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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 | '''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 | == Spelling variants == | ||
Modern name: Dharamsala<br> | Modern name: Dharamsala<br> | ||
Variants: Dharmsala/Dharmasala/Dharamshala/Dhamsala/Dhurrumsala | Variants: Dharmsala/Dharmasala/Dharamshala/Dhamsala/Dhurrumsala | ||
== | ==1905 earthquake== | ||
*[http:// | *[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 == | |||
*[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 | ||
*[ | *[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 Getty Museum. Same image [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/d/019pho000000394u00031000.html British Library version]. | ||
:[https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/202179/samuel-bourne-dhurmsala-lord-elgin's-grave-english-1864/ Photograph: Dhurmsala; Lord Elgin's Grave] by Samuel Bourne 1864. Both from an [https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/33205/samuel-bourne-unknown-possibly-shepherd-robertson-et-al-india-scenic-views-architectural-and-figure-studies-plus-portraits-english-1860s Album of Indian Views] at the J. Paul Getty Museum. | |||
*[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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1JSwG6Lmko St. John's Church Dharmasala] video from | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1JSwG6Lmko St. John's Church Dharmasala] video from YouTube | ||
*[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. | *[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. | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:11, 1 November 2023
| 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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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxx Dharmsala] |
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
- Dharmsala Imperial gazetteer
- St. John in the Wilderness Wikipedia
- Photograph: Dhurmsala; The Church from the South West by Samuel Bourne 1864. J. Paul Getty Museum. Same image British Library version.
- Photograph: Dhurmsala; Lord Elgin's Grave by Samuel Bourne 1864. Both from an Album of Indian Views at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
- Saint John in the Wilderness cemetery Mcleodgunj, Himachal Pradesh, India by K.J.S.Chatrath. June 5, 2014. gravematters.in, now archived.
- St. John's Church Dharmasala video from YouTube
- Cemeteries in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh findagrave.com. Click on Search to browse cemetery images and transcribed records.
- Dharamshala 123himachal.com
- McLeod Ganj Wikipedia. Now the official residence of the Dalai Lama
- 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 section on Dharmsala commencing digital page 259 (printed page 250) Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.