Summer Hill, Shimla

Summer Hill, Shimla

Summer Hill is a suburb of Shimla, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh at a height of 2,123 meters [http://www.himachalpradesh.us/shimla/index.php Famous Places around Shimla] ] . It is situated on a hill, 5 km west to the Shimla Ridge, and is part of the seven-hill cluster which forms Shimla [ [http://www.hill-stations-india.com/shimla/ Seven Hill Attractions] ] .

ummer Hill in History

In the past, Summer Hill has offered residence to Mahatma Gandhi, who stayed here the Gerogian mansion of Rajkumari Amrit Kaur [http://www.mapsofindia.com/shimla/shimla-summer-hill.html Summer Hill at mapsofindia.com] ] during his Shimla visits [http://hpuniv.nic.in/shimla.htm Places of Interest, Shimla at hpuniversity] ] . Also known as the Potter's Hill , these pine and deodar ladden slopes have many quaint residences, like one belonging to the family of noted painter Amrita Shergil [ [http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/arts/amritashergil/amritashergill.html Amrita Shergil Biography atsikh-heritage] ] (1913-1941).

ummer Hill Today

Besides being a popular tourist destination, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (estb. 1965), housed in the former Viceregal Lodge, which was built in 1884-88 , is also situated on the nearby Observatory Hill [ [http://www.iias.org/history-foundation.html IIAS History] ] .

Today, it also hosts the Himachal Pradesh University, which mainly offers Post Graduate Programmes in the fields of Humanities, Commerce, Science, Management, Law and Languages, and was started in 1975. Most students here walk to the Hill Station of Shimla from the campus, though Summer Hill lies on the Kalka-Shimla Railway line .

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