It is said that the best tea in the world comes from India. It will not be too much of an exaggeration to say that the best tea in India comes from Darjeeling. Indeed to most of the dedicated tea drinkers in Britain, Darjeeling is synonymous with `Orange Pekoe' tea. For the senior generation, Darjeeling will also evoke memories of the sahibs of the Raj spending the unbearably hot summers of the Indian plains in the cool and pleasant surroundings of hill resorts like Darjeeling. For today's Indians, among other hill stations, it is a place where the heroes and heroines of Indian masala films chase each other, singing romantic songs, amidst breath-taking scenery