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77-km from
Shimla and 35-km from Kalka, at 1,927m, Kasauli is a quaint
little town that seems to exist in a time wrap of an era
that reminds one of the 19th century. Its colonial ambience
is reinforced by cobbled paths, quaint shops, gabled houses
with charming facades and scores of neat little gardens and
orchards. Mixed forests of chir-pine, Himalayan oak and huge
horse chestnuts surround Kasauli. Its narrow road slither up
and down the hillsides and offer some magnificent vistas.
Kasauli is
one of the small towns developed by the British during the
'hey day' of the empire, and reached by a branch road from
the Kalka-Shimla road. The quite beautiful hill-station of
Kasauli has a Pastur Institute that produces the anti-rabies
vaccine against mad dog-bite and, at the same time, treats
victims who have fallen prey to the dead disease,
Hydrophobia. The institute in Kasauli set up in 1900, is the
oldest in India, taking care of pet, police and army dogs as
well as their masters.
Side by side another institute produces other vaccines, this
is the Central Research Institute affording immunity from
Typhoid, small-pox, cholera and snake-bite. The Shimla Hills
stand on water - parting between the Sutlej and the Giri, a
tributary of the Yamuna.
South of Shimla is the Panchmunda ridge, which is crossed by
a railway through a tunnel, the longest in the Kalka-Shimla
run at Barog, where a series of fissure to springs occur at
its flank. The first ridge above Kalka rises abruptly to
pine-clad Kasauli at a height of 1,927m and is joined by a
12-km bridle path. The distance by road, however, from Kalka
is 36.5-km.
Prime Attractions of Kasauli :
Sanawar
Just 6-km from Kasauli, Sanawar houses one of the best
schools in the country. The Lawrence school is almost one
hundred-years-old and a major attraction of the town. |
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at the end
of Ramayana when Lord Hanuman was returning from the
Himalayas after obtaining Sanjivany Booty or the Magical
Herb, his foot touched the hill and thus the top of hill is
in a foot shape. On a clear and starry night the gorgeous
view of Chandigarh can be seen from the Monkey Point.
The Christ Church
Still unspoiled and very much as the British left it fifty
years ago, Kasauli has a fine old church. The Christ Church,
is a typically Anglican structure of the period and its
foundation stone laid in 1844.
How To Get There - Kasauli
By Air
From Kasauli the nearest airport is Chandigarh. Shimla is
nearest airport for Solan.
By Rail
Nearest railhead is Kalka in Haryana, which is 40-km from
Kasauli and 44-km from Solan. Solan is also connected with
narrow gauge railway line from Kalka.
By Road
Solan and Kasauli are well connected by road buses, coaches
and taxis are also easily available from Chandigarh and
Delhi.
Places To Stay - Kasauli
Hotel Ros Common
Climate - Kasauli
In winter, temperature can lower just above freezing point
when heavy woolens are required. During summer, the climate
is mild and light woolens or cottons are recommended. |
