Simla
Britishnoun
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As per the Simla agreement signed by the country's leaders, they "resolved to settle their differences by peaceful means through bilateral negotiations".
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
The mathematician Gilbert Walker knew “next to nothing” about weather when, in 1904, he took charge of the India Meteorological Department in Simla.
From Nature ● Sep. 16, 2019
The son of an army officer, Mr Forman was born in the Indian city of Simla - where generations of British soldiers and colonial administrators spent the summer months.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2017
Some storm chasers went off to another spot around the Nebraska-Kansas border, but Mr. Faidley had “a good gut feeling” that the tornadoes would come down in Simla instead, Mr. Gatelli said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2015
As if this weren’t enough, the next morning, a taxi bound for Howrah Station crammed its wheels into the alley; the Dalals were going to Simla for ten days.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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