Political Economic Dynamics of Rise of British Summer Capital

The chapter traces and provides a panoramic view of the unique journey of Shimla’s evolution as the city and how it came to be cherished as the Queen of the Hills—an important place for the British rulers, revealed through the window of times, and its rise as a distinct and exclusive area where lived the colonial military and civil officers and men of British and European origin. A vast space, certain areas declared ‘out of bound for the common local folks’ always bustling with diverse socio-economic, cultural, and political activities, acquired significance in the colonial world.