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'''Kasauli''' is a small town in the foothills of the Himalayas.  It was attached to the Ambala District during the British period and, together with [[Dagshai]] and [[Subathu]], was one of a number of hill depots created by the British army in the mid-19th century for the families and some of the troops to escape the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains.  
'''Kasauli''' is a small town in the foothills of the Himalayas.  It was attached to the Ambala District during the British period and, together with [[Dagshai]] and [[Subathu]], was one of a number of hill depots created by the British army in the mid-19th century for the families and some of the troops to escape the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains.<ref>Kennedy, David. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200927000524/https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=india&thread=15659804  Re: HURST] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 2 September 1998, now archived.</ref> Up to at least  1870 it was used as a convalescent depot.<ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ffcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA373 page 373], ''Abstract of the proceedings of the Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, for the months of January, February, March and April 1870'' Google Books</ref>  
<ref>Kennedy, David. [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1998-09/0904716348 Re: HURST] Rootsweb India Mailing List 2 September 1998. Retrieved 9 June 2015</ref> Up to at least  1870 it was used as a convalescent depot <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ffcIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA373 page 373], ''Abstract of the proceedings of the Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, for the months of January, February, March and April 1870'' Google Books</ref>  


The town sits on the ridge of a wooded hill on the road between Chandigarh and [[Simla]].  Nearby towns include [[Kalka]].  
The town sits on the ridge of a wooded hill on the road between Chandigarh and [[Simla]].  Nearby towns include [[Kalka]].  
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*[https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-624b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 Photograph: Club house and recreation ground at Kasauli] from a collection “ca. 1889, some photographs later” New York Public Library Digital Collection.
*[https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-624b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 Photograph: Club house and recreation ground at Kasauli] from a collection “ca. 1889, some photographs later” New York Public Library Digital Collection.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140703163042/http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh], now an archived webpage,  from Himachal Tourism has sections on  Kasauli , [[Subathu]] and [[Dagshai]], in addition to [[Simla]] and other towns.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140703163042/http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh], now an archived webpage,  from Himachal Tourism has sections on  Kasauli , [[Subathu]] and [[Dagshai]], in addition to [[Simla]] and other towns.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121229115846/http://www.travelintelligence.com/travel-writing/kasauli-of-bun-samosas-and-rissoles "Kasauli: of Bun-Samosas and Rissoles"] by Raaja Bhasin. travelintelligence.com (now archived)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131021003540/http://www.chillibreeze.com/articles/TheDriveUphill.asp “The Drive Uphill: On the road from Chandigarh to Kasauli"] by Shalini Bahadur, probably written c 2005 from chillibreeze.com (now archived)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasauli_Brewery Kasauli Brewery] Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_Meakin_Limited Mohan Meakin Limited] Wikipedia. [http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PiKqdbm2wPGiQnCisfynmK/1800s-Solan-No-1--The-accidental-legacy.html 1800s Solan No. 1: The accidental legacy] The breweries in  Kasauli and [[Solon|Solan]]  livemint.com
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasauli_Brewery Kasauli Brewery] Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_Meakin_Limited Mohan Meakin Limited] Wikipedia. [http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PiKqdbm2wPGiQnCisfynmK/1800s-Solan-No-1--The-accidental-legacy.html 1800s Solan No. 1: The accidental legacy] The breweries in  Kasauli and [[Solon|Solan]]  livemint.com
*[http://www.imagesofasia.com/html/india/kasauli-market.html Kasauli Market 1910], [http://www.imagesofasia.com/html/india/kasauli.html Kasauli from above Belvedere looking NW 1915] Postcards from Images of Asia
*[https://www.paperjewels.org/postcard/market-kasauli Postcard: The Market, Kasauli] paperjewels.org
*[http://www.slideshare.net/AmitRanjan/pictures-from-kasauli-hill-station-in-himachal-pradesh-presentation  Pictures from Kasauli - hill station in Himachal Pradesh] Photos from slideshare.net .  Photo no. 42 shows the location of nearby towns in relation to Kasauli
:[https://web.archive.org/web/20160412001545/http://imagesofasia.com/html/india/kasauli.html Postcard: Kasauli from above Belvedere looking NW. 1915] Images of Asia, now archived.
*[http://www.slideshare.net/AmitRanjan/pictures-from-kasauli-hill-station-in-himachal-pradesh-presentation  Pictures from Kasauli - hill station in Himachal Pradesh] Photos from slideshare.net .  Photo no. 42 shows the location of nearby towns in relation to Kasauli.
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec26/saturday/regional.htm "Kasauli: A tourist resort with unrealised potential"] by Ankur Bansal ''The Tribune'' Saturday, 26 December  1998
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98dec26/saturday/regional.htm "Kasauli: A tourist resort with unrealised potential"] by Ankur Bansal ''The Tribune'' Saturday, 26 December  1998


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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_074.gif Kasuali] Imperial Gazetteer
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_074.gif Kasuali] Imperial Gazetteer
*[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dpFeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA157 "Kussowlie"] page 157 ''A Guide to Simla: With a Descriptive Account of the Neighbouring Sanitaria, Subathoo, Dugshaie, Sunawur, Kussowlie, Kotegurh, Chini, &c., &c., &c‬'' by W H Carey 1870 Google Books
*[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dpFeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA157 "Kussowlie"] page 157 ''A Guide to Simla: With a Descriptive Account of the Neighbouring Sanitaria, Subathoo, Dugshaie, Sunawur, Kussowlie, Kotegurh, Chini, &c., &c., &c‬'' by W H Carey 1870 Google Books
*There are various reference to Kasauli in ''Punjab District Gazetteers Volume VIII A. Simla District 1904'', but [https://archive.org/details/gazetteer-simla-1904/page/15/mode/1up?q=Kasauli page 15] states that the pargana of Kasauli, which was once part of the Simla District was transferred to Ambala in 1899.
:[https://archive.org/details/2020102689_202106/page/140/mode/1up "Kasauli"] page 140 ''Punjab District Gazetteers Volume VII Part A Ambala District 1923-24''. 1998 reprint of 1925 original.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=MPA2AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA146 "Kasauli: A Hill Station"] page 146 ''Many Camps : Sketches of Indian Life'' by Arthur Waltham Howlett 1912 (articles republished from the ''Manchester Guardian'') Google Books. Howlett was at that time an Indian Army doctor with the Indian Medical Service. Also available [https://archive.org/details/many-camps-sketches-of-indian-life/page/n1/mode/2up Archive.org].
*[https://archive.org/details/jramc-1929-vol53/page/447/mode/2up "Kasauli - A Study in Contrasts"] by Major S Smith RAMC page 448 ''Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Volume 53 1929'' Archive.org


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 01:33, 29 January 2023

Kasauli
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 30.9°N 76.96°E
Altitude: 1795m (5889 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Kasauli
State/Province: Himachal Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links
Kalka-Simla Railway

Kasauli is a small town in the foothills of the Himalayas. It was attached to the Ambala District during the British period and, together with Dagshai and Subathu, was one of a number of hill depots created by the British army in the mid-19th century for the families and some of the troops to escape the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains.[1] Up to at least 1870 it was used as a convalescent depot.[2]

The town sits on the ridge of a wooded hill on the road between Chandigarh and Simla. Nearby towns include Kalka.

The Lawrence Military Asylum, now the Lawrence School is situated in nearby Sanawar.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Kasauli
Variants: Kussowlee/Kussowlie/Kasowli/Kasooli

Railways

The nearest station is a few miles east at Dharampur on the Kalka-Simla Railway. The station at Kalka is a several miles south of Kasauli.

Churches

  • Christ Church - Anglican (pictured). In 2001, The Tribune described the church as somewhat dilapidated but noted the high quality fittings and glass.[3]

Cemeteries

BACSA has files on Kasauli in their British Library archive, search for cemetery reference here. The photographs show the wooded, hillside cemetery in poor condition.

Institutions

The Pasteur Institute, for treatment of rabies, and the Central Research Institute, for research into tropical diseases, were opened at Kasauli in July 1900. In 1905 the control of the institutes was separated, but combined again in 1911. [4]

External links

Postcard: Kasauli from above Belvedere looking NW. 1915 Images of Asia, now archived.

Historical books online

  • Kasuali Imperial Gazetteer
  • "Kussowlie" page 157 A Guide to Simla: With a Descriptive Account of the Neighbouring Sanitaria, Subathoo, Dugshaie, Sunawur, Kussowlie, Kotegurh, Chini, &c., &c., &c‬ by W H Carey 1870 Google Books
  • There are various reference to Kasauli in Punjab District Gazetteers Volume VIII A. Simla District 1904, but page 15 states that the pargana of Kasauli, which was once part of the Simla District was transferred to Ambala in 1899.
"Kasauli" page 140 Punjab District Gazetteers Volume VII Part A Ambala District 1923-24. 1998 reprint of 1925 original.
  • "Kasauli: A Hill Station" page 146 Many Camps : Sketches of Indian Life by Arthur Waltham Howlett 1912 (articles republished from the Manchester Guardian) Google Books. Howlett was at that time an Indian Army doctor with the Indian Medical Service. Also available Archive.org.
  • "Kasauli - A Study in Contrasts" by Major S Smith RAMC page 448 Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Volume 53 1929 Archive.org

References

  1. ↑ Kennedy, David. Re: HURST Rootsweb India Mailing List 2 September 1998, now archived.
  2. ↑ page 373, Abstract of the proceedings of the Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, for the months of January, February, March and April 1870 Google Books
  3. ↑ Sharma, Ambika "Architecture of Kasauli churches" The Tribune (Chandigarh), March 2, 2001 [Accessed 25th Feb 2010]
  4. ↑ British Medical Journal 7 February 1914 [Accessed 13 June 2011]

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