I was able to speak with Creena Aurora, a woman who originally came to Mussoorie in the '40s, but actually settled her to live in the '60s. She's a very sharp and knowledgable person. It was awesome to get a perspective from someone with a pretty extensive history in Mussoorie. It fascinates me to see how in some ways Mussoorie is completely breaking away from its original intent with its inhabitants being predominantly Indian (Mussoorie still being quite diverse, which includes a Tibetan community). In other ways, Mussoorie is still living up to its hill town legacy as, according to Creena, tourism is getting out of hand, interfering with architectural preservation. Creena Aurora herself lives in an original British cottage... renovated, of course.
-Handwritten September 21, 2009
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