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SimlaShimla
Shimla , formerly known as Simla, is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills," a term coined by the British...
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Shimla
Shimla , formerly known as Simla, is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills," a term coined by the British...
, see below), the summer capital of British India, often refers generically to the government of the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
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Places
- ShimlaShimlaShimla , formerly known as Simla, is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills," a term coined by the British...
(originally Simla), city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh - Simla (Lok Sabha constituency)Simla (Lok Sabha Constituency)Shimla Lok Sabha constituency is one of the four Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh state in northern India...
, parliamentary constituency in Himachal Pradesh, India - Simla, name given to the William Beebe Tropical Research Station in Trinidad and Tobago, now operated by the Asa Wright Nature CentreAsa Wright Nature CentreThe Asa Wright Nature Centre and Lodge is a nature resort and scientific research station in the Arima Valley of the Northern Range in Trinidad and Tobago. The Centre is one of the top birdwatching spots in the Caribbean; a total of 159 species of birds have been recorded there...
- Simla, ColoradoSimla, ColoradoThe Town of Simla is a Statutory Town in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The population was estimated to be 728 in 2007.-History:Simla was founded in 1909, by a man with the name of Altman. Simla was named because the daughter of a railroad official was reading a book about India when she...
, town in Colorado, USA - Simla, electoral ward in LautokaLautokaLautoka is the second largest city of Fiji and the second largest in the South Pacific. It is in the west of the island of Viti Levu, 24 kilometres north of Nadi, and is the second port of entry in Fiji, after Suva. Lying in the heart of Fiji's sugar cane growing region, it is known as the Sugar...
, Fiji - Simla Junction, CaliforniaSimla Junction, CaliforniaSimla Junction is a historic location in Los Altos, California, near the area of present-day Homestead Road and Foothill Expressway. It does not appear on current maps. The name was used for a rail junction on the Peninsular Railroad which ran interurban cars along the San Francisco Bay Area's...
, historic location in Los Altos, California, USA - Simla, West BengalSimla, West BengalSimla is a census town in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is under Chinsurah police stations in Chinsurah subdivision. -Demographics:...
, census town in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal
Media
- Love in SimlaLove in SimlaLove In Simla is a 1960 Indian Hindi film, produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and his Filmalaya production house. Directed by R.K. Nayyar, the film had the producer's son, Joy Mukherjee, in the lead...
, 1960 Indian Hindi film - Simla SpecialSimla SpecialSimla Special is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role. S V Sekhar, Sripriya, Thenga sreenivasan, YGM, Manorama are other major stars appearing in this comedy....
, Tamil language film - Ragtime in Simla, Novel by Barbara Cleverly
Other
- Simla Agreement, treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1972
- Simla Accord (1914), the disputed outcome of a convention held at Simla which lasted from 1913 to 1914.
- Simla.com, website of Visual Engineering, Inc of Omaha, NE, USA. Created in 1987