Shimla – The Mother Nature
My journey to Shimla started 3 years back, when I rejected
an offer letter from a reputed software company in Hyderabad
& got admission in masters in Himachal
Pradesh University ,
nestled among the lush green deodar & pine forests of Shimla.
Although I got fascinated by the beauty of the place at the
first sight but the city also looked alien to me as I belong to a Punjabi family
& people there seemed very calm & culture too is bit different. Ohh…
how can I forget to mention that Shimla is also home to some very beautiful
girls and that gave me another reason to stay at this beautiful place. ;)
Pic Courtesy: Mr. Hiramani
After six months I had many friends, as Himachalis are very
friendly, polite & down to earth people. We spent almost every day on the
shadowed roads, eating butter bun & tea, watching white mist rising up from
the pine forest & toy train passing through it. I used to get up early to
the chirping of birds & whispering of wind through the deodar trees and evenings were spent in the small wooden shops which serve hot pakoras with
chai. A sheer pleasure was watching sunset from the hill top & listening to my favorite classical music.
After 2 years, when we passed out from the university, the city didn't let me leave her. I can never forget this beautiful land, the love of people &
colorful culture. I owe something to this land & will try to pay it by
helping in sustainable tourism activities.
I advice all the travelers to Shimla, that don’t abuse my
beautiful land like “there is nothing in Shimla” or something like that. Don’t
visit it like a traveler who just litters here & there and destroy the
beauty of a place. But visit like a son visiting his Mother Nature. It will
ponder you with all her love & blessings. Try to reach the heart of this
place; it has lot more to offer.
Hope you all will help me in caring our Mother Nature. :)