THE HILLIANS was a Nepali band from Darjeeling during 60s and 70s. The sixties saw many talents emerge and everyone wanted to be like the Beatles. So the first band formed here was the "Hillians" a.k.a "The Sikkimese Beatles". For the founder of "The Hillians", Peter. ****arthak, it was his religion Christianity that was the foundation of his musical learning. He used to sing in the choir regularly in the church. This enflamed the fire in him to enter the real music world.