Kasauli, Himachal, India is dominated by the Army, so to state which does not allow new constructions, and that is exactly what has acquiesce kasauli resorts from getting another real jungle.
History:
Just how did Kasauli get its name? It is thought that way back in the 17th century, when the political scene was pretty twisted and unprecedentable, some Rajput families from"Rewari", (that's what they call Haryana now ) fled their houses. They flocked into the lower Himalayas, and eventually settled in a village called Kasul due to a spring, which maintained gushing water all through the year. Nowadays, a water reservoir sits on this spring and Kasul has grown into the modern day Kasauli. But that is not the only story; some locals feel that, Kasauli comes in Kausalya, a mountain stream flowing between Kasauli and Jabli. Wait, there's more. With the valley flowering almost all year, the title may even come from Kusmawali or even Kusmali, meaning flower maiden.
The serene and peaceful air of Kasauli belies any sense of history. Yet this region was in the thick of the westward Gurkha expansion stemmed with some difficulty by the joint efforts of the British and some regional chieftains, in 1814. The Gurkha ceded the fort in Sabathu and this was turned into a convalescent home for British nationals. Some time after the Governor-General, Lord Amherst, decided to create Shimla Hills as a summertime entrance for the British institution and Col. Tapp, political representative at Sabathu, came to poll the Kasauli region. Receiving news that the Gurkha Regiment at nearby Jutogh has also risen in revolt, the garrison at Kasauli set out to combine them. Before the two could combine and pose a serious danger, the British representative talked the Gurkha Regiment to submission, on promise of a general pardon. The Kasauli Guard found themselves completely isolated. Thus far from being pardoned, they were severely punished for their insurgence. Kasauli was developed as a cantonment-sanatorium more than 20 decades, following the British had established themselves at Shimla.Most of those old houses in Kasauli, purchased by princely families of Punjab and by generals from the Indian Army around the time of Independence, have been maintained quite well.
On a sultry August afternoon in 1841 a group of mourners walked home, weighed hotel in manali down by deep sorrow. They'd just buried an infant, Letitia Lawrence, in a quiet location below Kasauli. Her grief stricken parents, Henry and Honoria Lawrence, then decided to build a cabin in Kasauli from where they can see their daughter's grave(Sunny Side). From this melancholy beginning arose the hill station of Kasauli which retains its somewhat mournful silence. Kasauli is a small town with a permanent population. Of about 5000 people, but it's a history dating some 150 years, with it's own folklore and also a haunted house on Khetarpal Marg. A destroy with two abandoned hearths looking to the northern snow peaks. The locals claim that about a dark night after 8.00 pm that the ghost's footsteps will follow you. Lately, however, nobody has ever undergone this exploration. Perhaps the CPWD Colony that has come up nearly five decades back has scared the ghost away.
Quick Facts:
[ ] Kasauli India has a datum height (6360 ft.) which is 40 feet more than Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh. Fact: Shimla has been consistently regarded as in a more height than Kasauli, which is not correct.
[ ] Kasauli, to surprise has maintained its flora and fauna, the desi deer'Ghoral' and Jackals continue to be very common here in the Kasauli jungles.
[ ] there isn't any gas channel in Kasauli, nearest one lies 12 kilometers away, so one has to come to Kasauli with half tank full of fuel.
[ ] Heavy duty vehicle like Safari, Scorpio, Jeep etc. is recommended.
[ ] If opting for a trek, keep along a water bottle, a towel, a haversack, first aid and also a sharp edged tool.
[ ] Go for a trek just after confirming from great regional resources, if the selected trek is secure.
[ ] Don't make a bonfire in jungle area unless confirmed by locals and/or consent taken out of SSO office or Cantonment Board, Kasauli.
[ ] Dispensaries are accessible, but one must carry own basic first aid. youtube
