BTW, What would make anyone ever think Darjeeling was a Nepali territory? Just because they speak nep there?? Nepali is the major language in Sikkim, does it mean that Sikkim too was taken over by the Brits from Nepal?? This is Bullshit!! darjeeling used to be a PART of the greater nepal until 1816 AD when nepal's territories extended from TISTA in the east, all the way to Kangada in the west. in 1816 AD, we ceded the area from mechi to tista river to the then british india under the treaty known as: "sugauli". later in 1817, after almost a year of the sugauli treaty, the ceded territories were handed over to sikkim by the british india under 'titlya' treaty. this is strictly based on what i was taught in the history class, if my memory serves me right. peace