by Shimla Walks | Apr 24, 2020 | Featured, General News, Heritage Walks, Himalayan Trips, HIstory, Nature Walks, Photography Walks
Life in the hill stations of India has been almost similar for everyone, during the Raj. Most Brits moved up to the hills during summer and moved down to the plains when it came winter. Without money, it was difficult to survive and manage those big houses. Although...
by Shimla Walks | Apr 15, 2020 | General News, Himalayan Trips, HIstory, The Life in the Hills, Uncategorized
I have been traveling regularly on this road from Shimla to Narkanda and then over Jalori Pass. It is good to have a window seat and enjoy the views of the Himalayan landscape. But you do not have that intensity of enjoyment in these closed vehicles that you can have...
by Shimla Walks | Apr 6, 2020 | General News, Himalayan Trips, HIstory, News and Deals, Stories, The Life in the Hills, Uncategorized
The British Government needed a transporter to move to the hills. The Gurkha British war had just come to an end in the Shimla hills and the Imperial Government had conceived an idea of setting up some army cantonments here. During that time a boy born in a village...
by Shimla Walks | Apr 4, 2020 | General News, Heritage Walks, Uncategorized
The British families would start arriving here by the end of March and lived here for nearly six months, till October and the natives from the villages worked for them Khansama – the cook, gardeners, rickshaw bearers, porters, domestic help and the server who...
by Shimla Walks | Mar 31, 2020 | General News, Nature Walks, Uncategorized
Every spring I used to move out with my camera and my diary to record some moments of life in the hills. March and April are the best months to be on a walk in the hills. Rhododendrons are in full bloom, especially on the north face and the chill in the atmosphere is...
by Shimla Walks | Mar 30, 2020 | General News, Himalayan Trips, News and Deals, Uncategorized
At the moment the population of Shimla is nearing 400,000 people and gradually the town is turning into a small melting pot in the hills. Once a remotely located village that was away from the hustle of the world is today on World’s Tourist Map. Its journey from...
