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*[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.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/travel/mcleodganjs-152yrold-nostalgia-shop-71995.html McLeodganj's 152-Yr-Old Nostalgia Shop] IndiaTimes April 14, 2013 | *[http://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/travel/mcleodganjs-152yrold-nostalgia-shop-71995.html McLeodganj's 152-Yr-Old Nostalgia Shop] IndiaTimes April 14, 2013 | ||
| − | *[http://www.tibetanworld.com/dasaguide.htm A Guide to Little Lhasa in India] tibetanworld.com. Includes some history of the area, including the severe earthquake in 1905 | + | *[http://www.tibetanworld.com/dasaguide.htm A Guide to Little Lhasa in India] tibetanworld.com. Includes some history of the area, including the severe earthquake in 1905 |
| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *''Punjab District Gazetteers Volume XA Kangra District Part A'' 1904 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. There appears to be no index, but there is a section on Dharmsala commencing computer page 259 (printed page 250) | ||
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Revision as of 08:03, 4 May 2013
| 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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| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Contents
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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
- Dharmsala Love to Know 1911
- Dharmsala Imperial gazetteer
- St. John in the Wilderness Wikipedia
- St. Johns Church, Dharamshala flickr.com. Located 8 km from Dharamsala on the way to McLeod Ganj.
- Saint John's Church in The Wilderness flickr.com. Mentions the graveyard in a poor state of repair
- St. John's Church on the way to Mcleodganj from Dharmshala and Another visit to St. John Church in Mcleodganj, Dharmshala phototravelings.blogspot.com. Mentions a 'well tended cemetery'
- St. John's Church Dharmasala video from You Tube
- Dharamshala 123himachal.com
- McLeod Ganj Wikipedia. Now the official residence of the Dalai Lama
- McLeodganj's 152-Yr-Old Nostalgia Shop IndiaTimes April 14, 2013
- A Guide to Little Lhasa in India tibetanworld.com. Includes some history of the area, including the severe earthquake in 1905
Historical books online
- Punjab District Gazetteers Volume XA Kangra District Part A 1904 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. There appears to be no index, but there is a section on Dharmsala commencing computer page 259 (printed page 250)
