Governors of Himachal Pradesh

Lieutenant Governors of Himachal Pradesh

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	Maj. Gen. Hemit Singhji (retd.)	1 March 1952	31 December 1954
2	Raja B.B. Singh Bhadri	1 January 1955	13 August 1963
3	Sh. Bhagwan Sahay, ICS (retd.)	14 August 1963	25 February 1966
4	Sh. V. Vishwanathan, ICS (retd.)	26 February 1966	6 May 1967
5	Sh. Om Parkash	7 May 1967	15 May 1967
6	Lt. Gen.K. Bhadur Singh (retd.)	16 May 1967	24 January 1971

Governors of Himachal Pradesh

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	Sh. S. Chakravarti, ICS Retd.	25 January 1971	16 February 1977
2	Sh.Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan (Nawab of Loharu)	17 February 1977	25 August 1981
3	Sh. A. K. Banerjee, IAS Retd.	26 August 1981	15 April 1983
4	Sh. Hokishe Sema	16 April 1983	7 March 1986
5	Justice P. D. Desai (Chief Justice H P High Court holding additional charge)	8 March 1986	16 April 1986
6	Vice Admiral R. K. S. Gandhi	17 April 1986	15 February 1990
7	Sh. S. M. H. Burney (Governor of Haryana during leave period)	2 December 1987	10 January 1988
8	Sh. H. A. Brari (Governor of Haryana during leave period)	20 December 1989	12 January 1990
9	Sh. B. Rachiah	16 February 1990	19 December 1990
10	Sh. Virendra Verma	20 December 1990	29 January 1993
11	Sh. Surendra Nath (Governor of Punjab Addl. Charge)	30 January 1993	10 December 1993
12	Sh. Bali Ram Bhagat	11 February 1993	29 June 1993
13	Sh.Gulsher Ahmad	30 June 1993	26 November 1993
14	Sh. Surendra Nath (Governor of Punjab Addl. Charge)	27 November 1993	9 July 1994
15	Justice V. Ratnam, Hon'ble Chief Justice Addl. Charge	10 July 1994	30 July 1994
16	Sh.Sudhakarrao Naik	30 July 1994	17 September 1995
17	Sh.Mahabir Prasad (Governor of Haryana Addl. Charge)	18 September 1995	16 November 1995
18	Smt. Sheila Kaul	17 November 1995	22 April 1996
19	Sh. Mahabir Prasad (Governor of Haryana Addl. Charge)	23 April 1996	25 July 1997
20	Smt.Rama Devi	26 July 1997	1 December 1999
21	Sh.Vishnu Kant Shastri	2 December 1999	23 November 2000
22	Sh.Suraj Bhan	23 November 2000	7 May 2003
23	Justice(Retd)Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje	8 May 2003	19 July 2008
24	Prabha Rau	19 July 2008
25	Urmila Singh		incumbent

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Kangri Language

Kangri is a dialect spoken in northern India, predominantly in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, by the people of the Kangra Valley. It is an Indo-Aryan dialect, related to Dogri and classified as one of the Western Pahari dialects of the Pahari group of languages, with deep vocabulary impact from Punjabi, which is spoken to the west in the state of Punjab. Kangri, along with Dogri, has been classified as a dialect of Punjabi by linguists but since the 1960s, for political reasons, both have been promoted as dialects of a separate language group called Pahari languages.

General

• Kangri shares vocabulary with both Hindi and Punjabi.
• Its GRN Language Number is 780.
• Its Ethnologue 14th edition Language Code is DOJ
• Its Ethnologue 14th revised edition Language Code is XNR
• Its ISO / Ethnologue 15th edition Language Code is xnr
• The language is spoken in India (Himachal Pradesh state)

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Districts of Himachal Pradesh

Bilaspur

Chamba

Hamirpur

Kangra

Kinnaur

Kullu

Lahaul and Spiti

Mandi

Shimla

Sirmaur

Solan

Una

Himachal Pradesh is divided into 12 districts namely, Kangra, Hamirpur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Una, Chamba, Lahul and Spiti, Sirmaur, Kinnaur, Kullu, Solan and Shimla. The state capital is Shimla which was formerly British India's summer capital under the name Simla.

A district of Himachal Pradesh is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Himachal Administrative Service and other Himachal state services. Each district is subdivided into Sub-Divisions, governed by a sub-divisional magistrate, and again into Blocks. Blocks consists of panchayats (village councils) and town municipalities. A Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Himachal Police Service and other Himachal Police officials.

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Shimla’s Climate

Shimla's cool climate is the precise reason why it is such a popular summer retreat. Located at an altitude of approximately 2200m above sea level, the region has a hilly terrain and is covered by dense evergreen forests. A few visitors choose to visit Shimla during spring or autumn, when the place is less crowded and the views are too spectacular for words.

Shimla Season Summary

Season	Months	Temperature	Conditions
Spring	March-April	10°C to 20°C	Clear skies. Occasional rain and thunderstorms.
Summer	May- June	16°C to 28°C	Generally clear skies. Air might become smoky due to forest fires.
Monsoon	July-September	13°C to 20°C	Cool and humid. Continuous rain.
Autumn	October-November	10°C to 23°C	Skies are clear, chilly evenings.
Winter	December-February	-7°C to 10°C	Generally dull weather. Frequent snowfall.

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Dalhousie

Dalhousie (2036 m) is a hill station full of colonial charm that holds lingering echoes of the Raj. Spread out over the five hills (Kathlog, Potreys, Tehra, Bakrota and Balun) the town is named after the 19th century British Governer General Lord Dalhousie. It was popular with the British Army personnel in 1860's. The town’s varying altitude shades it with a variety of vegetation that includes stately grooves of pines, deodars, oaks and flowering rhododendrowns. Rich in colonial architecture, the town preserves some beautiful churches. St. John church is the oldest one built in 1863, St. Francis was built in 1894, St. Andrew in 1903 and St. Patric in 1909.

There are also magnificent views of Chamba valley and the mighty Dhauladhar range with its awe-inspiring snow covered peaks filling an entire horizon. By road Dalhousie is about 555 km from Delhi, 52 km from Chamba via Banikhet and 46 km via Khajjiar and the nearest railhead at Pathankot is 85 km away.
In & around Dalhousie the visitable places are:

Subash Baoli: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose spent a large portion of 1937 contemplating here. A nice secluded place.

Panjpulla: It means five bridges. It is a picturesque spot with water flowing under the five small bridges. A samadhi of Sardar Ajit Singh, uncle of Bhagat Singh, adds to its importance. A small fresh water spring Satdhara is close by.

Bakrota hills: Visit for a brisk walk round the hills and have a view of snow clad peaks. It is 5 km from Dalhousie.

Kalatope: It is a picnic spot and a wild life sanctury, 10 km from Dalhousie and offers a fine view of the countryside.

Bara Pathar: It is 4 km from Dalhousie enroute Kalatope. In village Ahla here, there is atemple of Bhulwani Mata.

Dainkund: It is 10 km from Dalhousie. On a clear day this tall peak (2745 m) affords a birds eye-view of the hills, verdant valleys and the Beas, Ravi and Chenab rivers threading their silvery passage down to the plains.  

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• Distances from Dalhousie

  Places to visit	Km
  Banikhet	7
  Bharmour	110
  Chhatrari	90
  Kalatop	10
  Khajiar	23
  Kynance	5
  Mani Mahesh	145
  Norwood Paradham	5
  Panchpula	3
  St. Andrews Church	1
  St. Francis Church	1
  St. Johns Church	2
  St. Patricks Church	2
  Subhash Baoli	1
  Jot	41

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Historical Images of Shimla

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