Siliguri,
the
gateway
to
North
Eastern
India
was
only
a
small
place
at
the
beginning
of
this
century.
It
was
an
entry
point
for
the
traders
to
Bhutan,
Sikkim
and
Tibet.
In
1901
the
population
of
Siliguri
was
app.1000.
At
present
it
has
a
population
of
nearly
7
lacs.
It
is
situated
in
the
so
called
chicken's
neck
of
the
North
Eastern
India,
and
is
the
vital
connecting
link
with
the
rest
of
the
country.
