• Constituted as a seperate province of India in 1937
  
• The Lnad of Five Rivers
  
• Punjabi Speaking State
  
• The Land of Agriculture
  
• Predominance of Sikh Culture.
  
• Rich in Economy
  
• Highest contribution in procurement of Foodgrains
  
• Producing 10% of India's milk production
  
• Tourists centres:
  
• Amritsar-The City of Golden Temple
  
• The Ancient fort of Bhatinda
  
• The City of Gardens patiala
  
• Chandigarh,the City beatiful and the Capital designed by Le Corbusier.
  

The region,probably,at the height of its glory was known as Sapt Sindhu,the land of Seven Rivers, namely Sindhu (indus),Vitasta (Jehlum),Asuhi (Chenab),Purushin (Ravi),Vipasa (Beas),Satadru (Sutlet)and Saruri (Sarasvati) .

Punjab is bounded on the west by Pakistan,on the north by Jammu and Kashmir,on the north east by Himachal Pradesh and on the south by haryana and Rajasthan.The land is highly fertile as they are formed by the tributaries of the indus, Ravi,Beas,Satluj and Ghaggar.

Being in the way of invaders from the north,Punjab has had to take a lot of battle ring from the invaders.Punjab emerges into history with the coming of the Aryans into India.In 326 B.C.,Alexander the Great overran the Punjab.Then Chandragupt Maurya annexed the entire territory,followed by the Scythians and Parthians, and the Kushans.Thereafter the Punjab and indigenous rulers.

From the tenth century A.D. began a series of muslim invasions culminating with Babar,the Founder of the Mughal Empire.Two other Muslim invaders crossed into India,Nadir Shah and Ahmed Shah Abdali.Punjab had the worst of all these invasions.

The Sikh faith,which played a decisive role in the creation of a Punjabi-speaking state,came into begin during a period of religious revival in the 15th and 16th centuries.It was founded as a new religious order by Guru Nanak.He was followed by nine Gurus.The subsequent 200 years witnessed the growth of Sikhism and its transformation into a militant organisation.Guru Ram Das laid the foundation of the city of Amritsar.Guru Arjun Dev compiled the Adi Granth.His son Guru Har Gobind started training his followers in the military art.

The Punjab was constructed a seperate province of india in 1937.with the partition of India,the punjab was divided into India and Pakistan as East Punjab and West Punjab.on Nov.1,1966,Punjab was divided into three units-punjab comprising the predominantly Punjabi-speaking areas,Haryana made up of the Hindi-speaking districts and kharar tehsil and Chandigarh the capital.Hilly areas were transferred to Himachal Pradesh.

Punjab is dotted with places of historical and cultural interest.Ropar, one of the centers of Indus Valley civilization,Amritsar,the city of Golden Temple(Harmandir Sahib),sacred to the sikhs, the ancient fort of Bhatinda,the architectural monuments of Kapurthala,the city of Gardens,Patials and Chandigarh,the capital designed by Le Corbusier are among the attractions.