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(New page: This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1998-09/0904716348 post] advises that Dagshai, together with Kasauli and Subathu, were hill depots created by the Briti...) |
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| − | This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1998-09/0904716348 post] advises that Dagshai, together with Kasauli and Subathu, 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. | + | This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1998-09/0904716348 post] advises that Dagshai, together with [[Kasauli]] and [[Subathu]], 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 |
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagshai Dagshai] Wikipedia | ||
| + | *[http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh] from Himachal Tourism has sections on Dagshai, [[Kasauli]] , and [[Subathu]], in addition to [[Simla]] and other towns | ||
| + | *[http://himachal.us/2007/11/14/a-piece-of-love-falls-prey-to-superstition-in-himachal/3562/news/jagmeet A piece of love falls prey to superstition] from My Himachal about Dagshai Cemetery | ||
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] [[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] [[Category:Locations]] | ||
Revision as of 06:40, 25 February 2010
This India List post advises that Dagshai, together with Kasauli and Subathu, 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
External links
- Dagshai Wikipedia
- Churches and Cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh from Himachal Tourism has sections on Dagshai, Kasauli , and Subathu, in addition to Simla and other towns
- A piece of love falls prey to superstition from My Himachal about Dagshai Cemetery
