High on the second floor of a stone hill house above Manuh village, this home looks straight out at the Himalayan range. Kali Ka Tibba rises on one side, the Sirmaur and Dharo Ki Dhar valleys fall away on the other, and pine forest closes in around the property. Solan sits eight kilometres down the road, near enough for a morning errand, far enough that none of its noise reaches this ridge.

Both master bedrooms are unusually generous at 300 sq.ft. each, dressed in the English idiom the house is known for, with king-sized beds, wooden accents and heaters standing ready for the drop in temperature after sundown. Each one opens onto its own balcony, and the hills fill the frame from the moment the curtains go back. A third room sits under the eaves in the attic, a snug extra space children tend to claim within minutes of arrival.