EXPLORE HIMACHAL PRADESH
Himachal Pradesh : An introduction Introduction state of India. It is located in the extreme northern part of the subcontinent and occupies a region of scenic splendour in the western Himalayas. It has towering snow-clad mountains divided by deep valleys with thick woods, green fields, lakes, and cascading streams. It is bounded on the north by the state of Jammu and Kashmir, on the east by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and, respectively, on the southeast, south, and west by the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryāna, and Punjab. The area is 21,495 square miles (55,673 square kilometres). Shimla,at an elevation of about 7,100 feet, is the state capital and the largest and most popular hill resort in India. Himāchal means “Snowy Mountain” (Sanskrit: hima, “snow”; acal, “mountain”); Pradesh means “State.” Shimla was the summer headquarters of preindependence British viceroys. Formerly a union territory, Himāchal Pradesh became a state of India on Jan. 25,...