Happy Valley, Mussoorie
Happy Valley, Mussoorie | |
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  Happy Valley, Mussoorie Location in Uttarakhand, India  Happy Valley, Mussoorie Happy Valley, Mussoorie (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°27′N 78°05′E / 30.45°N 78.08°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Dehradun |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 248179 |
| Vehicle registration | UK |
| Website | uk |
Happy Valley is an area situated within the hill station of Mussoorie with majority of Tibetans settled in area in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, India.
Location
[edit]Happy Valley is near the Indian Administrative Services Academy - Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. Within the valley is a Tibetan Monastery[1] with a clear view of Hathipaon.[2][3]
Happy Valley is west of Mussoorie’s Dalai Hill[4] from where the mountain ranges of Jaunpur[5] and Nag-Tibba[6] are visible.
History
[edit]On 18 October 1929 Mahatma Gandhi addressed the European municipal councillors at Mussoorie. At that time he stayed at Birla House in Happy Valley.[7][8][9][10]
One of the landmark events in the history of the Tibetan government in exile in India happened in April 1959 when a young Dalai Lama arrived at Happy Valley.[11][12] In April 1960, he left Happy Valley for another hill town - Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh[13][14] with an entourage of eighty officials of the Tibetan government in exile.[15]
Later, this government-in-exile moved to Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh leaving behind at Happy Valley, a community of Tibetans who have integrated with the life and culture of Mussoorie, but had built a Buddhist Temple and Tibetan-style homes.[16][17] As of 2016, Happy Valley still was home to about 5000 Tibetan refugees.[18][19]
Characteristics
[edit]Happy Valley has an Indian Administrative Service Academy - The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration.[20][21][22] it also has Tibetan Temples[23] and a Municipal Garden. The area of the valley leads to the Cloud's End[24]- a place where the geographical borders of Mussoorie end. The Hathipaon Park Estate is also there.[25] From Happy Valley can be seen the whole of Mussoorie with George Everest's house on one side[26] and the Himalayan ranges on the other.
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- ^ "Doon's Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama's 80th birthday". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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- ^ Bhuyan, Avantika (25 November 2016). "Gopal Bhardwaj: The archivist of Mussoorie". Mint. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "DALAI LAMA'S FIRST VISIT TO HILL STILL REMEMBERED". dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "China's failed policies causing Tibet's ecosystem: Speaker". thetibetpost.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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- ^ "WHEN DALAI LAMA'S DATE WITH INDIA BEGAN IN MUSSOORIE IN ONE APRIL". dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "WHEN DALAI LAMA'S DATE WITH INDIA BEGAN IN MUSSOORIE IN ONE APRIL". dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "A town called Dehra". thehindu.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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- ^ "Lesser-known Buddhist destinations in India". intoday.in. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "HOME AWAY FROM HOME". dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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- ^ "Lesser-known Buddhist destinations in India". intoday.in. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Sonia spends quiet New Year in Mussoorie". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Winter carnival: Mussoorie revels in festive spirit". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ Rao, Shruthi (5 July 2014). "Mussoorie: Debris of an odyssey". livemint. Retrieved 22 April 2016.