Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra

Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra, Shimla
Rashtrapati Niwas
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General information
TypePalatial Retreat
Architectural styleEuropean
LocationChharabra, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Current tenants
Completed1850

Rashtrapati Niwas, previously known as The Retreat Building is the official retreat residence of the President of India at Chharabra, Shimla, in the state of Himachal Pradesh.[1][2] The President stays at the building for at least two weeks during summer and conducts official business.[3] It is located 13 km away from the city Shimla and is a thousand feet higher than the Shimla Ridge Top, which is part of the Himalayas.

The other presidential homes are Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Rashtrapati Ashiana in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, and Rashtrapati Nilayam in Hyderabad, Telangana.

  1. ^ Official website of the President of India, Presidential retreats. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ "The Retreat, a treat for India's Presidents", The Tribune, 21 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Meghalaya proposes President's "third retreat"". Deccan Herald. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.