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Shimla   was founded by British by purchasing three villages from Princely State of Junga and one of these three villages named Shyamala. It was major Kenneday who first visited this place and recommended Viceroey to make this summer capital of the British India because of its atmosphere and climate was same as of England cold and fine. Thus construction of many building including Viceregal Lodge building was planed by  Lord Lytton and town was constructed during 1876 to 80 although Sir John Lawrance had started shifting administraton from Calcutta to shimla and back twice in a air much earlier since 1864 and it remain summer capital till the indpendence. It is now capital of Himachal Pradesh State.It is very famous hill   station and tourist place It is situated around many ridges branching from a Peak naming Jakhu. Another meaning of shymala word is light black colour and there was a temple of Shyamla Devi  who was siad to be the incarnation of famous Goddess Kali  means black goodess where british touups happened to stay in dense forests near the temple during war with Gorkhas during Anglo Gorkha war in 1819 and they called the place shimla and it was made summer capital of Brirtish Raj in 1864.Shimla is the capital of present Himahcla Pradesh State. It was formerly the summer capital during British rule. The town of Shimla is built over several hills and connected ridges. The important hills are Jakhu hill, Prospect Hill, Summer hill, Elysium hill and observatory hill. There is controversy over origin of name of Shima. The name Shimla is derived from Shayamalaya means blue house said to be the name of house built with blue slates by a Faquir at Jakhu. While some says it is made from Shamla means black and becuase there was a temple of black goddes kali known as shamla temple so name is derived from that. Shimla remained unnoticed during gurkha war. It was only in 1819 that the then asstt. political agent of hill states Lt. Ross Set up first British residence a mere wood cottege. But his successor Lt. Charles Patt Kennedy erected first pucca house in 1822 known after his name Kennedy House.
                          The consturction of Hindustan Tibet road was started in 1850-51 commencing from Kalaka and first lap was up to shimla. The road upto Shimla came to be used for four wheel traffic by 1860. A 560 feet long tunnel was consturcted beyound Sanjauli. In 1903 a rail line was consturcted between Kalka and Shimla. In 1864 shimla was declared summer capital of India. After independence Shimla became capital of Punjab and was later named the capital of Himachal Pradesh.
                            Shimla has been blessed with all the natural bounties, one can think of. Dwelling on a panormic location the hill town is surrounded by green pastures and snow capped peaks. The spectcular cool hills and structures made during colonian era creat an aura different from other hill stations. Shimla"s legacy of Britsh control has left in somewhat aesthetic anomaly, an indian town a state capital no less than that looks and feels like a village in Northern England.

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