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This India List {{Locations_Infobox|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]|image=Christ Church Kasauli.jpg|coordinates=[http://archivermaps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.rootsweb9,76.96&z=12&t=h&hl=en 30.9°N 76.96°E]|altitude= 1795m (5889 ft)|presentname= [http://en.ancestrywikipedia.comorg/wiki/Kasauli Kasauli] |stateprovince= [http:/th/readen.wikipedia.org/indiawiki/1998Himachal_Pradesh Himachal Pradesh]|country=India|transport= [[Kalka-09/0904716348 postSimla Railway]] advises that }}'''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 army in the mid-19th c century for the families and some of the troops to escape to in the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains. Kasauli<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], together ''Abstract of the proceedings of the Sanitary Commissioner with Dagshai the Government of India, for the months of January, February, March and Subathu, are April 1870'' Google Books</ref>  The town sits on the ridges ridge of a wooded hills about 20 kms into the Himalayas 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<br>Variants: Kussowlee/Kussowlie/Kasowli/Kasooli ==Railways==The nearest station is a few miles east at [[Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh|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.<ref>Sharma, Ambika [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010302/art-trib.htm#1 "Architecture of Kasauli churches"] ''The Tribune'' (Chandigarh), March 2, 2001 [Accessed 25th Feb 2010]</ref> ==Cemeteries==[[BACSA]] has files on Kasauli in their British Library archive, [http://www.bacsa.org.uk/?page_id=697 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. <ref> ''[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2300847/?page=1 British Medical Journal]'' 7 February 1914 [Accessed 13 June 2011]</ref> ==External links==*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasauli Kasauli] Wikipedia*[http://www.hussards-photos.com/UK/UK_21_ALB_Favorite.htm Photographs of Kussowlie 1867] (scroll down) by a member of the [[21st Hussars]] hussards-photos.com*[https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-6247-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 Photograph: Kasauli. Christ Church] 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.*[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*[https://www.paperjewels.org/postcard/market-kasauli Postcard: The Market, Kasauli] paperjewels.org :[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 ===Historical books online===*[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.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. ==References==<references /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}  [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] [[Category:Locations]][[Category:Hill Stations]]