North India · Haryana
Haryana
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About Haryana
- Inland
Where it is
Haryana is a state in northern India that surrounds Delhi on three sides, lying on the Indo-Gangetic plains between the Yamuna River to the east, the Shivalik hills to the north-east and the low Aravalli hills to the south; it shares its capital, Chandigarh, with Punjab.
History
Sites such as Rakhigarhi show that Haryana was part of the Indus Valley Civilisation, and in the Vedic era it lay in the Kuru kingdom, with Kurukshetra remembered as the battlefield of the Mahabharata. The three battles of Panipat, in 1526, 1556 and 1761, decided the fate of empires. Part of Punjab under British rule and after independence, Haryana became a separate state on 1 November 1966.
People
Hindi is the official language and Punjabi the second, and many people speak Haryanvi. Farming and dairying are central to village life, and the state has produced many of India's leading wrestlers and boxers.
Known for
- Kurukshetra and its Mahabharata sites
- The battlefields of Panipat
- The Surajkund crafts fair
- The corporate towers of Gurugram
- Wrestling and dairy farming traditions
Did you know?
The first Battle of Panipat, fought in 1526, in which Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, founded the Mughal Empire in India.
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