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Professor S.Radhakrishnan thought of putting it to academic use.
The Rashtrapati Nivas Estate was transferred to the Ministry of
Education to be handed over to the Indian Institute of Advanced Study.
The C.P.W.D., the Himachal Pradesh High Court, and the Himachal
Pradesh University were allowed in due course to use some of its
buildings but the bulk of the Estate, including its well kept lawns and
rich glass-house, has remained in use for the Indian Institute of
Advanced Study.
Getting There
Shimla is
well-connected by road. National Highway 22 (NH 22) connects Shimla to the
nearest big city of Chandigarh. Shimla is connected by road to all the major
towns. HRTC (Himachal Road Transport Corporation) runs 24 daily bus services
between Delhi to Shimla (including 7 luxury Volvo services). Buses from
Chandigarh to Shimla are available round the clock.
The Kalka
Railway Station and the Chandigarh Railway Station are the two closest broad
gauge railway stations from Shimla, the Kalka Railway Station being the
closest one. Both the railway stations connect all the major cities in
India.
Nearest airport to Shimla is
Shimla Airport,
located at Jabarhatti, around 22 km to Shimla. The airport currently not
provided any scheduled flight. The nearest domestic /
international Airport from Shimla is
Chandigarh International
Airport at
Chandigarh, roughly 3 hours 30 min (113.8 km) drive via NH5 from
Shimla. It is well
connected with major cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi and
Mumbai etc.
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