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Uttarakhand is an Indian state (formerly known as Uttaranchal) located in the northern part of India. Dehradun is the winter capital of Uttarakhand and is a rail head; and Gairsain, a smaller town located in the centre of the state is its summer capital.After 1947, post India’s independence from the British Raj (rule), one of the princely states (States ruled by regional rulers under the affiliation of the British) – the Tehri princely state which consisted of the regions in Uttarakhand today, was merged along with some other neighbouring regions to form the state of Uttar Pradesh.