Shimla is a city, hill station and capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. A fruit has changed the lives of people in Shimla state. The early natives were poor and worked in the fields to feed themselves and their children by harvesting peppers, peas, potatoes, and other vegetables. But the apple brought from the United States in 1920, cultivated by Samuel Evans Stokes, turned out to be a blessing and brought prosperity to the people of the state. Before, people had to wake up early in the morning and keep working all day to cultivate the fields. Having done a lot of hard work in the sun and rain, they fed their families. Life was rough and tough for them as the roads were not developed at that time. No doubt, despite these difficulties, they were happy and content, but money was still needed for daily necessities. Living in their houses built of wood without having modern facilities like water supply, gas, electricity, they had to face daily difficulties.

The revolution of this red fruit has changed the economic condition of the indigenous people and the state. Shimla apples are grown in abundance and are sold throughout the country and abroad. People earn crores of rupees and have built big strong concrete houses (wooden houses are now being replaced by concrete houses because people make a lot of money selling apples) equipped with all modern furniture and household materials.

It is not easy to have juicy apple production in abundance. The apple tree requires special attention and hard work throughout the year, as it needs manure and medicines that are important for the growth of a healthy plant. You have to take them as parents take care of their children. Good fertile, well-drained soil and water play an important role in optimal apple tree growth.

Shimla area and nearby city like Kotkhai, Jubble, Rohru, Rampur are big apple producing cities. They have become so prosperous that they send their children to schools in cities where the cost of education is quite high. During the apple season, women like to buy gold for themselves and their daughters, while young people like to spend money on the most expensive brand shoes in the world, such as Adidas, Nike, Woodland, etc., and on brand name clothing from cities like Shimla, Delhi and Chandigarh which are famous for their brands. clothing.

Once the natives were employed for apple work but now employed to tend the apple orchard. Their job is to spray medicine on apple trees and feed manure to the tree roots. Apple season starts in May and lasts until September. It also employs workers as they must pluck apples from the trees, then pack them into boxes and load them onto trucks. Even the labor earns a lot during the apple season.

People from other parts of the state are proud to marry off their daughters in the Shimla area. During fairs and festivals, which in the cultural part of the natives, they like to spend a lot of money earned from the sale of apple production, in purchases for wedding functions, local fairs, functions and festivals. Almost every house in the Shimla region has a personal vehicle.

Private industries are less in this area of ​​Shimla. People like to prefer government jobs. There was a time when people had started to leave even the government job, because people would get more money in the harvest of apple production. The locals have started to do their own business. Some of them have begun to invest money in the purchase of properties, that is, land, flats, houses and in gold.

People are often heard to say, “Money is grown on trees in Shimla.” In Shimla, apples are also known as red gold.