Shimla: Where History Breathes Through the Pines

🏔️ Shimla: Where History Breathes Through the Pines | Kahani Kinnaur Ki – Episode 1

Before the road to Kinnaur turns wild, our story begins in a place that once decided the fate of an entire subcontinent — Shimla, the summer capital of British India and the silent witness to power, politics, and changing tides.

This isn’t just another hill-station vlog.
This is a walk through a living museum.

The same Ridge that once saw imperial processions…
The same Mall Road where British officers strolled under gas lamps…
The same Christ Church whose stained-glass windows have watched 150 years of Himalayan history unfold.

And here we are — walking through it all with a fever, a backpack, and a camera.

🎥 In this cinematic episode, we explore:

• Mall Road & The Ridge — once the social nerve-centre of the Raj, where Indians weren’t allowed till the late 19th century.
• Christ Church (1857) — the second-oldest church in North India, built when the Revolt of 1857 was still shaking the empire.
• Town Hall (1887) — a Victorian gem that has survived fires, storms, colonisation, and independence.
• Evening Walks Through Misty Lanes — the same pathways Rudyard Kipling, Lord Curzon, and countless officers walked while shaping policies that altered the subcontinent.
• The First Glimpse of the Kinnaur Journey — where mountains rise sharper and stories grow older.

🌄 What makes this episode special?

Shimla isn’t just scenic — it’s layered.
Every bench, every balcony, every turn holds a story. Colonial rule. Himalayan legends. Forgotten corners. Echoes of a time that shaped India’s destiny.

This episode captures Shimla the way it deserves —
part history, part nostalgia, fully cinematic.

Because sometimes, before the mountains get harsher and the stories deeper, you need a pause — a moment to slow down, breathe, and feel where history left its footprints.

🎬 Episode 1 of our travel documentary series – Kahani Kinnaur Ki
Next up → The road to Rakcham — raw mountains, wild cliffs, and stories that hit harder.

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0:00 Intro
0:34 The Durga Puja
1:30 Delhi to Shimla; The Journey
2:50 Reaching Shimla
4:12 Railway Board Building
4:47 The Mall Road
7:04 History of The Scandal Point
7:57 Architecture
8:30 The Ridge
9:05 The Christ Church
9:43 Facts about The Ridge
10:18 The Town Hall
10:46 Night Life
11:19 Places to visit in Shimla
11:35 The Mall Road at Night
13:10 Bengali Everywhere
13:45 Shyamala Devi
14:18 In the Next Episode