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{{Other uses | Happy Valley (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement| name= Happy Valley, Mussoorie
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'''Happy Valley''' is an area situated within the [[hill station]] of [[Mussoorie]] with majority of tibetans settled in area in [[Dehradun district]], [[Uttarakhand]], India.

==Location==
Happy Valley is near the Indian Administrative Services Academy - [[Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration]]. Within the valley is a Tibetan Monastery<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.arounduttarakhand.com/mussoorie/posts/happy-valley-tibetan-monastery| title =Happy Valley/Tibetan Monastery | website =arounduttarakhand.com | accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref> with a clear view of Hathipaon.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/tragedy-at-hathipaon-113060700973_1.html | title = Tragedy at Hathipaon | website = business-standard.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.cntraveller.in/story/a-to-do-list-for-landour/ | title = A to-do list for Landour | website = cntraveller.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref>

Happy Valley is west of [[Mussoorie]]’s Dalai Hill<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://seekpeak.in/dalai-hill-mussoorie-happy-valley/ | title =DALAI HILL MUSSOORIE, HAPPY VALLEY| website = seekpeak.in | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref> from where the mountain ranges of Jaunpur<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://jaunpur.nic.in/ | title = Welcome To Jaunpur Administration | website = jaunpur.nic.in | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref> and Nag-Tibba<ref>{{ cite web| url=http://www.britannica.com/place/Nag-Tibba | title=Nāg Tibba | website = britannica.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref> are visible.

==History==
In 18 October 1929 [[Mahatma Gandhi]] addressed the European municipal councillors at [[Mussoorie]]. At that time he stayed at Birla House in Happy Valley.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/gandhiji-inspired-chipko-movement/140394.html | title = Gandhiji inspired Chipko movement | website = tribuneindia.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Doons-Tibetans-celebrate-Dalai-Lamas-80th-birthday/articleshow/47950380.cms | title = Doon’s Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday| website = indiatimes.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://tibet.net/about-cta/ | title = Central Tibetan Administration About CTA | website = tibet.net | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhuyan |first1=Avantika |title=Gopal Bhardwaj: The archivist of Mussoorie |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/uPWAh2raAHD3oD1aAlAUCI/Gopal-Bhardwaj-The-archivist-of-Mussoorie.html |accessdate=30 September 2018 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=25 November 2016}}</ref>

One of the landmark events in the history of the Tibetan government in exile in India happened in April 1959 when a young [[Dalai Lama]] arrived at Happy Valley.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/dalai-lamas-first-visit-to-hill-still-remembered.html | title = DALAI LAMA’S FIRST VISIT TO HILL STILL REMEMBERED | website = dailypioneer.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/exile/4968-chinas-failed-policies-causing-tibets-ecosystem-speaker | title = China's failed policies causing Tibet’s ecosystem: Speaker | website = thetibetpost.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref> In April 1960, he left Happy Valley for another hill town - [[Dharamshala]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]]<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/travel/200416/the-great-outdoors-beat-the-heat-with-cool-climes-and-adventure.html | title = The great outdoors: Beat the heat with cool climes and adventure | website = deccanchronicle.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/when-dalai-lamas-date-with-india-began-in-mussoorie-in-one-april.html | title =WHEN DALAI LAMA’S DATE WITH INDIA BEGAN IN MUSSOORIE IN ONE APRIL | website = dailypioneer.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref> with an entourage of eighty officials of the Tibetan government in exile.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/when-dalai-lamas-date-with-india-began-in-mussoorie-in-one-april.html | title = WHEN DALAI LAMA’S DATE WITH INDIA BEGAN IN MUSSOORIE IN ONE APRIL | website = dailypioneer.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016 }} </ref>

Later, this government-in-exile moved to [[Dharamsala|Dharamshala]] in Himachal Pradesh leaving behind at Happy Valley, a community of Tibetans who have integrated with the life and culture of [[Mussoorie]], but had built a [[Buddhist]] Temple and Tibetan-style homes.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-town-called-dehra/article8394452.ece | title = A town called Dehra | website = thehindu.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/tibetans-celebrate-their-unique-cultural-identity/120823.html | title = Tibetans celebrate their unique cultural identity| website = tribuneindia.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref> As of 2016, Happy Valley still was home to about 5000 Tibetan refugees.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lesser-known-buddhist-destinations-in-india/1/544542.html | title = Lesser-known Buddhist destinations in India | website = intoday.in | accessdate = 22 April 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/special/home-away-from-home.html | title = HOME AWAY FROM HOME | website = dailypioneer.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}} </ref>

==Characteristics==
Happy Valley has an Indian Administrative Service Academy - The [[Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration]].<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/budget-2016-over-rs-220-crore-allocated-for-training-of-bureaucrats/articleshow/51193439.cms | title = Budget 2016: Over Rs 220 crore allocated for training of bureaucrats| website = indiatimes.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Symbiosis-grad-turns-up-at-IAS-academy-says-Prez-made-him-IFS-under-spl-quota/articleshow/48861017.cms | title = Symbiosis grad turns up at IAS academy | website = indiatimes.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/unfair-to-say-modi-govt-reducing-fund-allocation-to-states-naidu/84026.html | title = Unfair to say Modi govt reducing fund allocation to states: Naidu | website = tribuneindia.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref> it also has Tibetan Temples<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lesser-known-buddhist-destinations-in-india/1/544542.html | title = Lesser-known Buddhist destinations in India | website = intoday.in | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref> and a Municipal Garden. The area of the valley leads to the Cloud’s End<ref> {{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Son-Rahul-in-Europe-Sonia-spends-quiet-New-Year-in-Mussoorie/articleshow/50420459.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |title =Sonia spends quiet New Year in Mussoorie | accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref>- a place where the geographical borders of [[Mussoorie]] end. The Hathipaon Park Estate is also there.<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/winter-carnival-mussoorie-revels-in-festive-spirit/175370.html | title = Winter carnival: Mussoorie revels in festive spirit | website = tribuneindia.com | accessdate = 22 April 2016}}</ref>
From Happy Valley can be seen the whole of Mussoorie with [[George Everest]]'s house on one side<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/lr3DqtBzJIag7K57RMDtTK/Mussoorie-Debris-of-an-odyssey.html | website=livemint | last=Rao | first=Shruthi | title=Mussoorie: Debris of an odyssey | date=5 July 2014 | accessdate= 22 April 2016}}</ref> and the Himalayan ranges on the other.

==References==
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{{Dehradun}}

[[Category:Dehradun district]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Tibetan diaspora in India]]
[[Category:Tourism in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Mussoorie]]

Happy Valley, Mussoorie - Revision history

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