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 | Mar 16, 2017 | Stories
The sun rose from behind the Jakhu hill and sunrays spread through the valley. Whole area got sunny in a few seconds. The deep blue sky forced me to leave my bed and come out to my balcony. It is peaceful. After two days of snow, in the month of March, today it looks...
by Shimla Walks | Jun 1, 2015 | General News, Stories, Uncategorized
Visit to Masroor temple was an amazing experience for me. Twenty-five years ago when I was studying tourism at Delhi University, that time, I had started browsing through the magazines giving information about most of the tourist destinations, mainly in the hills of...
by Shimla Walks | Sep 19, 2014 | Stories
A few rumors in Shimla, such as Scandal Point Shimla, carry the flavor of the British era. The gestures and legacies left by them are the talk of the town. Coffee at Coffee House still gets cold over the hot discussions about the lifestyle of the British era. The...
