Episode VII with Sumit Raj
Every European living in India wanted to have a home in the hills. But how to obtain land and how to build the house, was always a question. Which were the two conditions put in them before they were allowed to build a house? In this seventh episode of Shimla with Sumit you are going to learn all this from Sumit Raj, a writer from Shimla.
A writer, a poet, a travel guide, a passionate walker with an encyclopaedic knowledge of Shimla City, Sumit Raj Vashisht was born in 1967 in Shimla. For those interested, he conducts extraordinary, tailor-made Heritage and Nature Walks; and in no time his walks have become famous with locals and travelers alike, especially for the detailed narrations and insightful anecdotes.
Sumit has authored eight books – Shimla – A British Himalayan Town; Shimla Bazaar; Shimla Days; Simla – Lanes & Trails; Tea Shop at Narkanda; A Journey to Shimla by Toy Train; Shimla Walks and Longwood Days.
