Siliguri (WB)

Ben: শিলিগুড়ি  śiliguṛi  ‘Rocky Place’  City, West Bengal. Ben: śilā, ‘stone’, ‘rock’; (Ben)/Dra: guri, ‘place’. Siliguri is the third largest city in West Bengal, only 35km from its twin Jalpaiguri. Historically it has been at the crossroads between Nepal, Sikkim,...