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Ramgarh in Uttarakhand is a picturesque hill station on the Bhowali-Mukteshwar Road. The peaceful ambience of Ramgarh has attracted people for years - Rabindranath Tagore stayed here and even contemplated setting up his university Shantiniketan in this lovely hill resort. Located in the fruit bowl of Kumaon, Ramgarh is a veritable garden of paradise fruit trees abound here and scenic mountains surround it. Even Sri Aurobindo succumbed to Ramgarh and the tranquil charms of this beautiful hill station and established an ashram here.

Get a hang of adventure sports in Ramgarh-rock climbing, rappelling, river crossing, angling and camping.

Tank up your petrol in Bhowali as this is the last petrol pump in sight before you reach Ramgarh.

Historically Speaking

This hill resort once served as a British army cantonment. The colonial architecture can be seen in the Ramgarh bungalows. These bungalows, now heritage properties comprise of the famous Old Bungalow of the 1830’s, Vista Villa and The Writers’ Bungalow (1860). The interiors of these bungalows still retain the old world charm.

The house of one of the luminaries of Hindi literature, Mahadevi Varma, in Ramgarh village in Nainital district has been transformed into a national museum by the Government of Uttaranchal. This initiative has been taken to treasure the memory of the great writer and freedom fighter.