Editorial photo #6938030 Human Interest
Darjeeling Planters Club
Marigold plants on shelves and animal skulls adorn the walls outside the members lounge of the Darjeeling Planters' Club in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on November 17, 2012. The Darjeeling Planters' Club is the club and headquarters of the Darjeeling Planters Association, located in the town of Darjeeling, in the Indian state of West Bengal. This historical colonial building dates back over 150 years and was once a gathering place for the very first British tea planters in the area which established a gentlemen’s club in 1868. In the aging building not much has changed. The lobby in the front is adorned with antique cannons. The billiard room has tiger skins dangling beside black and white old boy club shots, on faded walls. It is one of the oldest clubs in this part of the world. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
