Chail is a remote hill station in Himachal Pradesh.
Apart from The Palace, what else is there to see?
Well, in the hills you don't need places to see. You have to feel the forest, walk in the woods, smell the scent of the pines and relax by the river side! You do all that and you get rejuvenated.
However, Chail also has the highest cricket ground in the world. It is now used as cricket stadium-cum-playground for the students of Rashtriya Military School, Chail. In this story, we take you to the school, the cricket stadium and Sadhupul- a small village downhill. We the Navy Veterans sure felt great getting back to school!
Those not familiar with the geography of Himachal Pradesh, may see the map below.
Let the pictures do the talking.
These words 'heaven on earth' for Chail Military School were written by Commander Sudhir Tuli (Retd) who is an alumnus of the school. Thanks much Sudhir for your inputs.
Being a Navy Veteran, it was heartening to see a Naval Officer's name too! See the green arrow in the picture below.
Fallen but not forgotten! The school has proudly displayed the bust of one of its alumni who was conferred with the highest gallantry award the Param Vir Chakra. Capt GS Salaria made the supreme sacrifice and laid down his life in 1961.
We the veterans couldn't resist ourselves on athletics track! Pictures with a PQ- picturesque quote.
Get a feel of the world's highest cricket ground in this short video clip.
Before we left the school, we were reminded of Washington Irving's quotation "Age is a matter of feelings not years"! PQ below for you.
Sadhupul
Here is the link to our previous story on Chail Palace just in case you missed it:
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- Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/ 8th Dec 2019
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Apart from The Palace, what else is there to see?
Well, in the hills you don't need places to see. You have to feel the forest, walk in the woods, smell the scent of the pines and relax by the river side! You do all that and you get rejuvenated.
However, Chail also has the highest cricket ground in the world. It is now used as cricket stadium-cum-playground for the students of Rashtriya Military School, Chail. In this story, we take you to the school, the cricket stadium and Sadhupul- a small village downhill. We the Navy Veterans sure felt great getting back to school!
Those not familiar with the geography of Himachal Pradesh, may see the map below.
Let the pictures do the talking.
Being a Navy Veteran, it was heartening to see a Naval Officer's name too! See the green arrow in the picture below.
Fallen but not forgotten! The school has proudly displayed the bust of one of its alumni who was conferred with the highest gallantry award the Param Vir Chakra. Capt GS Salaria made the supreme sacrifice and laid down his life in 1961.
Get a feel of the world's highest cricket ground in this short video clip.
Before we left the school, we were reminded of Washington Irving's quotation "Age is a matter of feelings not years"! PQ below for you.
Sadhupul
Here is the link to our previous story on Chail Palace just in case you missed it:
Coming up next...
Thanks for browsing.
Do share your comments.
- Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/ 8th Dec 2019
#navyveterans #himachalpradesh #himalayas #chail #chailmilitaryschool #chailcricketstadium #himachaltourism #friendsforever #navybuddies #oldage #navyreunion #indiannavy #livinglife #ageisnobar #ghumakkadharsh #ghumakkadhb #natgeoindia #planetmindia #wandertrails #photowalks #history #machanforthequeen #heavenonearth #backtoschool #PQ #picturesquequotes
Awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks much Ron🙏
DeleteGreat Coverage.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate, thanks.
DeleteGreat presentation ! Stirred up nostalgic memories of my old school Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), DEHRADUN.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your memories General.
DeleteHarsh, Great story. We visited Chail long back, don't remember the year now. We stayed at Shimla & Kiarighat. Lovely place. Cheers
ReplyDeleteThanks much Vinod. Appreciate.
DeleteVery well brought out Harsh. I studied at RMS chail from 1961-1966 and that time the name of school was King George’s School Chail.
ReplyDeleteThanks much Sudhir. Am sure the story would have brought nostalgia.
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