Shimla (ind)

Shimla

Shimla ranks 2,262nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Finland, Ghana, and Peckham. Memorable people born in Shimla include Henry McMahon, Idries Shah, and Nirmal Verma. Memorable people who died in Shimla include Mohammad Yaqub Khan. Shimla has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians. Shimla is located in India.

Shimla is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. After independence, the city became the capital of East Punjab and was later made the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. It is the principal commercial, cultural and educational centre of the state. Read more on Wikipedia