Shimla is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh and also a popular hill station. The formation of Shimla city began during the British rule. The British take the credit of identifying many hill stations in India. One among them is Shimla.
To trace the history of the city, one would have to begin with the Gurkha occupation. The Gurkhas of Nepal had occupied this region for about a decade. Prithvi Narayan Shah of Nepal had occupied Shimla in 1806.  The region was just a small area which was known for the temple of Shyamala Devi. The time was around 1804. The people of Shimla asked the British to intervene in this matter to free their land from the Gurkha occupation. Around 1815, the British evacuated Gurkha occupation from Shimla and seized the territory. The pact of Sugauli confirmed the ownership of Shimla and the British officers started building their summer houses here.

The first officer to construct a house was Charles Kennedy in 1822. Gradually the region was formed into a proper city. Soon it became the summer capital of the British officers. The Kalka-Shimla railway line was built in 1906 comprising of more than 800 bridges and more than 100 tunnels. Shimla retains most of the British structures (the Auckland house, the Kennedy house and the Viceregal Lodge) intact. In 1972 Shimla was made a district and now it is a part of Himachal Pradesh State.

Raipur is the capital city of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It also serves as the headquarter of Raipur district. Raipur boasts of having a rich cultural heritage. Though the urban parts of the Raipur have seen some modern trends influencing the traditional ways of living of the people, Raipur (especially rural parts of it) has successfully managed to conserve its vibrant culture and traditions till date.
Chhattisgarhi serves as the main communicating language of the people of Raipur. The language also enjoys the status of official language of the state of Chhattisgarh.

Dewar Nacha, Raut Nacha, Panthi and Sova are some of musical folk dramas of Raipur. These are still popular in rural parts of Raipur district. Sohar, Bihav and Pathoni are famous folk songs of Raipur. The people of rural Raipur like to wear their traditional outfits. Kachora, Lugada (typical manners of wearing saris), Polkha and a set of beautiful jewelry form the traditional attires of women of Raipur.  Fairs and festivals celebrated in Raipur also form an integral part of the culture and traditions of the people of Raipur. Surti, Gouri Goura, Hareli, Pola and Teeja are some of the prominent festivals celebrated in Raipur with much fanfare.

 Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh is considered to be built in the 14th century by Kalchuri King Ram Chandra. In ancient time the region was a part of Maurya dynasty. During 2nd and 3rd century the region was under the rule of Satvahana kingdom. Thereafter the region came under the control of Samudragupta dynasty which ruled it till 6th century.  Later on several kingdoms ruled the region until it came under the control of Kalchuri kings of Tumman. Ratnapur served as the capital place of Kalchuri kings. King Ram Chandra of Kalchuri during his rule established the city of Raipur. He also made Raipur the capital city of his kingdom. There is another story about the foundation of the city of Raipur. According to that the city was founded by Bramhadev Rai the son of Ram Chandra.  The city of Raipur is named after Bramhadev Rai. During his rule in 1402 AD the temple of Hatakeshwar Mahadev was constructed on the bank of Kharun River.

After the decline of Kalchuri kingdom Raipur again witnessed several rules of different dynasty until it came under the control of Bhosale kings. Bhosale kings ruled Raipur for long time before the region came under the rule of British in India. During the rule of British Raipur began to grow rapidly but it was only after the independence of India in 1947 that the city of Raipur witnessed a large scale development and now it has become a major industrial city  of India.