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19 unusual facts about Shimla


1898 in Afghanistan

Sir James Westland, when speaking at Simla in June, warmly eulogizes the conduct of the amir, and says that the tribesmen should now see that although the Indian government made an agreement with the amir, that agreement was not intended to interfere in any way with their independence.

Anti-Fascist Organisation

Soe had already gone underground to organise resistance against the Japanese Occupation, and Than Tun as Minister of Land and Agriculture was able to pass on Japanese intelligence to Soe, while other Communist leaders Thakin Thein Pe and Thakin Tin Shwe made contact with the exiled colonial government in Simla, India.

Baksho-Rahashya

This apparently simple problem takes Feluda, Topshe and Lalmohan babu to Shimla and into a realm of deceit and mystery (Bengali: rahashya) involving a long-forgotten diamond and an old priceless manuscript titled A Bengalee in Lamaland, written by Shambhu Charan Bose.

Frances Swiney

She studied under James Danby, son of Francis Danby, R.A., and specialised in pictures of Indian scenery and life, exhibiting at Simla, Madras, and Birmingham, England.

Frederic Villiers

A world cruise followed in which he visited British India where he dined with the Viceroy, Lord Lytton at Simla, travelling on to Sydney, Tasmania, Auckland, Honolulu and San Francisco, and in 1882 was in Egypt to cover the Anglo-Egyptian War; he was present at Battle of Tel-el-Kebir.

Henry Collett

At his death he was working on a book on the flora of Simla, which was published posthumously as Flora Simlensis (1902).

Hill town

Around the world, the most famous examples are the hilltowns of Darjeeling and Simla.

Ice hockey in India

Ice hockey is played mostly in places like Shimla, Ladakh and Kashmir in the north of India, where cold weather occurs and the game can be played outdoors.

Jan Holden

At the age of six, she and her twin brother Geoffrey were sent to schools in the hills near Simla.

Japanese occupation of Burma

Soe had already gone underground to organise resistance against the Japanese occupation, and Than Tun was able to pass on Japanese intelligence to Soe, while other Communist leaders Thakins Thein Pe and Tin Shwe made contact with the exiled colonial government in Simla, India.

Jonang

The Dalai Lama donated buildings in Himachal Pradesh state in Shimla, India for use as a Jonang monastery (now known as the Main Takten Phuntsok Choeling Monastery) and has visited during one of his recent teaching tours.

Nuha al-Radi

She was educated at private English-speaking schools in Delhi and Simla, except for a brief spell in 1956 when she attended a boarding school in Alexandria to improve her Arabic, but this was interrupted by the Suez Crisis.

Patsy Biscoe

Biscoe was born in Shimla, India, to a British army officer and civil servant.

Sadhu Sundar Singh

In April he reached Kalka, a small town below Simla, a prematurely aged figure in his yellow robe among pilgrims and holy men who were beginning their own trek to one of Hinduism's holy places some miles away.

Simla, Colorado

Simla was named because the daughter of a railroad official was reading a book about India when she came across the name, Simla.

Sugar City Ratepayers Alliance

It failed to win any seats, however, either in the main election, or in the special election on 12 November for four seats in the Simla ward, which had been postponed.

Tenzin Tethong

The following year he went to Shimla where his father was appointed the Principal for the second Tibetan refugee school.

Ursula Jeans

Ursula Jeans was born in Simla, British India, to English parents, and brought up and educated in London.

Yellow-billed Blue Magpie

From Simla eastwards, the closely allied Red-billed Blue-Magpie (Urocissa melanocephala) is often found in the same areas as the yellow-billed species; it is particularly common about Mussoorie, Tehri-Garhwal, -Kumaon, and in Nepal, and may be easily distinguished by its red beak and the greater extent of the white nape-patch.


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Alexander Jacob

Alexander Malcolm Jacob (1849–1921), diamond and gemstone trader in Shimla

Bhupinder Singh of Patiala

He was well known for the construction of buildings with bold architectural designs in Patiala, including Kali Temple, Patiala, and Chail View Palace in the summer retreat of Kandaghat along with Chail Palace and Oak Over and Cedar Lodge in Shimla which now houses the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab State Guest House respectively.

Cyrtopodion fasciolatus

Banded bent-toed Gecko Cyrtopodion fasciolatus is a species of gecko found in Northwest India (West Himalaya, Subathu/ Simla, Garhwal Hills, Almora, Kumaon).

Gumnaam – The Mystery

Meanwhile Ria is offered a lead role in a film by casting director Rishi Gandhi (Madan) on the condition that she leaves for Shimla the next day.

HPU

Himachal Pradesh University, a public university in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

Indian whisky

The brewery was soon shifted to nearby Solan (close to the British summer capital Shimla), as there was an abundant supply of fresh springwater there.

John Pitt Kennedy

There he built the military road named after him and extending from Kalka via Simla to Kunawur and Tibet.

Maa Bhangayani Temple, Haripurdhar

Another route to reach this temple about 220km form Shimla via Chaupal, it takes 12 hours from this route.

Mandi district

Famous for its temples, 26 km from Mandi towards Shimla and at a height of 1,174 metres on the raised edge of a fertile valley, the beautiful town of Sunder Nagar is known for its shady walks amidst towering trees.

MTB Himachal

Started in 2005, the first 5 races took the route from Shimla To Manali.

Neville Tufnell

Born in 1887 in Simla, Punjab, India, Tufnell played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club in a not particularly notable first-class career as a wicketkeeper that lasted from 1907 to 1924.

R. K. von Goldstein

He studied in the Bishop Cotton School in Shimla where he was the house captain for Ibbetson House in 1927.

Skybus Metro

Cities such as Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Pondicherry, Pune, Ranchi, Shimla, Thane etc. are considering Sky Bus although the system has not been adopted anywhere.

Temporary capital

During the British Raj rule of India, some parts of the administration temporarily moved each summer to Simla, where the weather is cooler.

Timeline of Rambhadracharya

:Won the Tulsi Award 2011 from Morari Bapu and the Dev Bhumi Award from the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla.

Under the Deodars

The wife of a man who is serving in the plains of India, leaving her alone in Simla, enters into an extra-marital affair with a 'Tertium quid'.