Destination Nalagarh

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I had heard my Dad talk oft about Nalagarh but this tiny but lovely town piqued my interest were a few pictures of the town that a friend recently shared with me. The locale is as mesmerizing as the heritage resort where they had put up. It brings visions of Rajahs holding court, his ministers seated in the plush and exquisitely crafted furniture. Visions of the splendour of India at the time of the British Raj. The many rifles adorning the walls of the palace floods my mind with imagesof the His Highness hunting in the surrounding thick evergreen forests. I'm so enchanted by the beauty of this place that I'm consideringpacking my bags and going back in time. Just the sort of place I was looking for to unwind over a weekend.
Here's something that I discovered while scouring the internet for facts to wise up to:
Nalagarh (also known as Hindur or Nawalgarh) is a city and a municipal committee in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It was the seat of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj, and known in medieval period as the state of Hindur. It was founded by the Chandela Rajputs in 1100AD. At present Nalagarh is an emerging town for industries as it hosts Production units for leather, steel, chemicals, thread mills and breweries, thus air pollution is quite a concern here. It is situated at 65 km distance from nearby major city Chandigarh Nalagarh is a gateway to Himachal Pradesh in North India, 300 km of north Delhi and 60 km from Chandigarh. The Fort which was built in 1421during the reign of Raja Bikram Chand is located on a hillock at the foothills of the mighty Himalayas affording a panoramic view of the Shivalik hills beyond River Sirsa. In the early twentieth century, Nawalgarh was one of the Simla hill states, under the government of the Punjab. The country was overrun by the Gurkhas for some years before1815, when they were driven out by the British, and the raja was confirmed in possession of the territory. Grain and opium have, in the past, been main agricultural products. Nalagarh was ruled by the Chandela Rajputs who originated from Chanderi in the Bundelkhand regions of central India. Fort Nalagarh surrounded by endless acres of greenery, with all modern amenities is an ideal retreat away from the madding crowd of metropolitan cities.