North India · Punjab
Ludhiana, Punjab
Sources: wikimedia
About Ludhiana
- Inland
Where it is
Ludhiana is the largest city in Punjab, in the Malwa region of the Punjab plains, standing on an old bank of the Sutlej River, which now flows about 13 km to the north.
History
Ludhiana was founded in 1480 during the reign of the Lodi dynasty of Delhi, from which it is said to take its name. After the Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 it became a British military cantonment on the frontier with Ranjit Singh's Sikh kingdom, and after independence it grew into Punjab's leading industrial and commercial city.
People
Punjabi is the main language, and Hindi is widely spoken, not least by the many workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in its factories. Lohri, Baisakhi and the Gurpurabs are major festivals, and local food is hearty Punjabi fare, from parathas to makki di roti with sarson da saag.
Known for
- Hosiery and woollen knitwear
- Bicycle and bicycle-parts manufacturing
- Punjab Agricultural University
- The Qila Raipur rural sports festival
- Punjabi dhaba food
Did you know?
Ludhiana is one of Asia's biggest centres of bicycle manufacturing and makes more than half of India's bicycles.
We haven't written a guide for this place yet — you can still plan a trip here.