{"product_id":"simla-the-summer-capital-of-british-india-9788129117687","title":"Simla The Summer Capital Of British India","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Raaja Bhasin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rupa Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe summer capital of the Raj, Simla came to be known as \"the workshop of the Empire\". A visitor awed by this hill-town wrote, \"Every pigeonhole contains a potential revolution, every office box cradles an embryo of war or death\". The heady mixture of mountain air, political power and social snobbery attracted all manner of people to Simla: ambitious careerists, calculating matrons, enigmatic adventuresses, bored wives and dashing roues, often with disastrous results. A letter home lamented \"the pure atmosphere and foul rumours, ruined prospects, guilty passions, frivolity, intrigue jealousy, madness remorse unmitigated\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rupa Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45675081334935,"sku":"9788129117687","price":387.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788129117687.webp?v=1769295519","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/simla-the-summer-capital-of-british-india-9788129117687","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}