Monkeys and memsahibs

In the 19th century Sir John Lawrence, the then Viceroy of India, took the decision to move the seat of government for six months each year from the burning heat of Calcutta to the salubrious climate of 'The Queen of the Hills.' Later the change was made from Delhi. Simla also became the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. Many wives and daughters of men who remained in the plains shifted to Simla as well, and these became part of an upper crust which helped to form a society imbued with frivolity and intrigue. The New York Times described it succinctly as a popular pick-up centre for lusty British officers and flirtatious maidens, and said it was filled with an atmosphere of idle gossip, romantic conquests and military brown-nosing. No one could have depicted this ambience more effectively than Rudyard Kipling in his short story anthology, Plain Tales From the Hills, 1888, in which his predatory character Mrs Hauksbee, The Stormy Petrel, a mixture of malice and mischief, epitomizes this Simla Society.

The magnificent Viceregal Lodge designed by Henry Irwin and completed in 1888 was intended as a proud symbol of Empire. The then Viceroy, the Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, a diplomat of exceptional brilliance, was the first to occupy it. The Lodge was the first building in Simla to receive electricity, and as the Vicereine, Lady Dufferin switched on the system. Today it has been converted into the Institute of Advanced Studies. Crucial meetings between Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru and Mohammad Ali Jinnah were held in the Lodge during the Indian Independence Struggle, and negotiation papers during the period preceding Partition were prepared here. Those pillars and walls witnessed events of great historical importance. But Sir Edwin Lutyens, the architect of Delhi, thought the Lodge was a monstrosity.

Simla was named after the mother goddess Shyamla, an incarnation of Kali Devi, and a temple dedicated to her is situated near the Mall. The highest of the seven hills surrounding Simla is Jacko, at the top of which stands the celebrated temple of Hanuman the monkey god, perhaps the most popular deity in the Hindu pantheon. He is called Bajrang Bali, being as strong as thunder and as swift as lightning. As the son of the wind, Pavan , he is Poot Pavan.

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Monkeys and memsahibs
Monkeys and memsahibs

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