by Shimla Walks | Feb 4, 2021 | Featured, General News, HIstory, Uncategorized
Shimla in the hills of India is a city of decorum and those who play with it, have to go through tough times. The strict rules of this nearly two-hundred-year-old British Himalayan Town keep this town graceful and elegant. Also due to the rules and regulations, it can...
by Shimla Walks | Feb 2, 2021 | Featured, General News, Himalayan Trips, HIstory, The Life in the Hills, The Life in the Hills, Uncategorized
Mall Road or Mall or The Mall, as people know it commonly, is the high street of Shimla. It stretches from west to east for about a kilometer and displays a variety of shops for branded clothes, footwear, restaurants, pubs, and other consumer goods. The road is...
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...