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...
by Shimla Walks | Jul 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
The overnight bus dropped me at Himachal Bhawan in New Delhi at the crack of the dawn. As I came out of the bus, along with the other passengers, the auto rickshaw drivers surrounded me and asked if I need their services. I denied and decided to walk. They moved to...
by Shimla Walks | Apr 4, 2017 | Himalayan Trips, Nature Walks, Uncategorized
I walked from The Mall to the bus station to catch bus to my house, but there I came to know that the bus was to move after half an hour. I decided to walk. This is the beginning of March and here in Shimla it is raining. People were walking with open umbrellas in...
by Shimla Walks | Apr 3, 2017 | The Life in the Hills, Uncategorized
Do you know about Nabha House of Raja Hira Singh in Shimla. Lets take you to the lanes of Nabha Estate. The Victorian and Post Victorian architecture in Shimla remains scattered not only along its Heritage ridge but to a distance too. Did you ever try to explore a...
by Shimla Walks | Apr 3, 2017 | The Life in the Hills, Uncategorized
Diminishing Flavour of British Mock Tudor Architecture in Shimla is worth a concern. If you take bird eye view of Shimla you will find nearly 12 flairs of architecture scattered around. They make Shimla look like a museum of architecture that includes Mock Tudor,...
