City Origins
Advent of Shimla as a city traces its root to 1822 when the Scottish civil servant Charles
Kennedy built the first British summer home here.Later in 1864, Sir John Lawrence (Viceroy of India 1864 - 1869)
decided to move the administration twice a year from Calcutta by making it the summer capital .
Thus, from a single cottage hamlet Simla became the site of the Viceroy Council, the Imperial Secretariat,
abode of Indian princes, foreign emissaries etc. , a legacy which is hard to ignore even today.
Simla Accord
Simla Accord is the name given to the treaty between Britain and Tibet signed in 1914 at Shimla .
Despite the controversies around it ,it still serves as the boundary between China and India.
Simla Agreement
The Simla Agreement was the outcome of the 1972 India Pakistan war that led to a free Bangladesh .
It was signed on July 2, 1972 .
Simla Conference
Simla Conference was held to put forth certain proposals by the British to the Indian National Congress,
to further the process of allowing self government paving the way of framing a new constitution.
Some of the important proposals were to set up a new Executive Council, Hindus and Muslims to have
equal representation in the council, and the formation of an interim government which will later frame
a new constitution.The Muslim League objected to these proposals and the Simla conference ended up being a failure.
Simla Deputation
Simla Deputation was organized by Nawab Mohsin ul Mulk in 1906 with Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's son
Justice Syed Mahmood .
