Summer Hill is a part of
Shimla
Shimla, also known as Simla ( the official name until 1972), is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of British India. After independence, the city ...
, the state capital of
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
at a height of 2,123 meters.
[Famous Places around Shimla]
/ref> It is on a hill, 5 km west to the Shimla Ridge, and is part of the seven-hill cluster.
History
In the past, Summer Hill has offered residence to Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...
, who stayed here at the Georgian mansion of Rajkumari Amrit Kaur[Summer Hill at mapsofindia.com]
/ref> during his Shimla visits.[ these pine and deodar laden slopes have many quaint residences, like one belonging to the family of noted painter Amrita Shergil (1913-1941).
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Today
Besides being a popular tourist destination, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study
The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) is a research institute located in Shimla, India. It was set up by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 1964 and started functioning from 20 October 1965.
History and establishment
The ...
(established 1965), housed in the former Viceregal Lodge, which was built in 1884–88,[ is on the nearby Observatory Hill.IIAS History]
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Today, it hosts the Himachal Pradesh University
Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) is a Public university, public State university (India), state university at Summer Hill, Shimla, Summer Hill, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. It was established on 22 July 1970 by ''The Himachal Pradesh University A ...
, which mainly offers post graduate programmes in Humanities, Commerce, Science, Management, Law and Languages, and was started in 1975. Most students walk to the Hill Station of Shimla from the campus, though Summer Hill lies on the Kalka-Shimla Railway line.[
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References
Shimla Details
Tourist attractions in Shimla
Mountain railways in India
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Neighbourhoods in Shimla