Shimla (ind)

Shimla

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

Shimla, also known as Simla, is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared 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. It is the largest true hill-built city in the world. Read more on Wikipedia