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The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a state of India, uniting eight princely states between 1948 and 1956. The capital and principal city was Patiala. The state covered an area of 26,208 km 2. Shimla, Kasauli, Kandaghat and Chail also became part of PEPSU.
Jan 25, 2020 · In those early years, Shimla, Kasauli, Kandaghat, Dharampur and Chail were part of the PEPSU state. Between 1948 and 1956, PEPSU was a state comprising eight former princely states. The acronym...
On 1 November 1956, PEPSU ceased to be a separate entity as it was merged with the larger state of the Punjab which came into being as a result of the Partition of 1947 and recommendations of the States Reorganization Commission set up by the Government of India in 1953.
These 8 princely states were Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Malerkotla, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Nalagarh and Kalsian called PEPSU. Patiala State was the Capital or Head State of PEPSU.
Apr 9, 2015 · Inspired by the TV drama Indian Summers, I decided to investigate the social life in Simla under British rule. Was it dominated by eating, drinking, playing cards, gossiping and arguing, interspersed with some amateur dramatics?
The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a former state of India. It was created out of the merger of several Punjabi princely states on 15 July 1948, formally becoming a state of India in 1950. The capital and principal city was Patiala, and the last Maharaja of Patiala, Yadvindra Singh, served as Governor of the state during its ...
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Simla (or Shimla) is the capital of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, it was declared the summer capital of British India. After independence, the city became the capital of Punjab.
