by Shimla Walks | Jan 5, 2019 | Himalayan Trips, HIstory, Nature Walks, News and Deals, Shimla with Sumit, Stories, The Life in the Hills, The Life in the Hills, Uncategorized
That reminded me of the famous dialogue of a Bollywood movie, ‘Main Fenkey Huye Paise Nahi Uthata’ OR ‘If you want to make my payment place the money in my hand’. But here in this village, it does not work. They forbid touching me and the shopkeeper in the village...
by Shimla Walks | Dec 25, 2018 | Stories, The Life in the Hills
I liked Anni very much when, nearly fifteen years ago I passed through it. Then I had a second chance, after a few more years, to pass through this small village and had a short break for a cup of tea. The owner of the shop was a friendly man. He asked me to sit on...
by Shimla Walks | Aug 15, 2018 | Shimla with Sumit, Stories, Uncategorized
The biggest challenge for the British gentry till 1903 was how to move up to the hills during summer. Shimla, the summer retreat had no connection with the world outside, and only a mountain trail connected it to the plains of North India. The locals hardly moved out...
by Shimla Walks | Jul 24, 2018 | General News, Himalayan Trips, HIstory, News and Deals, Uncategorized
In 1870 Mr. W. H. Carey mentioned in his Simla Guide that Simla drives its name from a house called ‘Shyamelay,’ built by a fakir – a sage, on the slopes of Jakhoo hill. The hills people also pronounced it probably as ‘Shimlah,’ or ‘Shumlah’ Originally, the village...
by Shimla Walks | Jul 23, 2018 | HIstory, Uncategorized
In the early long periods of nineteenth century, Gurkhas from Nepal ruled Simla or now called Shimla. In 1804 the Sikh armed force moved up to the hills and battled against Gurkhas. At Kangra the Gurkhas experienced serious thrashing from the Sikh army. Subsequent to...
