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'''Dharmsala''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_386.gif Kangra District] in the Jullundur Division of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. It was a hill station and sanatorium.
'''Dharmsala''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_386.gif Kangra District] in the Jullundur Division of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. It was a hill station and sanatorium.


== Spelling Variants ==
== Spelling variants ==
Modern name: Dharamsala<br>
Modern name: Dharamsala<br>
Variants: Dharmsala/Dharmasala/Dharamshala/Dhamsala/Dhurrumsala
Variants: Dharmsala/Dharmasala/Dharamshala/Dhamsala/Dhurrumsala


==1905 earthquake==
==1905 earthquake==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_Kangra_earthquake 1905 Kangra earthquake]  Wikipedia. Most buildings in the towns of Kangra, Mcleodganj and Dharamshala were destroyed.  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_Kangra_earthquake 1905 Kangra earthquake]  Wikipedia. Most buildings in the towns of Kangra, Mcleodganj and Dharamshala were destroyed.
*[http://archive.org/stream/memoirsofgeologi38geol#page/14/mode/2up Dharmsala], page 14, [http://archive.org/stream/memoirsofgeologi38geol#page/n453/mode/2up Photographs of Dharmsala], rear of book, computer page n453 ''Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India Volume XXXVIII The Kangra Earthquake of 4th April 1905'' by CS Middlemiss, Superintendent, Geological Survey of India 1910, reprinted 1981 Archive.org
*See also [[1905 Kangra earthquake]]


== External Links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Dharmsala Dharmsala] Love to Know 1911<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_307.gif Dharmsala] Imperial gazetteer<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_307.gif Dharmsala] Imperial gazetteer<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John_in_the_Wilderness St. John in the Wilderness]  Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John_in_the_Wilderness St. John in the Wilderness]  Wikipedia
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jitens/7464320750 /St. Johns Church, Dharamshala] flickr.com. Located 8 km from Dharamsala on the way to McLeod Ganj.
*[https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/202177/samuel-bourne-dhurmsala-the-church-from-the-south-west-english-1864/ Photograph: Dhurmsala; The Church from the South West] by Samuel Bourne 1864. J. Paul
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkoshy/3861160166/ Saint John's Church in The Wilderness] flickr.com. Mentions the graveyard in a poor state of repair
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160909233757/http://gravematters.in/?p=1753 Saint John in the Wilderness cemetery Mcleodgunj, Himachal Pradesh, India] by K.J.S.Chatrath. June 5, 2014. gravematters.in, now archived.
*[http://phototravelings.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/another-visit-to-st-john-church-in.html?m=0 Another visit to St. John Church in Mcleodganj, Dharmshala] phototravelings.blogspot.com. Mentions a 'well tended cemetery'
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1JSwG6Lmko  St. John's Church Dharmasala] video from YouTube
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1JSwG6Lmko  St. John's Church Dharmasala] video from You Tube
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Dharamsala?id=city_406494 Cemeteries in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh] findagrave.com. Click on Search to browse cemetery images and transcribed records.
*[http://123himachal.com/dasaguide.htm Dharamshala] 123himachal.com
*[http://123himachal.com/dasaguide.htm Dharamshala] 123himachal.com
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLeod_Ganj McLeod Ganj] Wikipedia. Now the official residence of the Dalai Lama
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLeod_Ganj McLeod Ganj] Wikipedia. Now the official residence of the Dalai Lama
*[http://www.tibetanworld.com/dasaguide.htm A Guide to Little Lhasa in India] tibetanworld.com. Includes some history of the area, including a severe earthquake in 1905
*[http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/travel/mcleodganjs-152yrold-nostalgia-shop-71995.html McLeodganj's 152-Yr-Old Nostalgia Shop] India Times  April 14, 2013
 
===Historical books online===
*''Punjab District Gazetteers Volume XA Kangra District Part A'' 1904  contains no index, but there is a [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105613/page/n257/mode/2up section on Dharmsala] commencing digital page 259 (printed page 250) Archive.org, mirror from  Digital Library of India.
 




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Dharmsala
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 32.222°N 76.3172°E
Altitude: 1,457 m (4,780 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Dharamsala
State/Province: Himachal Pradesh
Country: India
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Dharmsala was the headquarters of Kangra District in the Jullundur Division of Punjab Province during the British period. It was a hill station and sanatorium.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Dharamsala
Variants: Dharmsala/Dharmasala/Dharamshala/Dhamsala/Dhurrumsala

1905 earthquake

  • 1905 Kangra earthquake Wikipedia. Most buildings in the towns of Kangra, Mcleodganj and Dharamshala were destroyed.
  • Dharmsala, page 14, Photographs of Dharmsala, rear of book, computer page n453 Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India Volume XXXVIII The Kangra Earthquake of 4th April 1905 by CS Middlemiss, Superintendent, Geological Survey of India 1910, reprinted 1981 Archive.org
  • See also 1905 Kangra earthquake

External links

Historical books online

  • Punjab District Gazetteers Volume XA Kangra District Part A 1904 contains no index, but there is a section on Dharmsala commencing digital page 259 (printed page 250) Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.