In the good old days local folk music of Himachal Pradesh was very popular in kasauli and surrounding areas. With the popularity of bollywood music , the tradional music seems to be lost somewhere. Kasauli was famous for its rich traditions, culture, heritage, cuisines & most importantly its melodious folklore. Saran Das is a local folk singer who hails from a small village in Chamba. He can be located sitting in Khajjiar, Chamba entertaining tourists & visitors from across the world singing beautiful himachali folk songs in his melodious voice.
In the year 2015 the legend OM Puri was invited to take part in the kasauli lit fest held at the kasauli club. With his shirt tucked out and slippers on his feet, Om Puri came to take part in the lit fest. He was not allowed to enter the club as dress code is being followed since the Britisher era. Om Puri was stunned with this and replied ” I have spent my life in slippers like a fakeer and now you want me to wear leather shoes”. Later he came back dressed formally to take part.
Kasauli has become an all time favourite for film shoots and pre wedding photo shoot. Couples along with their photo shoot team can be seen in various locations posing for life time memories photos. If you are to get married , this can be an ideal hill station for your photo shoot.
Due to tense situation on the indo Pak border , writers from Pakistan did not get permission to attend the lit fest which starts today. Rahul , son of khushwant singh said that the Pak writers had shown keen interest to attend the lit fest and had agreed to come but Pak embassy didn’t grant them permission. Homage would be payed to the soldiers who lost their lives in uri attack . Today the 14th Octobseth, Suhail Seth, Geetanjali chandi, Montek singh Ahluwalia , Pawan Verma would discuss about Khushwant Singh. After this Omar Abdullah, Dilip Simon, Rahul Pandit, Haringey Baweja would have a discussion on kashmir cried the Beloved country.
The Lawrence School, Sanawar, is a private boarding school in Himachal Pradesh, established in 1847, whose history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the most prestigious schools in Asia.
It is located in the Kasauli Hills, District of Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. Sanawar is about an hour drive from Chandigarh and six hours from New Delhi. The school was founded by Sir Henry Lawrence and his wife Honoria, is one of the oldest surviving boarding schools.
As the school is located in Sanawar, the school is popularly called “Sanawar”. It is situated at a height of 1750 metres and spread over an area of 139 acres, heavily forested with pine, deodar and other conifer trees. The school has been ranked among the best residential schools of India. In May 2013 Sanawar created history by becoming the first school in the world to send a team of seven students to climb Mount Everest.The motto of the school is “Never Give In”.
Sanawar is affiliated to India’s Central Board of Secondary Education.Children are admitted to Sanawar in February each year, at the age of nine and ten years. Class Five (Lower III) is preferred as the entry point. Admission is based on a competitive entrance examination, held the preceding November, followed by an interview.
In the school’s name, “Sanawar” is the name of the hill on which it stands.The nearest railway station is now usually spelt “Sonwara”.Sanawar is believed to be the oldest mixed-sex boarding school anywhere in the world. On the 2nd 3rd & 4th of October, The Lawrence School Sanawar celebrates its founders day when the old students get together and cherish their school time memories.HCL founder Shiv Nadar, who was the chief guest, exhorted the students to “dream big, dream global but never dream about money. Big dreamers are the ones who make the world move ahead”.
Kasauli lit fest started by Khushwant Singh 5 yrs ago is to take place on the 14th of October 2016. This was started by khushwant singh in order to bridge the gap between India and Pakistan. This writer had an emotional attachment with pakistan. Like every year this year again invitation has been sent to writers in Pakistan in spite of the tense situation between the two countries. This year invitation has been sent to pakistan writer Fakir Azazudin , Syed abadi husain, Ameena Syed.
The Lawrence School, Sanawar, is a private boarding school in Himachal Pradesh, established in 1847, whose history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the most prestigious schools in Asia.
