The town of Darjeeling is famed for its tea and tea gardens. It is a valley away from Sikkim. It was under Sikkimese Raja until the beginning of the 18th century. The British East India Company acquired concession of the area after the invasion of Gurkhas from Nepal and set up a sanitarium for its troops. Darjeeling flourished rapidly with its tea gardens. It still retains the Victorian charm of the bygone British era.