The town takes its name from the village of Kasauli which has since merged with the fringes of the town. Today's Kasauli is still not large and is shaped somewhat like an erratic figure of H. The town seems to live in a delightful time warp that belongs to a century now gone. Its narrow roads wander up and down the hillside and offer some of the finest views of the area. At the foot of the hills pours the spread of the vast Gangetic plains and unfolds a carpet of bright lights that shine like little sequins through the night.