Beautiful Shimla
India Se|January 2018

Beautiful Shimla

Beautiful Shimla

Situated at the foothills of the Himalayas, history seems to have been the mortar for every brick and stone that has built Shimla. Snowcapped peaks and green pastures surround the summer capital of British India. For well over a century it was the seat of one of the most powerful governments in the world. From its cedar-shaded heights, one-fifth of the human race was ruled and the decisions made those decades ago affect our lives to the present day.

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