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DSC2628 Scandal Point on Mall Road in Shimla, in Himachal,Pradesh, India. The name Scandal arises from the deeds of Maharaj of Patiala, who dared the Britishers by kidnapping the daughter of the then Viceroy-of-India from this point. Shimla is a large city with a sprawling population of over a million scattered on the Himalayan foothills. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of British India. By 1947, Shimla played a very important role in the Independence and partition of India and Pakistan at the nearby Viceregal Lodge Keywords: Mall Road, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, Scandal Point
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Scandal Point on Mall Road in Shimla, in Himachal,Pradesh, India.

The name Scandal arises from the deeds of Maharaj of Patiala, who dared the Britishers by kidnapping the daughter of the then Viceroy-of-India from this point.
Shimla is a large city with a sprawling population of over a million scattered on the Himalayan foothills.
In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of British India. By 1947, Shimla played a very important role in the Independence and partition of India and Pakistan at the nearby Viceregal Lodge
Keywords: Mall Road, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, Scandal Point