Punjab Travel Info
Population : 20 million
Area : Punjab 50,300 sq km
Capital : Chandigarh
Main Language : Punjabi
The
flat, open and richly cultivated plains of Haryana and Punjab have witnessed
some of ancient India’s most singnificant battles. Kurukshetra, Lord
Krishna’s battlefield in the Mahabharata, and Panipat, where Muslim
power was established, lie in Haryana just north of delhi. Punjab, the land
of five rivers and integrated cultural history, is a treasure trove for
avid tourist. Golden temple, one of the holiest center of worship for the
Sikhs, whose roots lie in the soil of Punjab offers succor to the mind and
soul of anyone visiting.
Through extensive irrigation Haryana and Punjab have become the most productive
states of India. Most of the major towns and cities of the region are close
to the Grand Trunk road, the great highway from Peshawar to Calcutta which Rudyard
Kipling described as “the backbone of all Hind”.
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