Where times stops

Dr. Ravi Rawat

A historical building confronts every tourist who enters the Queen of Hills Mussoorie from the Library End of bus stand. It is the old library building itself established in 1843, one of the many reminders of the glorious past of British Raj in Mussoorie. Those days the upper verandah of the building was hired by the Savoy Hotel for the guests to enjoy the British Regimental bands played at the Band Stand on the right of the flat. It is said that till the World War I, a notice at the entrance of library read - 'Dogs and Indians are not allowed'. It was removed after an objection raised by an Indian, a Judge of Madras High Court.

(The writer is a resident of GMS Road)