 A
small village under the Kurseong
Sub-division, Mongpu is about 30 Km from Darjeeling
and 54 Km from Siliguri.
Situated between 3,500-4000ft, it is well
known for its cinchona and medicinal plant cultivation. Mongpu
has a bazaar called Reshep, a bungalow and a rest house under
the control of the Cinchona Directorate. The cinchona plant
currently has stopped production.
Although the Kanchenjunga is not visible
from here, the place has a quiet charm of its own which attracted
Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, who came and lived
here on many occasions. The house in which he lived now serves
as a museum, where some of his personal effects are preserved. |
