High above the congested plains of North Bengal, where the Himalayan foothills soften into forests and tea estates, Lamahatta exists as a living example of how human settlement can align itself with nature rather than overpower it. This small eco-village near Darjeeling does not announce itself through monuments or commercial landmarks. Instead, it reveals its character slowly—through pine-scented air, the quiet discipline of village routines, and landscapes shaped more by ecology than by infras