Subathu

Alternative spelling
Sabathu, Sabhathu

This India List post advises that Subathu, together with Kasauli and Dagshai, were hill depots created by the British Army in the mid-19th c for the families and some of the troops to escape to in the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains. They are on the ridges of wooded hills about 20 kms into the Himalayas on the road between Chandigarh and Simla. Kasauli is the major town in the area.

A photograph of a plaque in a link below advises that Subathu was established as a Military Garrison (6th Native Infantry) in 1815 to oppose the forces of General Amar Singh Thapa located at Maulan Fort. In the olden days the route to Simla was via Subathu

External links

• Sabathu Wikipedia
• Churches and Cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh from Himachal Tourism has sections on Subathu, Kasauli , and Dagshai, in addition to Simla and other towns
• “Birds walk the ramp at Subathu, Himachal Pradesh, India” by Lt General Baljit Singh from Indian Birds Vol 2, No.2 (March-April 2006), pages 38-39
• Subathu – A Photo feature by Jyoti Thapa Mani from the Himalayan Beacon