguri please see the map of Dooars posted in some thread here.

Santanu Das

Bubai,
Thanks for your post.That was an interesting point of view indeed.It got me thinking in a new direction. Will check up the area with this objective in my next visit.
R hya, ami Bangali.Samaresh M porechi,Teesta ta pora hoyni, kintu cinema gulo dekhechi.Abar aranyer jayga gulo to nissandehe bhalo.
Why dont you join up at I Mike Kolkata Meet up on 14th ?

theyyamdancer

I did not think much of the follow up to Days and Nights in the Forest. Please would you be kind enough to post in English and well as in Bengali? Thanks.


This is the link to the map of the Dooars:

http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...ser/13330/sl/c

which is - unfortunately - only in Bengali!

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