The Dagshai Jail Museum – Where Hindu, Sikh, Gurkha & Irish Freedom Fighters Breathed their Last

Dagshai is a small cantonment town near Solan that not many people know about. But apart from a famous church and the Army Public School, it also has a museum that needs to be recognized for its historical significance. Read on to find out more about the Dagshai Jail Museum.

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The Seven Hills of Shimla

Elysiyum Hill - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

The queen of hills, Shimla, is itself supposed to be built upon seven hills. Of course now that Shimla has exploded in every possible direction, there are many more hills in Shimla but these seven hills were the original hills that constituted Shimla during the time of the British Raj.

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Pilgrim’s progress in the holy lands of Kangra valley

Prominent religious shrines dot the Kangra valley landscape and many pilgrims seeking a divine experience visit the monasteries, churches and temples that throng the region annually. Rooted in ‘tantric’ belief, the most famous temples of …

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