A visit to Viceregal Lodge, Sunmer Hill was a peep into the Partition history of British India turning into India and Pakistan today.
It is really painful to know how the first draft of partition was discussed between Nehru and Jinah among others here. The two were responsible for the millions of deaths and millions others uprooted for good. Even after six decades I am still waiting to go back and visit my birth place. The table used to discuss the draft of Partition is kept for display.
You may like to look at the mansion constructed in 1984-88 with lot of wood work in Burmese Teak and Deodar. Even today it has the same concealed wiring with same old switches, the ceiling continue to be supported by sprinklers of yesteryears, same furniture with changed upholstery though. Beautiful unpolished Walnut wood ceiling, still in excellent condition.
The Ball room has been converted into Liabrary which has millions of books for the scholars.
Some rare pictures with naughty Nehru winking at his supposedly Lady love Mountbatten. Same Dutch Grandmother's clock,wound up once in a week, is still functioning showing moon status and the day of the week. There is also a big chair which was once used by the Viceroy.
Since 1965, the building is being used Indian Institute of Advanced Studies.
The building is presently used as Indian Institute for Advanced Studies
Still the same old switches are in use.
The table used to discuss the draft of Partition.
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