Bhowali

Bhowali (Kumaoni: Bhoāli)[bʱəʋaːli] is a town and municipal board in Nainital District in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is situated at a distance of 11 km (6.8 mi) from the city of Nainital, the district headquarters; at an average elevation of 1,654 m (5,427 ft) from sea level. It is the seat of Bhowali tehsil, one of the eight subdivisions of Nainital district.
Bhowali is most known for its T. B. Sanatorium (formerly King George Edward VII Sanatorium). Established in 1912, it was India's first sanitorium and spread over 18 hectares of largely pine-forested area. The land for the complex was donated by Nawab of Rampur, after his wife died of untreated TB. It once attracted patients from all over India, including some noted personalities, including, Kamla Nehru, Subash Chandra Bose, poet Gaya Prasad Shukla, Kailash Nath Katju, singer Kundan Lal Sehgal, and writer Yashpal amongst others.