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Beautiful town in its green glory


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Blog: Mussoorie: The Queen of the Hills
Date: August 15th 2004

As the mercury begins to shoot up in the plains of the north India, Paharon Ki Rani (Queen of the hills) Mussoorie becomes the favorite cooling place for the people who want a break from the scorching heat.

This popular hill station was established by an Irishman by the name of Captain Young little over 169 years ago. This growing town has changed over the last decade du ... read more





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Ajay Chaturvedi
I love travelling to Himalayas, especially in Garhwal and Kumaon. I think they are the best thing nature has given to us. I live and work in New Delhi. I want to settle down at some hill station to "Read & write". I love to read a lot. I am crazy for Literary, Travel & Culture magazines. My favorite books are Butter Chicken in Ludhiana, The Romantics and An End To Suffering (All Three by Pankaj Mishra), Disgrace (J M Coetzee), Nanda Devi Affair (Bill Aitken), From Heaven’s Lake (Vikram Seth) and The Best of Ruskin Bond (Ruskin Bond) are some of my favor... full info
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