Shimla: Difference between revisions

| leader_title3 = [[Himalayan Wanderer]]

| leader_name3 = Aryan Mehta(19.01)

Combermere's successor [[James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie|Earl Dalhousie]] visited Shimla in the same year. After this, the town was under Nawab (King) Kumar Ghosal of Bally, West Bengal, and saw regular visits from the Governors-General and Commanders-in-Chief of British India. Several young British officers started visiting the area to socialise with the higher-ups; they were followed by ladies looking for marriage alliances for their relatives. Shimla thus became a hill station famous for balls, parties, and other festivities. Subsequently, residential schools for pupils from upper-class families were established nearby. By the late 1830s, the city also became a centre for theatre and art exhibitions. As the population increased, several bungalows were built and a big bazaar was established in the town. The Indian businessmen, mainly from [[Sood (surname)|Sood]] and [[Parsi]] communities, arrived in the area to cater to the needs of the growing European population. On 9 September 1844, the foundation of the [[Christ Church (Shimla)|Christ Church]] was laid. Subsequently, several roads were widened and the construction of the [[National Highway 22 (India)|Hindustan-Tibet road]] with a 560-feet tunnel was taken up in 1851–52. This tunnel, now known as the Dhalli Tunnel, was started by Major Briggs in 1850 and completed in the winter of 1851–52.<ref name="tunnel">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080206/himplus1.htm#2 |title=Shimla A five-tunnel town|publisher=tribuneindia.com|access-date=16 August 2015}}</ref> The [[1857 uprising]] caused a panic among the European residents of the town, but Shimla remained largely unaffected by the rebellion.<ref name="Vipin1996"/>

The administrative responsibilities of the city of Shimla and merged areas of Dhalli, [[Totu, Shimla|Totu]], and New Shimla reside with the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC). All three areas were taken under SMC in 2006–07. Established in 1851, the [[Shimla Municipal Corporation]] is an elected body comprising 41 councillors, three of whom are nominated by the government of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. The nominations are based on prominence in the fields of social service, academics, and other activities. Thirty-three per cent33% of the seats are reserved for women. The elections take place every five years and the [[mayor]] and deputy mayor are elected by and amongst the councillors themselves.

According to 2011 census, Shimla city spread over an area of 35.34&nbsp;km² had a population of 169,578 with 93,152 males and 76,426 females.<ref name="SMLA"/><ref name="SML"/> Shimla urban agglomeration had a population of 171,817 as per provisional data of 2011 census, out of which males were 94,797 and females were 77,020.<ref name="SM"/> The effective literacy rate of city was 93.63 per cent%<ref name="SML"/> and that of urban agglomeration was 94.14 per cent%.<ref name="SM">{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date = 7 July 2012 }}</ref>

''[[Amar Ujala]]'',<ref name="NSP">{{cite news|title=Hindi Newspapers|url=http://www.amarujala.com/shimla|newspaper=[[Amar Ujala]]|access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref> ''[[Punjab Kesari]]'', and ''[[Dainik Bhaskar]]'' are the widely circulated Hindi dailies while ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', ''[[The Times of India]]'', ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' and ''[[Indian Express]]'' are popular English newspapers in the city. Other notable newspapers are ''[[Devbhumi Mirror]]'' and ''[[Divya Himachal]]''. ''ShimlaNow''<ref name="shimlanow">{{cite web|title=Online Newspapers|url=http://www.shimlanow.com/|publisher=ShimlaTimes|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> and ''Himachal Abhi Abhi, We Are Himachali''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wearehimachali.in/|title=We Are Himachali – Online Encyclopedia of Himachal|website=We Are Himachali|language=en-US|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> are the online news portals published from Shimla.