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{{Short description|Village in Himachal Pradesh, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
'''Shamshi''' is a village in the [[Kullu district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], India. It is known for hosting several governmental and industrial establishments of the Kullu district.

== Geography ==
Shamshi is located in the [[Kullu Valley|Kullu valley]], on the right side of the [[Beas River|Beas river]]. The [[Khokhan]] range rises to the west of Shamshi, while the [[Bijli Mahadev]] mountain dominates the ranges to its east. Shamshi is located just ahead of the town of [[Bhuntar]], in the direction of [[Kullu]].

== History ==
Shamshi finds a mention in the [[British Raj|colonial-era]] ''Kangra District Gazetteer'', ''1897'' as 'Shamsi', a patti (tract) of the [[Khokhan]] kothi (revenue district) of the Kullu [[tehsil]] which had a cultivated area of 566 acres.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.1425/page/n139/mode/2up?q=shamsi |title=Gazetteer of the Kangra District / 2/4 Kulu, Lahul and Spiti: 1897 |date=1897 |pages=125}}</ref> The ''Kangra District Gazetteer, 1917'' notes that while Kullu was predominantly Hindu, just over nine hundred Muslims, in the form of [[Balti people|Balti]] and [[Pathan]] traders, were also settled between [[Kullu]]'s Akhara and Shamshi. Besides, this gazetteer also notes that there was a government-aided school at Shamshi.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.2896/page/n69/mode/2up?q=shamshi |title=Punjab District Gazetteers, Kangra District, 1917 |publication-date=1917 |pages=61, 178 |publisher=Lahore, Superintendent, Government Printing }}</ref>

== Culture ==
The local deity of Shamshi is Jwala Mata.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2019-08-09 |title=Jwala Mata Shamshi(Shamshi) – ValleyOfGods.in |url=https://www.valleyofgods.in/jwala-mata-shamshi/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Village [[Khokhan]], with its medieval-era temple dedicated to the deity Adi Brahma, is about 4 km from Shamshi. In local myths, Adi Brahma is the brother of Shamshi's Jwala Mata. An annual festival associated with Shamshi, the Shamshi Virshu, is celebrated at Khokhan.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fairs & Festivals |url=https://hpkullu.nic.in/culture-heritage/ |website=hpkullu.nic.in}}</ref>

== Forestry and wood industries ==
Shamshi has offices and residences of the Parvati Forest Division of the Himachal Pradesh Forest Department. Among others, these include the office of the Director, [[Great Himalayan National Park]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] near Kullu.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=HP Forest Dept - Working Plan for the Parvati Forest Division (2020-21 to 2030-31) |url=https://hpforest.gov.in/storage/files/1/pdf/Working%20Plans/FINAL%20WP%20PARVATI%20DIVISION%20V-1.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The official website of Great Himalayan National Park {{!}} A UNESCO World Heritage |url=https://www.greathimalayannationalpark.org/contact/contactus/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=www.greathimalayannationalpark.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rindani |first=Kirit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nHZ5CwAAQBAJ&dq=shamshi+kullu&pg=PT20 |title=Indian Himalaya: Story of a 100 Visits |date=2016-01-07 |publisher=Partridge Publishing |isbn=978-1-4828-5886-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chaudhry |first=Minakshi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-DvcK7Or0AIC&dq=shamshi+kullu&pg=PA205 |title=Guide to Trekking in Himachal: Over 65 Treks and 100 Destinations |date=2003 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-149-8 |language=en}}</ref>

The Wood-Based Industry Workshop (WBI workshop) at Shamshi was established in 1965.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=24 July 2022 |title=Museum of wood culture to come up in Kullu soon |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/museum-of-wood-culture-to-come-up-in-kullu-soon-415087/ |work=The Tribune}}</ref> The workshop remains functional, producing wooden furniture, panels, and tiles.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Product.wooden |url=https://www.hpforestco.in/copy-of-product-ros |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=HPState Forest Corp. |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, a museum of wood culture was opened at WBI.<ref name=":0" />

The Himachal Pradesh Forest Development Corporation has a wood depot in Shamshi, where it auctions and sells [[Lumber|timber]] and [[firewood]].<ref name=":1" />

== Other establishments ==

* Shamshi has a training centre of the [[Sashastra Seema Bal]] (SSB). At this centre, a few hundred Indian youth annually inducted into this paramilitary force from all over India receive 44 weeks of mandatory basic training.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-10-25 |title=349 jawans join SSB after convocation parade |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shimla/349-jawans-join-ssb-after-convocation-parade/articleshow/55041132.cms |access-date=2025-02-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kullu: 525 Sashastra Seema Bal trainees pass out |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/525-ssb-trainees-pass-out-383567/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
* Shamshi has an [[Industrial training institute|Industrial Training Institute]] (ITI), which provides vocational and technical training to youth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SOA Government ITI Shamshi - Industrial Training Institute {{!}} ITI {{!}} Himachal Pradesh |url=https://soashamshiiti.edu.in/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=soashamshiiti.edu.in |language=english}}</ref> Shamshi's ITI was established in 1962.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALpHAAAAYAAJ&q=shamshi+industrial+training+institute |title=Census of India, 1981: Himachal Pradesh. Series 7 |date=1981 |publisher=Controller of Publications |pages=16 |language=en}}</ref>
* The Bhutti Weavers Cooperative Society (shortened as 'Bhuttico'), the leading producer of [[Kullu shawl|Kullu woollens]], is based in Shamshi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Bhuttico |url=https://bhutticoshawls.com/pages/about-bhuttico |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Bhuttico Shawls |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tmuyDwAAQBAJ&dq=bhutti+colony+shamshi+kullu&pg=PT549 |title=Lonely Planet India |date=2019 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-78868-682-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ty5HAAAAYAAJ&q=shamshi+kullu |title=The Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics: Organ of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics |date= 1946|publisher=The Society |language=en}}</ref> It was established in 1944.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shabab |first=Dilaram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sjSiPRXZwscC&dq=Shamshi+industrial+kullu&pg=PA64 |title=Kullu: Himalayan Abode of the Divine |date=1996 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-048-4 |language=en}}</ref>

== Transport ==

* Shamshi is located on the road from [[Bhuntar]] to [[Kullu]]. This road is connected to the [[National Highway 3 (India)|National Highway 3]] (Atari-Leh highway).
* Shamshi is about 3 km from the [[Kullu–Manali Airport|Kullu-Manali airport]], towards Kullu.

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Kullu district]]

Shamshi, Himachal Pradesh - Revision history

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