The Chogyal, or monarch, of Sikkim signed the deed of grant transferring Darjeeling to the British East India Company on February 1, 1835. As part of the celebration, a massive cleaning drive will be carried out at the cemetery, which suffers from poor maintenance. The British returned Darjeeling to Sikkim, but a dispute again arose between Nepal and Sikkim a decade later. Grant — were sent by the East India Company to broker peace between the two countries in 1828. In 1841, the East India Company granted Sikkim an allowance of ₹3,000 in compensation.

Source: The Telegraph January 19, 2026 20:02 UTC