Indian President with Himachali contigent of 2005 Republic day!

tableau of Himachal Pradesh for 26th January, 2005 parade! KULLU WEBSITE As soon as you enter Himachal either from Punjab’s border via Una District from Mehat Pur or from Mandi or via Solan from Chandigarh, there is a feel of different kind, there is a fragrance of different kind which we all start experiencing! Few [...]

Please find detailed maps here: Himachal Maps Maps of Himachal Also each map of Himachal is on Himachal govt. website: http://himachal.nic.in and here http://hppolice.nic.in/dismap.htm

The toy train from Kalka makes its way to snow-bound Shimla on Sunday. — Photo by Anil Dayal.24th Ja., 2005 KALKA SHIMLA RAILWAYS SHIMLA, the capital of Himachal Pradesh, and the erstwhile summer capital of India in the days of the British, had accidental and humble beginnings in the mid nineteenth century. The Gurkhas, after [...]

Communitech COMMUNITECH Penn State graduates served HP in 2002! CommuniTech is a unique community service initiative at the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania. It is a non-profit student organization that seeks to “bridge” the digital divide both locally and globally. CommuniTech is one of the most active student-driven community [...]

A view of the snow-clad Solang Nala, a popular resort for ski lovers, near Manali on Monday – PTI. 1/3/2005

Pratibha Chauhan — Tribune News Service http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050101/himachal.htm#1 Shimla, December 31Decks have been cleared for setting up the first ski centre and ropeway at Solang, near Manali, as the Union Ministry of Forests and Environment has given clearance to the project aimed at making Himachal Pradesh an international destination for winter sport enthusiasts. The project, first [...]

ARPANA Arpana embraces the simple hill folk of Himachal as its own family. The glorious magnificence of the mountains conceals extreme deprivation and struggle for surviving. Responding to the clarion call of the valley, Arpana came to Himachal. Some kind people helped make available an abode of service, and a small clinic was set up [...]

http://www.aimforseva.org/Projects/himachal/regional_himachal.html Student Home in SolanOn February 6, 2002, AIM for Seva opened “Seva Niketan”, a student home in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Seva Niketan opened with 16 children, grew to 30 within the first year and plans on increasing its enrollment to 50 children before the end of the third year.Seva Niketan is an unique institution [...]

The Prashar lake near Sundernagar in district Mandi The beautiful Prashar Lake is located high in the mountains, 40 Km north of Mandi. It is here that the sage Prashar is said to have meditated. On the lake’s edge is a three – steroid pagoda -like temple dedicated to the sage. Capped with a roof [...]

The Janjehli valley in the interior of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh. A Very Very Happy New Year! THE journey to Janjehli, a little village in the Himalayas is an enchanting and fascinating experience. Situated at a height of 2150 metres in Thunag tehsil, Mandi district, Janjehli is a trekker’s paradise. With no frills of [...]