Entrepreneurs of British ShimlaThis is an historical account of the British Summer Capital of Shimla from 1832 to 1932. It describes the lives of a few men who were grain traders and commission agents who kept the British as well as the local population supplied with their food and other needs. In the process over one hundred years they grew extremely wealthy and influential. The British showered them titles and respected them for great skill and hard work. Today Sud or Sood as they are known around the town hold the strings of the pursue of present day Himachal Pradesh economy. |
Contents
Section 1 | 7 |
Section 2 | 21 |
Section 3 | 25 |
| 27 | |
Section 5 | 29 |
Section 6 | 36 |
Section 7 | 41 |
Section 8 | 64 |
Section 12 | 186 |
Section 13 | 193 |
Section 14 | 195 |
Section 15 | 198 |
Section 16 | 201 |
Section 17 | 203 |
Section 18 | 207 |
Section 19 | 211 |
Section 9 | 67 |
Section 10 | 83 |
Section 11 | 85 |
Section 20 | 215 |
Section 21 | 218 |
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Ambala arrived in Shimla Bahadur Jodha Mall Bahadur Mohan Lal became began Bilaspur Biroo British building built Bushahar caravan century Chandela Combermere commission agency construction cottages Delhi Edward Gunj enterprise forgoing Gorkhas grain hence Hindustan-Tibet road Hoshiarpur Hotel India Jakkho Jalla Jaswan Jubbal junior partners Kangra Kasauli Kennedy House Keonthal Lahore Lakkar Bazaar Lala Puran Mall land later Lord Lord Curzon Lower Bazaar Maharaja Ranjit Singh Major Kennedy Mall Road Mall's Mohan Lal mule herder Municipal Committee Muslim Nadaun natives Nidha Mall Nihala Officer operation pathway Pirsaluhi plains of Punjab population Punjab Rai Bahadur Jodha Rai Bahadur Mohan Rai Sahib Puran Raja Rajahs Rajputs relocate retail Ridge route Rupees Sabathu Sahib Puran Mall Sanjauli Sarai Shimla Hills Shimla Municipal Committee shops Shyamala Devi Sir Jai Lal Suds/Soods supplies Surdha Sutlej temple thru Tibet timber trade Upper Bazaar village wholesale wished