Everything about NAINITAL - Geography, History and Places to See

This video is all about the popular tourist destination of North India: Nainital.
This town in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, with a lake in between sits pretty high at 2,084 meters above sea level and has quite a bit of history around it, despite being settled by British only 180 years ago.
This video deals with geography of the region, tourism, history and some issues the city faces regularly.
Note: Most of the history is taken from:
'Notes of Wanderings in Himmala', 1843, Pilgrim.
Nainital, A historic and descriptive account, J.M Clay, 1928.
Kumaon Ka Itihas, Badridutt Pandey, 1937.
Well, enjoy the video!
Chapters:
00:00 - 01:15 Introduction
01:16 - 03:03 Geography
03:04 - 05:40 Places to See
05:41 - 10:21 History
10:22 - 11:45 Conclusion
Credits:
Thanks to Bristol Archives for allowing the usage of some old footage of Nainital:
archives.bristol.gov.uk/
via Creative Commons.
A lot of video sequences from the Channel : Counting Kilometers
• NAINITAL - In just FIV...
via creative commons (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Some Drone footage from:
/ ronnie.patiyal
Photos:
creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Library, St. John in the wilderness:
Photographer Praveen Singh Bisht, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Gurney House
Sabyasachi Paldas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Gurudwara
sushanta mohanta sin…, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bilaspur Naina Devi
Invictus27, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bishop Shaw Inter College
Shyamal, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Making of the Nation
Indian Diplomacy, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Other Sources:
ARIES
www.aries.res.in/
Nainital Zoo
nainitalzoo.org.in/

[@sanchitpahuja1845]

I am presently in Nainital and I must say that I can feel the energy in your video. Fabulous research work. Awesome graphics. Amazing naration. I am literally speechless. Now I feel that I know the hills a little better. Thanks a lot. Please also teach us how you put together this beautiful work. PS: Your command of Hindi language is just out of this world. Best wishes my dear younger brother.

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou!

[@BAHUAR]

अंततः नैनीताल पर स्तरीय वीडियो की मेरी खोज पूरी हुई। मैं तीन दशक से नैनीताल दर्शन की अभिलाषा लिए हुए हूं, प्रत्यक्ष तो पूरी नहीं हुई परंतु आपके वीडियो से राहत मिली।

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[@HarshitRautela]

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[@rajeshsharma-oy5jg]

wow ..harshit ji aapki new video ka bahut intjar tha, nainital most beautiful city pr aapki ye video mja aa gya ..thank you 👌👌👌

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou vey much!!

[@Sunil_13797]

The way you present the video and your voice is adorable harshit bhai. Apki Hindi pronunciation video ko or bhi Sundar bnaati hai। Ashugeet Team Empire Channel ke alava agr mujhe Uttarakhand Topics par kisi ki video itni pasand ayi he to vo apka channel he❤️.. Best wishes for your future bhai..keep going ..and the thankyou for this valuable video❤️❤️🙏

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou!!

[@orbitalenergy3362]

Finally wait is over. Bro no matter what happens never stop making vedios. Even if editing it is not possible then also please read the script. Your way of storytelling is also admirable. Love frm Dehradun ❤️🍭

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou!

[@suniljoshi8200]

I lived in nainital for almost 5 years and also realised that something is missing about nainital... Today after watching your video it feels like wow😍😍 best wishes brother 👍👍

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou

[@manishanegi1610]

The mesmerizing pictures which you showed were as real as our eyes could make us see. just a jaw dropping efforts and ofcourse the outcomes are astonishing. haven't seen such an explainatory video with such interest. good going harshit. keep it up.good luck in future and please make a video on garhwal region also. loved it 💗

[@HarshitRautela]

Thank you very much!

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[@AJAYSNEGIPhilHarmonic]

Such a mesmerizing video he has posted on Bhagirathi and अलकनंदा, which confluence at Devprayag finally to become Maa Ganga. Just watch it.

[@dare-er7sw]

Roads are pathetic there.

[@maanyapande]

I am a pahadi living outside Uttrakhand, your video makes me feel closer to my roots

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou!

[@prachishinde2055]

How beautifully described...such a beautiful composition...I have rarely seen sucha nice video.Kudos brother.. keep it up

[@vimalakhetwal7259]

Very nice bhai I am proud of you .Yesi hi jankari dete rho .

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou!

[@mohit_xd]

Love From Nainital 🖤💫

[@ahmarvlogs8414]

Harshit bro... I literally wait for ur videos..... I became your big fan after watching NANDA DEVI..... Good Work... Keep it up... 👍👍👏👏

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou!

[@proboypriyanshu]

I love this channel because there is anybody who is attentive to uttrakhand . I promising you that one day you become UK top channel . Great man 👏👏

[@HarshitRautela]

Thanks 🙏

[@amitbhasin7751]

I have never visited Nainital. But, your composure and methodology of explaining the bare facts has made me visit Nainital sitting in an easy chair at Delhi. And not only that place but that place through time. God bless You. I will surely visit and stay in Nainital for a considerable time.😍

[@nagarajsetty9505]

Respected sir your explaination is very very nice and clearity beacuse every thing is as well as nice information in 2018 i came by walk from haridwar to yamunotri and gangotri kedarnath and badrinath by god's grace I am safely reached to Haridwar and I unable to attend the nainytall due to shortage of the times now aroseing in my heart to visiting to nainytall by walk after hearing your nainytall history and beautifull devotionay explaination adout yours guidelines dhanyosmi prabuji shubadin mangalmay ho happy deepawali to you and your family namaste prabuji

[@hiteshalmia5693]

Hi Harshit , I am from Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. I just loved your videos and hats off to your reasearch. Please keep making these videos regularly.

[@HarshitRautela]

Thanks. I am from Bageshwar too.

[@rnjnmhta.catomato]

finest storytelling

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou!

[@krishankin8042]

such a great video with excellent voice and pronunciation of the Hindi words 👏👏👏👏👌⛵❤️

[@HarshitRautela]

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[@JAY-qp4fi]

Good work bro keep it up. 🤩 Plzz do next video on Pithoragarh...

[@nandinibisht7292]

I think no one can else describe our history better than you harshit ...... thanks for making us proud on our kumaoni culture 🥰❤️

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou!!

[@sp34dd]

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[@ghanshyam-bg9yx]

plz make a dedicated video on garhwal....your video is just amazing 🤩😍

[@HarshitRautela]

Thanks!

[@aarambh_dumka31]

Superb Dear, Nainital is my Hometown. They way you described it was incredible. Great going. Keep up the Good work😊

[@Sanju_unfiltered]

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[@ashishsharma867]

Beautiful work, brother !!

[@shivamkaushik7589]

Love the editing and narration, subbed

[@kajalpandey1232]

Your graphics in the video makes me more confident to understand geography of uttarakhand ur research, hard work and knowledge about topic shows in ur video. Make a video on dehradun also. please🙏🙏

[@HarshitRautela]

Thanks! Let’s see what happens.

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[@sdshivam]

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[@Neolaxmi]

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[@deeksharajwar]

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[@ashokchandola]

Great work once again bhai

[@ankitpant439]

Loved this video. Got to know a lot about Nainital. Please keep making such informative content about Kumaon. 🙏

[@veermhatre3136]

Short nd sweet explanation... Very informative.. Thank you..

[@narrativegatherer3128]

Great video yet again! Please keep making videos about Kumaon. ये क्षेत्र आपको पुकारता है 💚

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou!

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[@funkystarish]

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[@ajaysrivastava5554]

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[@akarshpathak2374]

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[@Oneonten1]

this guy is a gem of kumaon

[@preetighildiyal6145]

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[@illoffendyou-1313]

Kindly keep on doing this! Just never stop! It's really important...you understand what I am trying to say right? as a Kumaoni ! we know people outside hardly know about us! we have such a rich culture and history! Even our youth is unaware and distant from their roots and culture! We really need this! and Thank you! Your content is amazing!

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[@HarshitRautela]

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[@geetanjalinegi153]

This is probably the best video I have ever seen of the lake city. Missing my school life way too much now. I feel so proud of you Harshit for putting this video together. Keep surprising us and we all are always here to support you.😊

[@HarshitRautela]

Thanks!

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[@SirVib]

What a coincidence, i just saw a post on Instagram regarding Nainital and now on KZbin I'm watching a video based on it. I'll post the caption as it covers some interesting points not seen in the video- // 👇 Nainital region was called "Khasdesh" in ancient times and "Khasis" ruled this region before Christ was born. Once the Nainital area had many lakes and it was called the City of 60 lakes or 'Chakta'. The Nainital Lake finds mention in the Manas Khand (chapter) of the Skanda Purana (scriptures) as the Tri-Rishi Sarovar, i.e, the lake of the three sages (or rishis) Atri, Pulastya and Pulaha. Legend has it that in the course of their pilgrimage, the three sages arrived here, only to find the place without water. They dug a large hole at the present location of the lake and filled it with the holy water of Lake Mansarovar of Tibet. So great was the power of their tapasya (meditation) that the hole soon filled with water. The names of two foreigners is linked with the discovery of the Lake at Nainital. One of them G. W. Traill, Commissioner of Kumaon and Garhwal, was the first European to set eyes on it in 1823. Nevertheless, the lake had been known for quite some time to herdsmen from villages nearby and held in great reverence as an abode of gods and spirits. G. W. Traill had great respect for the traditions and beliefs of the hill folk. To his way of thinking, crowds would violate the sanctity of the place and the lake, so he kept the discovery of the Nainital Lake strictly to himself. It was Mr. P. Barron, a European merchant and an enthusiastic hunter from Rosa who reached the lake through a trick. He knew that local guides deliberately misled Europeans who wished to go there, in order to keep the location a secret. Barron placed a large stone on his guide's head and told him to carry it till they managed to find the lake. He mentioned to his guide that there were reputedly no stones near the lake and he needed some to build a house. Desperate to be rid of the load, the guide soon confessed he knew the lake well enough and there was no scarcity of stones in the general area. Barron says that other Europeans also resorted to the same trick till such time that Nainital found a place on the map. instagram.com/p/ChhtG-HFTrR/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

[@HarshitRautela]

Thanks for the addendum, especially when I forgot to add any sources, now taken care of. Now you have to understand the time constraints, I have to chop out a lot of stuff. Also the description you gave has a few issues. 1. Khasdes doesn't pertains to Nainital region specifically, Khas were/are the ethno-linguistic people of Himalayas and their desh can refer to anything from Himachal to Sikkim, or their kingdoms which existed now and then all over the hills. Just imagine this is yet another addendum over yours. 2. Chhakhata was an actual Pargana until India's independence, and later the administrative system changed, making the name largely obsolete. Besides it doesn't makes sense in a video just about the town of Nainital. 3. The credibility and acceptance of Puranas in Hinduism is, well a little shaky, they were written way later. And even in that Manaskhand isn't an actual chapter in 7 chapters of Skanda Purana. But all that stuff is religious so apparently it gets a free pass, even the story I told of Daksha Yagya is also in Maheshwar Khand of Skanda Purana. 4. I did mention British already knew about the lake. However, we don't know if Traill actually saw it. I mean, the guy literally went up the icefall of Pindari Glacier to the pass today known as Traill's pass, so it wasn't hard for him to see a lake just above the plains in the hills. Traill was also a little arrogant and unruly, the reason why he isolated entire Kumaon, (not only Nainital by the way) had more to do with maintaining distance from national bureaucracy and being more independent and powerful rather than his love for tradition, in my opinion. He did respect local people, religion and traditions. But, there are examples like when people once showed him some old copper inscriptions issued by old kings as proof of land ownership or some other issue, he said just melt them and make pots. History gets complex quickly, and while creating a video, or writing Instagram description for that matter, you have to actively choose what to leave and what to cut out. Hopefully I didn't overdo it.

[@kaustavsharma8142]

Awesome work buddy

[@999...Vinay--singh_]

Amazing video 😊

[@hillstohike]

very informative and amazing video brother...thank you so much ❤️🤩

[@mawarib]

The best I ever seen about Nainital.. great job ladke..

[@HarshitRautela]

Thanks!

[@harrypotter-xy5rl]

What a wonderful video. Narration, visual animations, archival footage, and of course overall content - everything was top notch. The difference in quality when someone does research just for the sake of making a video, vs someone who does it because it's his passion, is quite evident. We need more people like you. Keep the videos coming. Good luck!

[@pranjalgoswami8672]

U r amazing !!! Keep it up !!

[@shubhamofficial5551]

Apka tarika uniq aur behtreen hai...thanks sir

[@akshaykaushik8993]

As usual unique n intriguing presentation Harshit

[@bhupeshsingh9374]

Simple but heart touching...

[@kajalpandey1232]

Thanks... For the superb video...my hometown is Nainital💗💓💓💓

[@abdullahalkem]

Great work done Harshit. Your content is one of the best ever i saw in you tube. Almost well informative , history, geography and development. ❤

[@mervynmichaels7221]

I have travelled the world but only find peace here. I grew up here, my home. Nice voice bro. Great video. 👍

[@Udaipurloverharshsiddhi]

Shandaar 👍

[@gouravhans5919]

always a fan! i was one of the first to watch your first video...

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You are very good at what you do. Amazing content.

[@rawalrohit7929]

wow the depth, the research and the content is so beautifully kept. Great lesson bhai.

[@dhairyavisaria5497]

Bohot badhia

[@vikkincv5]

Excellent video

[@MehulPandit]

Amazing video Harshit. I can see so much of hard work has gone into making this. Congratulations

[@PrateekSengupta]

Tears in my eyes. Kya khoobsurat life and history hai unki jo Nainital ko apna sheher kehte Hain.❤

[@jyotimasiwal607]

Your work is appreciable!!! ✌

[@HarshitRautela]

Thankyou!

[@manaskarki3773]

वाह जी वाह मजा आ गया पुरानी फोटोज देखकर ओर आपकी आवाज सुनकर 🙏 👍👏😀

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Beautiful pictures and description about Nainital ❤️ love from Kolkata..

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Awesome video 📸🤘

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Awesome video

[@divasbisht571]

Commendable work brother

[@kshitijshravan1800]

Bro hats off💯💯 for such a wide collection of historical pieces regarding the history of nainital. And what more can i say about the presentation(fabulous)😍😍. Man... you deserve it 🙏🙏🤩🤩💯💯💯💯

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Loved it . The way you present the whole history tieswith today's world is magical .

[@HarshitRautela]

Thanks!

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Your work is too good 👍 keep it up..

[@priyakachhap3768]

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[@HarshitRautela]

Thanks

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Love your work bhula ❤️❤️❤️