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Haryana (Punjabi
Punjabi language

'Punjabi' , , is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region and their diasporas. Speakers include adherents of the religions of Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism....
: ??????, ) is a state
States and territories of India

India is a Federal_republic union of states comprising twenty-eight State s and seven Union Territory. The states and territories are further Subdivisions of India into districts and so on....
 in the Punjab region
Punjab region

Punjab , also Panjab , is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. The "Five Rivers" are Beas River, Ravi River, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum River; all these are tributaries of the Indus river, Jhelum being the biggest one....
 of northern India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. It is bordered by Punjab
Punjab (India)

Punjab is a States and territories of India in northwest India. The Indian state borders the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west, Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, Chandigarh to the southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest....
 and Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in the Punjab region in north-west India. Himachal Pradesh is spread over 21,629 square mile , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on north, Punjab on west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on south, Uttarakhand on south-east and by Tibet on the east....
 to the north, and by Rajasthan
Rajasthan

Rajasthan is the largest States and territories of India of the Republic of India in terms of area. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan....
 to the west and south. Eastern border to Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand , is a States and territories of India located in the northern part of India. It was carved out of Himalayan and adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000, becoming the 27th States and territories of India of the Republic of India ....
 & Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh , [often referred to as U.P.] is a States and territories of India located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 190 million people,...
 is defined by river Yamuna
Yamuna

The Yamuna is a major tributary river of the Ganges in northern India. With a total length of around , it is the largest tributary of the Ganges....
. Haryana also surrounds Delhi
Delhi

Delhi , sometimes referred to as Dilli , is the List of most populous cities in India metropolis in India and, with over 11 million residents, the List of metropolitan areas by population....
 on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi
Delhi

Delhi , sometimes referred to as Dilli , is the List of most populous cities in India metropolis in India and, with over 11 million residents, the List of metropolitan areas by population....
. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region
National Capital Region (India)

For other uses see National Capital Region. The National Capital Region in India is a name for the conurbation or metropolitan area which encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi as well as urban areas ringing it in neighbouring states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan....
. The capital of the state is Chandigarh
Chandigarh

Chandigarh , also called The Beautiful City, is a city in India that serves as the Capital of two states and territories of India, Punjab, India and Haryana, and is a union territory of India....
 which is administered as a union territory
Union Territory

A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the Federal republic framework of governance. Unlike the States and territories of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal Government of India; the President of India appoints an Administrator of the Governmen...
 and is also the capital of Punjab.






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Haryana (Punjabi
Punjabi language

'Punjabi' , , is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region and their diasporas. Speakers include adherents of the religions of Islam, Sikhism and Hinduism....
: ??????, ) is a state
States and territories of India

India is a Federal_republic union of states comprising twenty-eight State s and seven Union Territory. The states and territories are further Subdivisions of India into districts and so on....
 in the Punjab region
Punjab region

Punjab , also Panjab , is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. The "Five Rivers" are Beas River, Ravi River, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum River; all these are tributaries of the Indus river, Jhelum being the biggest one....
 of northern India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. It is bordered by Punjab
Punjab (India)

Punjab is a States and territories of India in northwest India. The Indian state borders the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west, Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, Chandigarh to the southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest....
 and Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in the Punjab region in north-west India. Himachal Pradesh is spread over 21,629 square mile , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on north, Punjab on west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on south, Uttarakhand on south-east and by Tibet on the east....
 to the north, and by Rajasthan
Rajasthan

Rajasthan is the largest States and territories of India of the Republic of India in terms of area. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan....
 to the west and south. Eastern border to Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand , is a States and territories of India located in the northern part of India. It was carved out of Himalayan and adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000, becoming the 27th States and territories of India of the Republic of India ....
 & Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh , [often referred to as U.P.] is a States and territories of India located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 190 million people,...
 is defined by river Yamuna
Yamuna

The Yamuna is a major tributary river of the Ganges in northern India. With a total length of around , it is the largest tributary of the Ganges....
. Haryana also surrounds Delhi
Delhi

Delhi , sometimes referred to as Dilli , is the List of most populous cities in India metropolis in India and, with over 11 million residents, the List of metropolitan areas by population....
 on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi
Delhi

Delhi , sometimes referred to as Dilli , is the List of most populous cities in India metropolis in India and, with over 11 million residents, the List of metropolitan areas by population....
. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region
National Capital Region (India)

For other uses see National Capital Region. The National Capital Region in India is a name for the conurbation or metropolitan area which encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi as well as urban areas ringing it in neighbouring states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan....
. The capital of the state is Chandigarh
Chandigarh

Chandigarh , also called The Beautiful City, is a city in India that serves as the Capital of two states and territories of India, Punjab, India and Haryana, and is a union territory of India....
 which is administered as a union territory
Union Territory

A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the Federal republic framework of governance. Unlike the States and territories of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal Government of India; the President of India appoints an Administrator of the Governmen...
 and is also the capital of Punjab. The name Haryana means "The Abode of God" from Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
 Hari (the Hindu God Vishnu
Vishnu

Vishnu , , is the Supreme God in Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of panchadeva, and his supreme status is declared in the Hindu sacred texts like Yajurveda, the Rigveda and the Bhagavad Gita....
) and ayana (home), although it may also refer to the lush green landscape of the state (from Sanskrit harit meaning green).

Haryana was the cradle of the Indus Valley
Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus Valley Civilization , abbreviated IVC, was an ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus River basin. Primarily centered along the Indus river, the civilization encompassed most of Pakistan, including its Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan provinces, and extending into modern day Indian states of Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab...
 and Vedic Civilizations, both flourishing on the banks of the now lost Saraswati
Sarasvati River

The Sarasvati River is one of the chief Rigvedic rivers mentioned in ancient Hindu texts. The Nadistuti hymn in the Rigveda mentions the Sarasvati between the Yamuna in the east and the Sutlej in the west, and later Vedic texts like Tandya and Jaiminiya Brahmanas as well as the Mahabharata mention that the Sarasvati dried up in a desert....
 river. Several decisive battles were fought in the area, which shaped much of the history of India. These include the epic battle of Mahabharata
Mahabharata

The is one of the two major Sanskrit Indian epic poetrys of History of India, the other being the '. The epic is part of the Hindu itihasa , and forms an important part of Hindu mythology....
 at Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra

This article is about a place. For the Malayalam film on Kargil war see Kurukshetra Kurukshetra is a district in Haryana state of India....
 (including the recital of the Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita is an important Sanskrit Hindu scripture. It is revered as a sacred scripture of Hinduism, and considered as one of the most important religious classics of the world....
 by Krishna
Krishna

Krishna is a deity worshiped across many traditions in Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. While many Vaishnava groups recognize him as an avatar of Vishnu, other traditions within Krishnaism consider Krishna to be svayam bhagavan, or the supreme being....
), and the three battles of Panipat
Panipat

Panipat is an ancient and historic city in Panipat District, Haryana States and territories of India, India. It is 90 km from Delhi on List of National Highways in India-1 and comes under the National Capital Territory of Delhi....
. Haryana was administered as part of the Punjab province
Punjab (British India)

Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between India and Pakistan....
 of British India, and was carved out on linguistic lines as India's 17th state in 1966. Haryana is now a leading contributor to the country's production of foodgrain and milk
Milk

Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
. Agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
 is the leading occupation for the residents of the state, the flat arable land irrigated by submersible pump
Submersible pump

A submersible pump is a pump which has a Hermetic seal electric motor close-coupled to the pump body. The whole assembly is submerged in the fluid to be pumped....
s and an extensive canal
Canal

Canals are artificial channels for water. There are two types of canals: Aqueduct canals, which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water, and waterways, which are navigable transportation canals used for passage of goods and people, often connected to existing lakes, rivers, or oceans....
 system. Haryana contributed heavily to the Green Revolution
Green Revolution in India

The introduction of hybrid seed after 1965 and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the Green Revolution, which provided the increase in production needed to make India self-sufficient in food grains, thus improving agriculture in India....
 that made India self-sufficient in food production in the 1960s.

The state of Haryana has the 3rd highest per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 in the country
Country

Country may refer to the territory of a state, or to a smaller, or former, political division of a geographical region. In another meaning of the word, the country is also a term used to refer to rural areas....
 at Rs 29,887, including the largest number of rural crorepatis in India. It is one of the leading industrialized state
State

A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states....
s of India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, and is considered to be the current growth
Growth

Growth refers to an increase in some quantity over time. The quantity can be physical or abstract . It can also refer to the mode of growth, i.e....
 engine
Engine

An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input.An engine whose purpose is to produce kinetic energy output from a fuel is called a Wiktionary:prime mover; alternatively, a motor is a device which produces kinetic energy from a preprocessed "fuel" ....
 of India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
, with the city of Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
 rapidly emerging as a major hub for the information technology
Information technology

Information technology , as defined by the Information Technology Association of America , is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware." IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to data conv...
 and automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 industries. Gurgaon is home to Maruti Udyog Limited, India's largest automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 manufacturer, and Hero Honda
Hero Honda

Hero Honda Motors Limited, based in Delhi, India, is the world's third largest manufacturer of motorcycles after Honda and Yamaha. Hero Honda is a joint venture that began in 1984 between the Hero Cycles Ltd of India and Honda of Japan....
 Limited, the world's largest manufacturer of two-wheelers. Panipat
Panipat

Panipat is an ancient and historic city in Panipat District, Haryana States and territories of India, India. It is 90 km from Delhi on List of National Highways in India-1 and comes under the National Capital Territory of Delhi....
, Panchkula
Panchkula

Panchkula is a planned city in Panchkula District, Haryana, India. It is a satellite city of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The prestigiousChandimandir CantonmentHeadquarters of the Indian Western Command, is also located in Panchkula city....
 and Faridabad
Faridabad

Faridabad, is a city and a municipal corporation in Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India. It is a major industrial city and population centre....
 are also industrial hubs, with the Panipat Refinery
Panipat Refinery

Panipat Refinery is an oil refinery that was set up in 1998. It is located in Baholi village, Panipat, Haryana. Panipat is the seventh refinery belonging to Indian Oil Corporation Limited....
 being the second largest refinery in South Asia
South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries on the west and the east....
. There are also long established steel
Steel

Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.14% by weight , depending on grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten....
 and textile
Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by Spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands known as yarn....
 industries in the state.

History


Ancient period

Kurukshetra
Haryana was the cradle of the Indus Valley Civilization
Indus Valley Civilization

The Indus Valley Civilization , abbreviated IVC, was an ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus River basin. Primarily centered along the Indus river, the civilization encompassed most of Pakistan, including its Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan provinces, and extending into modern day Indian states of Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab...
 with centers such as Banawali
Banawali

Banawali is an Indus Valley Civilization site in Hissar, Haryana, about 120 km northeast of Kalibangan. It was excavated by Bisht.Banawali is located 16 km from Fatehabad....
 and Rakhigarhi
Rakhigarhi

Rakhigarhi, or Rakhi Garhi, is a village in Hisar District in the northwest Indian state of Haryana, around 150 kilometers from Delhi. It lies on the Chautang River....
. The most extensive center was Rakhigarhi
Rakhigarhi

Rakhigarhi, or Rakhi Garhi, is a village in Hisar District in the northwest Indian state of Haryana, around 150 kilometers from Delhi. It lies on the Chautang River....
, which is now a village in Hisar District
Hisar District

Hisar district is one of the 19 Districts of Haryana of Haryana state, India. Hisar, India city serves as the district headquarters. The district is also part of Hisar division, which is headed by a commissioner who belongs to the Indian Administrative Service....
. The site is dated to be over 5,000 years old with evidence of paved roads, drainage system, large rainwater collection, storage system, terracotta brick, statue production, and skilled metal working (in both bronze and precious metals) has been uncovered.

Also the Vedic Civilization flourished on the banks of the now lost Saraswati river. Several decisive battles were fought in the area, which shaped much of the history of India
History of India

The known history of India begins with the Indus Valley Civilization, which spread and flourished in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent, from c....
. These include the epic Battle of Kurukshetra described in the Mahabharata
Mahabharata

The is one of the two major Sanskrit Indian epic poetrys of History of India, the other being the '. The epic is part of the Hindu itihasa , and forms an important part of Hindu mythology....
 (including the recital of the Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita is an important Sanskrit Hindu scripture. It is revered as a sacred scripture of Hinduism, and considered as one of the most important religious classics of the world....
 by Krishna
Krishna

Krishna is a deity worshiped across many traditions in Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. While many Vaishnava groups recognize him as an avatar of Vishnu, other traditions within Krishnaism consider Krishna to be svayam bhagavan, or the supreme being....
) and the three battles of Panipat
Panipat

Panipat is an ancient and historic city in Panipat District, Haryana States and territories of India, India. It is 90 km from Delhi on List of National Highways in India-1 and comes under the National Capital Territory of Delhi....
.

Medieval period

After ousting the Huns
Huns

The Huns were a confederation of Central Asian Eurasian nomads or semi-nomads, who had established an empire in Eurasia. The Huns may have stimulated the Migration Period, a contributing factor in the collapse of the Roman Empire....
, king Harshavardhana established his capital at Thanesar
Thanesar

Thanesar is an old and historic town on the banks of the Ghaggar River in Haryana States and territories of India of North India India. It is located in Kurukshetra District, approximately 160 km northwest of Delhi....
 near Kurukshetra in the 7th century AD. After his death, the kingdom of his clansmen, the Pratihara
Pratihara

The Pratiharas , also known as Parihars, formed an Indian dynasty that ruled a large kingdom in northern India from the 6th to the 11th centuries....
s continued to rule over a vast region for quite a while from Harsha
Harsha

Harsha or Harshavardhana or "Harsha vardhan" was an Indian Rajput emperor who ruledNorthern India for fifty seven years. He was the son of Prabhakar Vardhan and younger brother of Rajyavardhan, a king of Thanesar....
's adopted capital of Kannauj
Kannauj

Kannauj , also spelt Kanauj, is a city and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian States and territories of India of Uttar Pradesh....
. The region remained strategically important for the rulers of North India
North India

Northern India is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage. The dominant geographical features of northern India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from Tibet and Central Asia....
 even though Thanesar
Thanesar

Thanesar is an old and historic town on the banks of the Ghaggar River in Haryana States and territories of India of North India India. It is located in Kurukshetra District, approximately 160 km northwest of Delhi....
 was no more as central as Kannauj
Kannauj

Kannauj , also spelt Kanauj, is a city and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian States and territories of India of Uttar Pradesh....
. Prithviraj Chauhan established forts at Tarori
Taraori

Taraori or Tarori, as it is sometimes called in the local dialect, is a city and a Tehsil 16 km north of Karnal in Karnal District in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana....
 and Hansi
Hansi

Hansi is a city and a municipal council in Hisar district in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana. Its 2005 population is estimated to be 82,984....
 in the 12th century. Muhammad Ghori conquered this area in the Second Battle of Tarain
Second Battle of Tarain

The Second Battle of Tarain, also known as the Second Battle of Taraori, was fought in 1192 at Tarain , the site of the First Battle of Tarain a year earlier....
. Following his death, the Delhi Sultanate
Delhi Sultanate

The Delhi Sultanate refers to the many Muslim countries that ruled in Hindustan from 1206 to 1526. Several Turkic peoples and Pashtun people dynasties ruled from Delhi: the Mamluk Sultanate , the Khilji dynasty , the Tughlaq dynasty , the Sayyid dynasty , and the Lodhi dynasty ....
 was established that ruled much of India for several centuries. The earliest reference to 'Hariana' occurs in a Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
 inscription dated 1328 AD kept in Delhi
Delhi

Delhi , sometimes referred to as Dilli , is the List of most populous cities in India metropolis in India and, with over 11 million residents, the List of metropolitan areas by population....
 Museum, which refers to this region as The heaven on earth, indicating that it was fertile and relatively peaceful at that time. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Firuz Shah Tughluq

Firoz Shah Tughlaq , 1309 - 1388 in Delhi, was a Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty from 1351 to 1388. He was the son of a Hindu Rajput princess of Dipalpur....
 established a fort at Hisar in 1354 to further fortify the region, and also constructed canals or rajwahas as they were referred to in the Indo-Persian historical texts.

The three famous battles of Panipat took place near the modern town of Panipat
Panipat

Panipat is an ancient and historic city in Panipat District, Haryana States and territories of India, India. It is 90 km from Delhi on List of National Highways in India-1 and comes under the National Capital Territory of Delhi....
. The first battle
First battle of Panipat

The first battle of Panipat took place in North India India, and marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire. This was one of the earliest battles involving gunpowder warfare firearms and field artillery....
 took place in 1526, where Babur
Babur

Babur was a Muslim conqueror from Central Asia who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal Empire of Indian subcontinent....
, the ruler of Kabul
Kabul

Kabul is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately three million. It is an economic and cultural centre, situated 5,900 foot above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains along the Kabul River....
 defeated Ibrahim Lodi of the Delhi Sultanate
Delhi Sultanate

The Delhi Sultanate refers to the many Muslim countries that ruled in Hindustan from 1206 to 1526. Several Turkic peoples and Pashtun people dynasties ruled from Delhi: the Mamluk Sultanate , the Khilji dynasty , the Tughlaq dynasty , the Sayyid dynasty , and the Lodhi dynasty ....
, through the use of field artillery
Field artillery

Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support army in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, long range, short range and extremely long range target engagement....
. In the second battle of Panipat
Second battle of Panipat

The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Samrat Hem Chander Vikramaditya, popularly called Hemu, and the army of Mughal Empire emperor Akbar the Great, on November 5, 1556....
 (November 5, 1556), Akbar's forces defeated the Hindu king Hem Chandra Vikramaditya also called Hemu
Hemu

Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, also known as Hemachandra Bhargava or simply Hemu was a Hindu Emperor of India during the 1500s....
, who belonged to Rewari
Rewari

Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari District in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana. It is located in south-west Haryana around 85 km from the Indian capital New Delhi....
 in Haryana and who had won 22 battles during 1553-1556 before acceeding to Delhi throne. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 between the Afghan warlord Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas under Sadashivrao Bhau of Pune. Ahmad Shah won decisively, on January 13, 1761.

British period

The Second Anglo-Sikh War
Second Anglo-Sikh War

The Second Anglo-Sikh War took place in 1848 and 1849, between the Sikh Empire and the British Empire. It resulted in the subjugation of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab region and what subsequently became the North-West Frontier Province by the East India Company....
 of 1848 to 1849 resulted in the Battle of Gujrat on 21 February 1849, at which the British defeated the Sikhs. As a result of this, on 2 April 1849 they annexed the Punjab
Punjab (British India)

Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between India and Pakistan....
 as a new province of British India. This included most of Haryana, while the rest were ruled by the princely state
Princely state

For other uses, see Principality, Princely state#Other princely statesA Princely State was a nominally sovereign entity of British rule in India that was not directly administered by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy....
s of Loharu
Loharu

Loharu is a city and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana; it is one of the 4 administrative sub-divisions of the Bhiwani district, and has 119 villages in the List of villages in Loharu Tehsil....
, Nabha
Nabha

Nabha is a city and a municipal council in Patiala district in the Indian States and territories of India of Punjab . It lies to the south-east of the state of Punjab, India in Patiala District....
, Jind
Jind

Jind is a town in Jind District, Harayana state, India.It is one of the oldest districts of Harayana. It is one of the first Sikh Kingdoms. It lies in central Haryana and is the fourth district of Jat belt .City is clean....
 and Patiala
Patiala

Patiala is a city in the Punjab, India state of India. Patiala district is one of the erstwhile princely cities of Punjab. Located in the south-eastern part of the state, it lies between 29?49? and 30?47? north latitude, 75?58? and 76?54' east longitude....
. During the Indian rebellion of 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of British Honourable East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pr...
, several leaders from this region, including Rao Tula Ram
Rao Tula Ram

Rao Tula Ram was one of the most important leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857. He is credited with having "obliterated every vestige" of the British rule from the region that today is southwest Haryana, and also helping rebel forces fighting in the historic city of Delhi with men, money and material....
, participated actively. People of Haryana took an active part in the Indian Independence movement
Indian independence movement

The term Indian independence movement incorporates various national and regional campaigns, agitations and efforts of both Nonviolent and Revolutionary movement for Indian independence philosophy....
. Many battles were fought by the rulers of the states and by the farmers also, sometimes defeating the British army. Some most important fights were at Sonipat, Rohtak, Sirsa and Hissar. In Sirsa the famous battle of Chormar was fought. Later, leaders like Sir Chhotu Ram played an important role in the politics of the Punjab province. Rao Tula Ram
Rao Tula Ram

Rao Tula Ram was one of the most important leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857. He is credited with having "obliterated every vestige" of the British rule from the region that today is southwest Haryana, and also helping rebel forces fighting in the historic city of Delhi with men, money and material....
 was one of the important leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of British Honourable East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pr...
.

Formation of Haryana

Haryana state was formed on 1 November, 1966, on the recommendation of the Sardar Hukam Singh
Sardar Hukam Singh

Sardar Hukam Singh a Sikh was speaker of Lok Sabha from 1962 to 1967. He was governor of Rajasthan from 1967 to 1972.External links...
 Parliamentary Committee. The formation of this committee was announced in the Parliament on 23 September 1965. On 23 April, 1966, acting on the recommendation of the Hukam Singh Committee, the Indian government set up the Shah Commission under the chairmanship of Justice J. C. Shah, to divide and set up the boundaries of Punjab and Haryana giving consideration to the language spoken by the people. The commission gave its report on 31 May, 1966. According to this report the then districts of Hissar
Hissar

Hissar could refer to:*Hisar, India, a city in India.*Hisor, a city in Tajikistan.*Hisor Valley in Tajikistan.*Hisor district in Tajikistan....
, Mahendragarh
Mahendragarh

Mahendragarh is a town in Mahendragarh district in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana....
, Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
, Rohtak
Rohtak

Rohtak is a municipal council located in Rohtak District in the Haryana States and territories of India of India on N.H. 10, 70 km from the national capital of India, Delhi....
, and Karnal
Karnal

Karnal is an important city and the headquarters of Karnal District in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana. Karnal is said to have been founded by the Kauravas in the Mahabharata era for the king Karna, a mythological hero & a key figure in the epic tale....
 were to be a part of the new state of Haryana. Further, the Tehsils of Jind
Jind

Jind is a town in Jind District, Harayana state, India.It is one of the oldest districts of Harayana. It is one of the first Sikh Kingdoms. It lies in central Haryana and is the fourth district of Jat belt .City is clean....
 (district Sangrur), Narwana
Narwana

Narwana is a city and a municipal committee in Jind district in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana....
 (district Sangrur), Naraingarh
Naraingarh

Naraingarh is a city and a municipal committee in Ambala district in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana....
, Ambala
Ambala

Ambala is a city and a municipal council in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. The city is located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India....
 and Jagadhari were also to be included. The commission recommended that Tehsil Kharar (including Chandigarh) should be a part of Haryana.

The city of Chandigarh
Chandigarh

Chandigarh , also called The Beautiful City, is a city in India that serves as the Capital of two states and territories of India, Punjab, India and Haryana, and is a union territory of India....
, and a Punjabi speaking area of district Rupnagar
Rupnagar

Rupar is a town and a municipal council in Rupnagar district in the Indian States and territories of India of Punjab . It was formerly known as Ropar....
 were made a union territory
Union Territory

A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the Federal republic framework of governance. Unlike the States and territories of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal Government of India; the President of India appoints an Administrator of the Governmen...
 serving as the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. According to the Rajiv-Longowal Accord
Khalistan

The Khalistan movement is a movement in Indian Punjab to create "The Land of the Pure" as an independent non-democratic theocratic Sikh state in all Punjabi language-speaking areas, which include Indian Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and some other Punjabi speaking parts of states like Gujarat and Rajasthan....
, Chandigarh
Chandigarh

Chandigarh , also called The Beautiful City, is a city in India that serves as the Capital of two states and territories of India, Punjab, India and Haryana, and is a union territory of India....
 was to be transferred to the state of Punjab in 1986, but the transfer was delayed and it has not been executed so far. Also, at the same time, a Jangan-na was done in Abohar
Abohar

Abohar is a city and a municipal council in Firozpur district in the state of Punjab , India, located on the Ganganagar?Delhi railway route, nearly 50 km from Ganganagar....
 and Fazilka
Fazilka

Fazilka is a city and a municipal council in Firozpur district in the state of Punjab , India....
 sub-divisions of Firozpur District
Firozpur District

Ferozepur district is one of the twenty districts in the state of Punjab, India in North-West India.It comprises an area of 11,142 km?. The surface is level, with the exception of a few sand-hills in the south and south-east....
 of Punjab so that any Hindi speaking areas from these sub-divisions could be transferred to Haryana.

Geography

Haryana is a landlocked state in northern India. It is located between 27°37' to 30°35' N latitude and between 74°28' and 77°36' E longitude. The altitude of Haryana varies between 700 to 3600 ft (200 metres to 1200 metres) above sea level. An area of 1,553 km2 is covered by forest. Haryana has four main geographical features.

  • The Yamuna
    Yamuna

    The Yamuna is a major tributary river of the Ganges in northern India. With a total length of around , it is the largest tributary of the Ganges....
    -Ghaggar plain forming the largest part of the state
  • The Shivalik Hills to the northeast
  • Semi-desert sandy plain to the southwest
  • The Aravalli Range
    Aravalli Range

    The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains in western India running approximately 800 km from northeast to southwest across Rajasthan state. The northern end of the range continues as isolated hills and rocky ridges into Haryana state, ending near Delhi....
     in the south


Rivers of Haryana: The river Yamuna
Yamuna

The Yamuna is a major tributary river of the Ganges in northern India. With a total length of around , it is the largest tributary of the Ganges....
 flows along its eastern boundary. The ancient Saraswati
Saraswati

Hindus believe that Saraswati is the Devi of knowledge, music and the arts. Saraswati has been identified with the Vedic period Saraswati River....
 river was thought to have flowed through Haryana, but it has now disappeared.

The river Ghaggar is Haryana's main seasonal river. The Ghaggar rises in the outer Himalayas
Himalayas

The Himalaya Range or Himalayas for short , meaning "abode of snow" ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau....
, between the Yamuna and the Sutlej
Sutlej

The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab region in northern India and Pakistan....
 and enters Haryana near Pinjore, district Panchkula
Panchkula

Panchkula is a planned city in Panchkula District, Haryana, India. It is a satellite city of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The prestigiousChandimandir CantonmentHeadquarters of the Indian Western Command, is also located in Panchkula city....
. Passing through Ambala
Ambala

Ambala is a city and a municipal council in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. The city is located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India....
 and Hissar
Hissar

Hissar could refer to:*Hisar, India, a city in India.*Hisor, a city in Tajikistan.*Hisor Valley in Tajikistan.*Hisor district in Tajikistan....
, it reaches Bikaner
Bikaner

Bikaner is a District in the northwest of the States and territories of India of Rajasthan in western India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division....
 in Rajasthan
Rajasthan

Rajasthan is the largest States and territories of India of the Republic of India in terms of area. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan....
 and runs a course of 290 miles before disappearing into the deserts of Rajasthan
Rajasthan

Rajasthan is the largest States and territories of India of the Republic of India in terms of area. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan....
.

The Markanda river's ancient name was Aruna. A seasonal stream like the Ghaggar, it originates from the lower Shivalik hills and enters Haryana near Ambala
Ambala

Ambala is a city and a municipal council in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. The city is located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India....
. During monsoons, this stream swells into a raging torrent notorious for its devastating power. The surplus water is carried on to the Sanisa lake where the Markanda joins the Saraswati
Saraswati

Hindus believe that Saraswati is the Devi of knowledge, music and the arts. Saraswati has been identified with the Vedic period Saraswati River....
.

An important tributary is the Tangri. The Sahibi originates in the Mewat hills near Jitgarh and Manoharpur in Rajasthan
Rajasthan

Rajasthan is the largest States and territories of India of the Republic of India in terms of area. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan....
. Gathering volume from about a hundred tributaries, it reaches voluminous proportions, forming a broad stream around Alwar
Alwar

Alwar is a city in the Rajasthan state of western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Alwar District, and was formerly the capital of the princely state of Alwar or Ulwar in British India....
 and Patan. On reaching Rohtak
Rohtak

Rohtak is a municipal council located in Rohtak District in the Haryana States and territories of India of India on N.H. 10, 70 km from the national capital of India, Delhi....
 it branches off into two smaller streams, finally reaching the outskirts of Delhi
Delhi

Delhi , sometimes referred to as Dilli , is the List of most populous cities in India metropolis in India and, with over 11 million residents, the List of metropolitan areas by population....
 and flowing into the Yamuna
Yamuna

The Yamuna is a major tributary river of the Ganges in northern India. With a total length of around , it is the largest tributary of the Ganges....
. There are three other rivulets in and around the Mewat hills – Indori, Dohan and Kasavati and they all flow northwards from the south.

Climate

The climate of Haryana is similar to other states of India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 lying in the northern plains. It is very hot in summer (up to a high of 50 deg Celsius) and cold in winters (down to a low of 1 deg Celsius). The hottest months are May and June and the coldest being December and January. Rainfall is varied, with the Shivalik Hills region being the wettest and the Aravali Hills region being the driest. About 80% of the rainfall occurs in the monsoon
Monsoon

A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind that lasts for several months. The term was first used in English in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and neighboring countries to refer to the big seasonal winds blowing from the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea in the southwest bringing heavy rainfall to the region....
 season (July-September) and sometimes causes local flooding.

Flora and Fauna of Haryana

Blackbuck Male Female
Thorny, dry, deciduous forest
Forest

File:Stara planina suma.jpgA forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria....
 and thorny shrubs can be found all over the state. During the monsoon
Monsoon

A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind that lasts for several months. The term was first used in English in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and neighboring countries to refer to the big seasonal winds blowing from the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea in the southwest bringing heavy rainfall to the region....
, a carpet of grass covers the hills. Mulberry
Mulberry

Morus or Mulberry is a genus of 10?16 species of deciduous trees native to warm, temperate, and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, with the majority of the species native to Asia....
, eucalyptus
Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of Flowering plant trees in the Myrtus family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia....
, pine, kikar, shisham and babul are some of the trees found here. The species of fauna
Fauna

File:Fauna.pngFauna is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoology and paleontology use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g....
 found in the state of Haryana include black buck
Black Buck

In post-Reconstruction era of the United States United States, Black Buck was a racial slur used to describe a certain type of African American men....
, nilgai
Nilgai

The Nilgai is an antelope which is one of the most commonly seen wild animals of northern India and eastern Pakistan. The mature males appear ox-like and are also known as Blue bulls....
, panther
Leopard

The leopard is a member of the Felidae biological family and the smallest of the four "Panthera" in the genus Panthera; the other three are the tiger, lion and jaguar....
, fox
Fox

A fox is an animal belonging to any one of about 27 species of small to medium-sized Canidae, characterized by possessing a long, narrow snout, and a bushy tail, or brush....
, mongoose
Mongoose

A mongoose is a member of the family Herpestidae , a family of small, cat-like Carnivoras.The word mongoose is derived from the Marathi language name mangus "mongoose", perhaps ultimately from Dravidian languages ....
, jackal
Jackal

A jackal is a member of any of three small to medium-sized species of the family Canidae, found in Africa, Asia and southeastern Europe. Jackals fill a similar ecological niche to the coyote in North America, that of predators of small to medium-sized animals, scavengers, and omnivores....
 and wild dog
Wild dog

Wild dog may refer to:* Pariah dogs, Carolina Dogs, New Guinea Singing Dogs, and Dingos* Some species of Canidaes that might or might not be closely related to the domestic dog but that somewhat resemble them and are usually called "dogs" rather than, for example, "wolves" or other designations....
.

Demographics


The population of Haryana, according to the 2001 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
, is 21,144,000, with 11,364,000 males and 9,781,000 females. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 is 477 people/km2. Haryana, along with neighboring Punjab
Punjab (India)

Punjab is a States and territories of India in northwest India. The Indian state borders the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west, Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, Chandigarh to the southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest....
, has a skewed sex ratio
Human sex ratio

In anthropology and demography, the human sex ratio is the sex ratio for Homo sapiens . Like most sexual species, the sex ratio is approximately 1:1....
 at 861, with many more men than women. Selective abortion
Abortion

An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death....
 of female fetuses has a very high provenance, reflecting a widespread preference for the male child.

Hindus
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
 make up about 84% of the population, Sikhs
Sikhism

Sikhism , founded on the teachings of Guru Nanak and ten successive Sikh Gurus in fifteenth century Punjab region, is the Major religious groups organized religion in the world....
 15% Muslims
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
 1%, Jains
Jainism

Jainism is one of the oldest Indian religions that originated in India. Jains believe that every soul is divine and has the potential to achieve God-consciousness....
 0.3%, Christians
Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
 0.1% and Buddhists
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
 0.03%. Muslims are mainly in the Mewat
Mewat

Mewat District is a district of Haryana Haryana state in India. It is located at southern edge of Haryana. Its area is 1,912 square km and the population is one million....
 district, while Sikhs are mostly in the districts adjoining Punjab
Punjab (India)

Punjab is a States and territories of India in northwest India. The Indian state borders the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west, Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, Chandigarh to the southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest....
. Agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
 and related industries have been the backbone of the local economy. These days the state is seeing a massive influx of immigrants from across the nation, primarily from Bihar
Bihar

Bihar is a States and territories of India in East India. Bihar is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size 38,202 square mile and 3rd largest by population....
, Bengal
Bengal

Bengal , is a historical and geographical region in the northeast of South Asia. Today it is mainly divided between the independent sovereign nation of the Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal in India, although some regions of the previous kingdoms of Bengal are now part of the neighboring Indian states of Bihar, Assam, Tripura and Oris...
 and Nepal
Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia and is the world's youngest republic. It is bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by India....
.

In the context of Haryana, the number of films produced remained very small till 1984. In the 70s, only two Haryanvi movies were released, Harphool Singh and Beera Shera. Both the films failed in catching the imagination of the Haryanvi people because they did not represent the true culture of Haryana. After the failure of these two Haryanvi films, nobody dared to produce a Haryanvi film for a decade. However, in 1980, a few youngsters having an active interest in the production of Haryanvi films approached Devi Shankar Prabhakar to help them with their cause.

When Chandrawal was released in March 1984, it created a stir in the film industry. Chandrawal broke all records on the box-office in Haryana, Western U.P., Delhi and parts of Rajasthan
Rajasthan

Rajasthan is the largest States and territories of India of the Republic of India in terms of area. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan....
. It surpasses the great hit Hindi films like Sholay
Sholay

Sholay is an Indian Hindi Western film by Ramesh Sippy. It is the biggest hit in the history of Bollywood, India's Hindi film industry. Released on August 15, 1975, it stars Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sanjeev Kumar , Jaya Bhaduri and Amjad Khan....
 and Bobby
Bobby

* nickname of RobertBobby may refer to:* Bobby , a given name * Bobby , a free online tool used to validate websites* Bobby , an album by Bobby Brown...
 in these parts of India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. The entire cost of the film was recovered from the window of Gagan Cinema, Faridabad
Faridabad

Faridabad, is a city and a municipal corporation in Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India. It is a major industrial city and population centre....
 where the film celebrated Silver Jubilee. In Western U.P., the film even surpassed the success of Haryana when it celebrated its Golden Jubilee in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar is a city and a municipal board & a district in the Indian States and territories of India of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Muzaffarnagar district....
 and Silver Jubilee in Meerut
Meerut

Meerut is a metropolitan city and a municipal corporation in Meerut district in the Indian States and territories of India of Uttar Pradesh. It is the 16th largest metropolitan area in India and the 25th largest city in India....
, Shamli and Saharanpur
Saharanpur

Saharanpur is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the States and territories of India of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It is the public administration headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division....
. Chandrawal set a world record and the producers of the movie honoured a dozen cine-goers of Haryana and Western U.P., who watched the movie more than 200 times each.

The unprecedented success of Chandrawal created widespread temptation amongst investors for producing Haryanvi films in order to make fast money. Just after Chandrawal a number of films were produced by many different producers with titles like Gulabo, Ke Sapne Ka Jikar, Chhora Haryana Ka, Bateu, Bhanwer Chameli, Chhori Supelle Ki, Panghat and others. The films produced under the banner of Prabhakar Films have maintained their leading position in the field. After Chandrawal came Laddo Basanti in 1985 Phool Badan in 1986 and Jaatni in 1991. Though these films could not recreate the magic of Chandrawal in terms of financial gains, yet these films became popular with the people.

Government and politics

Like in all other states of India, the head of state
Head of State

Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state....
 of Haryana is the Governor
Governor

A governor is a governing official, usually the Executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, a governor may be the title of each appointed or elected politician who governs a constitutive state....
, a largely ceremonial position, who is appointed by the President of India
President of India

The President of India or Rashtrapati is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Military of India....
. The Chief Minister is the head of the Haryana state government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Haryana’s legislature is unicameral; its one house, the Haryana Legislative Assembly, consists of 90 members. Haryana has five seats in the Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature, science, and social services....
, the upper house of India's national parliament, and ten in the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha is the direct election lower house of the Parliament of India. As of 2008 there have been fourteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India....
, the lower house. The largest political parties in Haryana are the Indian National Lok Dal
Indian National Lok Dal

Indian National Lok Dal, a political party in India, based in the state of Haryana is the principal opposition party in Haryana. The party president is Om Prakash Chautala....
, Bhartiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress-I is a major political party in India. Founded in 1885 by Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Edulji Wacha, Womesh Chandra Bonerjee, Surendranath Banerjee, Monomohun Ghose, Allan Octavian Hume, and William Wedderburn, the Indian National Congress became the leader of the Indian Independence Movement, with over 15 million memb...
,and haryana janhit congress. The present political scenario of the state is clear and it has a stable government under Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Bhupinder Singh Hooda is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Haryana. He was born at village Sanghi in a Hooda family gotra Jats in Rohtak district....
  who is presently the Chief Minister of the state.

Economy


Economy of Haryana
Economy of Haryana

Economy of Haryana relies on manufacturing, retailing and information outsourcing. In 2006-07 Haryana received a foreign direct investment projects of over Rs 11,000 crore in the state and corporate sector and had a fiscal deficit of 0.6 per cent in financial year 2006-07 Haryana also toped the list in terms of per capita investment in the...
 relies on manufacturing, retailing and information outsourcing. In 2006-07 Haryana received a foreign direct investment projects of over Rs 11,000 crore in the state and corporate sector and had a fiscal deficit of 0.6 per cent in financial year 2006-07 Haryana also toped the list in terms of per capita investment in the fiscal year 2007 with an investment of Rs 1,86,045 crore. Haryana is also considered one of the most industrilised states in India with many SEZs. New plans for Sezs are of Reliance Industries
Reliance Industries

Reliance Industries Limited is India's largest private sector Conglomerate with an annual turnover of US$ 35.9 billion and profit of US$ 4.85 billion for the fiscal year ending in March 2008 making it one of India's private sector Fortune Global 500 companies, being ranked at 206th position ....
 which has plans to set up amulti-product special economic zone in Haryana. At an investment of Rs 40,000 crore, the project will be India's largest SEZ spread over 25,000 acres. The state has a developed banking system with over 4500 bank branches.The two financial hubs of Haryana, Gurgaon and faridabad lie on the south west of the state. Haryana

The contribution of primary, secondary and tertiary sectors for the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in 2007-08 is Rs. 21,265.92 crore, Rs. 30,919.95 crore and Rs.49,133.55 crore respectively. Over 3% of the S&P CNX 500 conglomerates have corporate offices in Haryana.

Manufacturing

More than a thousand medium and large industries with a capital investment of Rs. 2000 billion or $ 40.4 billion have been established in the state in mainly Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
, Panchkula
Panchkula

Panchkula is a planned city in Panchkula District, Haryana, India. It is a satellite city of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The prestigiousChandimandir CantonmentHeadquarters of the Indian Western Command, is also located in Panchkula city....
, Panipat
Panipat

Panipat is an ancient and historic city in Panipat District, Haryana States and territories of India, India. It is 90 km from Delhi on List of National Highways in India-1 and comes under the National Capital Territory of Delhi....
, Faridabad
Faridabad

Faridabad, is a city and a municipal corporation in Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India. It is a major industrial city and population centre....
 and Bahadurgarh
Bahadurgarh

Bahadurgarh is a city and a municipal council with 31 ward in Jhajjar district in the state of Haryana, India It is called "Gateway of Haryana" and famous for its delicious Pakoras....
. As a result, Haryana's share in national production is 50% of passenger cars
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
, 50% of motorcycles, 30% of refrigerators, 25% of tractors, bicycles and sanitary wares, and 20% of the country's export of scientific instrument
Scientific instrument

A scientific instrument is an apparatus or equipment used to collect datas in a sciences domain.The scientific instruments are part of a laboratory equipment, but are considered larger or more sophisticated than other measuring instruments....
s. These include Hindustan National Glass, Maruti Udyog Limited, Escorts, Hero Honda
Hero Honda

Hero Honda Motors Limited, based in Delhi, India, is the world's third largest manufacturer of motorcycles after Honda and Yamaha. Hero Honda is a joint venture that began in 1984 between the Hero Cycles Ltd of India and Honda of Japan....
, Alcatel, Sony
Sony

is a multinational corporation list of conglomerates corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding US$99.1 billion ....
, Whirlpool India, Bharti Telecom, Liberty Shoes and Hindustan Machine Tools
Hindustan Machine Tools

Hindustan Machine Tools was incorporated in 1953 by the Government of India as a machine tool manufacturing company.Over the years diversified into watches, tractors, printing machinery, Sheet Metal Forming presses, Casting & plastic processing machinery, CNC systems & bearings....
. In addition there are more than 80,000 small-scale industrial units in the state which cumulatively bring in a substantial income for the state and its people. Yamunanagar district has a paper mill BILT, Haryana has a large production of cars, motorcycle
Motorcycle

A motorcycle is a Single track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an Motorcycle engine. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as Touring motorcycle travel, navigating Naked bike, Cruiser , Motorcycle sport and Motorbike racing, or off-road conditions....
s, tractor
Tractor

File:John Deere 3350 tractor cut.JPGA tractor is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction....
s, sanitary ware, glass container industry, gas stove
Gas stove

In cooking, a gas stove is a cooker which uses natural gas as a fuel source.The first gas stoves were developed as early as the 1820s, but these remained isolated experiments....
s and scientific instrument
Laboratory equipment

Laboratory equipment refers to the various tools and equipment used by scientists working in a laboratory. These include tools such as Bunsen burners, and microscopes as well as specialty equipment such as operant conditioning chambers, spectrophotometers and calorimeters....
s.

Faridabad
Faridabad

Faridabad, is a city and a municipal corporation in Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India. It is a major industrial city and population centre....
 is another big industrial part of Haryana. It is home to hundreds of large scale companies like Orient fans (C.K.Birla Group), JCB India Limited, Nirigemes, Agri Machinery Group (Escorts Limited), Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd., Whirlpool
Whirlpool

A whirlpool is a swirling body of water usually produced by ocean tides. The vast majority of whirlpools are not very powerful. More powerful ones are more properly termed maelstroms....
, ABB
ABB

ABB is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:*ABB Grain Limited, an Australian agribusiness*ABB Group, formerly Asea Brown Boveri, a multinational corporation based in Switzerland...
, Goodyear Tyres, Knorr Bremse India Pvt. Ltd. There are thousands of medium and small scale units as well, like Amrit Enterprises, McAma Industries.

Panipat
Panipat

Panipat is an ancient and historic city in Panipat District, Haryana States and territories of India, India. It is 90 km from Delhi on List of National Highways in India-1 and comes under the National Capital Territory of Delhi....
 is a city of textiles and carpets. It is the biggest centre for cheap blankets and carpets in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 and has a handloom weaving industry. The pickle "Pachranga International" is also well known. Panipat also has heavy industry, with a refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation
Indian Oil Corporation

Indian Oil Corporation is an Indian public-sector petroleum company. It is India?s largest commercial enterprise, ranking 116th on the Fortune Global 500 listing ....
, a National Thermal Power Corporation
National Thermal Power Corporation

NTPC Limited is the largest power generation company in India. Forbes Global 2000 for 2008 ranked it 411th in the world. It is an Indian public sector company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange although at present the Government of India holds 89.5% of its equity....
 power plant and a National Fertilizers Limited plant.

Service Industry

Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
 is considered the best city for setting up a software or BPO centre in India. This is according to a research on Offshore Competitiveness conducted by neoIT, an offshoring consultancy. Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
, has seen emergence of an active information technology industry in the recent years. With organisations like Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services Limited is an Indian software services and consulting company. It is India's largest provider of information technology and business process outsourcing services....
, IBM
IBM

International Business Machines Corporation, abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue" , is a multinational corporation computer technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, New York, United States....
, Hewitt Associates
Hewitt Associates

Hewitt Associates , based in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Illinois is a global human resources outsourcing and consulting firm delivering a complete range of integrated services to help companies manage their total HR and employee costs, enhance HR services, and improve their workforces....
, Dell
Dell

Dell, Inc. is a multinational corporation technology corporation that develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers and other computer-related products....
, Convergys
Convergys

Convergys Corporation is a multi-national corporation that provides relationship management solutions, outsourced customer and HR management solutions, consulting and professional services, billing services, and multichannel self-care technology solutions to its clients....
, United Healthcare and NIIT
NIIT

NIIT is a computer training and software solutions company based in New Delhi, India....
 setting up back offices or contact centers in Gurgaon. Haryana now ranks 3rd among states in software exports from India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. Establishment of Nano City a joint venture between the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) and Nano Works Developers Private Ltd, a company promoted by Sabeer Bhatia
Sabeer Bhatia

Sabeer Bhatia is the co-founder of Hotmail and an entrepreneur....
, the much talked about creator of Hotmail
Hotmail

Windows Live Hotmail, formerly known as MSN Hotmail and commonly referred to simply as Hotmail, is a free webmail service operated by Microsoft as part of its Windows Live group....
 will further boost the state position in this sector.

Agriculture and livestock

Despite recent industrial development, Haryana is primarily an agricultural state. About 70% of residents are engaged in agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
 Wheat
Wheat

Wheat , is a worldwide cultivated Poaceae from the Levant region of the Middle East. Globally, after maize, wheat is the second most-produced food among the cereal just above rice....
 and rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
 are the major crops. Haryana is self-sufficient in food production and the second largest contributor to India's central pool of food grains. The main crops of Haryana are Wheat
Wheat

Wheat , is a worldwide cultivated Poaceae from the Levant region of the Middle East. Globally, after maize, wheat is the second most-produced food among the cereal just above rice....
, Rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
, Sugarcane
Sugarcane

Sugarcane is a genus of 6 to 37 species of tall perennial plant Poaceae , native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World. They have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar and measure 2 to 6 meters tall....
, Cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
, Oilseeds, Gram
Gram

The gram , ; symbol g, is a Physical unit of mass.Originally defined as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of a metre, and at the temperature of melting ice" , a gram is now defined as one one-thousandth of the SI base unit, the kilogram, or Scientific notation kg, which itself is...
, Barley
Barley

Barley is an annual plant cereal grain derived from the grass Hordeum vulgare. It serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food, as well as the making of alcoholic beverages beer and whisky....
, Corn
Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
, Millet
Millet

The millets are a group of small-seeded species of cereal Crop or grains, widely grown around the world for food and fodder. They do not form a scientific classification group, but rather a functional or agronomic one....
 etc. There are two main types of crops in Haryana: Rabi and Kharif. The major Kharif crops of Haryana are rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
, jowar, bajra, maize
Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
, cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
, jute
Jute

Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from plants in the genus Corchorus, family Tiliaceae....
, sugarcane
Sugarcane

Sugarcane is a genus of 6 to 37 species of tall perennial plant Poaceae , native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World. They have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar and measure 2 to 6 meters tall....
, sesame
Sesame

Sesame is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalization in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds, which grow in pods....
 and groundnut
Groundnut

Groundnut can mean:* Seeds that ripen underground, of the following plants, all in the Faboideae subfamily of the legumes:** Arachis villosulicarpa...
. For these crops the ground is prepared in April and May and the seeds are sown at the commencement of rains in June. The crops are ready for harvesting by the beginning of November. The major Rabi crops are wheat
Wheat

Wheat , is a worldwide cultivated Poaceae from the Levant region of the Middle East. Globally, after maize, wheat is the second most-produced food among the cereal just above rice....
, tobacco
Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as an organic pesticide, and in the form of nicotine tartrate it is used in some medicines....
, gram
Gram

The gram , ; symbol g, is a Physical unit of mass.Originally defined as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of a metre, and at the temperature of melting ice" , a gram is now defined as one one-thousandth of the SI base unit, the kilogram, or Scientific notation kg, which itself is...
, linseed, rapeseed
Rapeseed

Rapeseed , also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rapaseed and canola, is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae ....
 and mustard
Mustard seed

Mustard seeds are the small seeds of the various mustard plants. The seeds are about 2 mm in diameter, and may be colored from yellowish white to black....
. The ground is prepared by the end of October or the beginning of November and the crops are harvested by March.

About 86% of the area is arable, and of that 96% is cultivated. About 75% of the area is irrigated, through tubewells and an extensive system of canal
Canal

Canals are artificial channels for water. There are two types of canals: Aqueduct canals, which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water, and waterways, which are navigable transportation canals used for passage of goods and people, often connected to existing lakes, rivers, or oceans....
s. Haryana contributed significantly to the Green Revolution
Green Revolution

Green Revolution usually refers to the transformation of agriculture that began in 1945. One significant factor came at the request of the Mexican government to establish an agricultural research station to develop more varieties of wheat that could be used to feed the rapidly growing population of the country....
 in India in the 1970s that made the country self-sufficient in food
Food

Food is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be Eating or Drinking by an animal or human for nutrition or pleasure....
 production. The state has also significantly contributed to the field of agricultural education in the country. Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
's biggest agricultural University - Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agriculture university, located at Hisar, India in the Indian state of Haryana....
 is located at Hisar
Hisar

* Hisar Hill, in Serbia* Hisarya, Bulgaria, also known as Hisar* Hisar, Haryana, a town in the state of Haryana, India* Hisar District, a district in the state of Haryana, India...
 and it has made a significant contribution in ushering in the 'Green Revolution' in the state.

Dairy farming
Dairy farming

Dairy farming is a class of agriculture, or an animal husbandry, enterprise, for long-term production of milk, which may be either processed on-site or transported to a dairy factory for processing and eventual retail sale....
 is also an essential part of the rural economy. Haryana has a livestock
Livestock

Livestock is the term used to refer to a domesticated animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce things such as food or fibre, or for its labour....
 population of 98.97 lakh.Milk
Milk

Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
 and milk products form an essential part of the local diet
Diet

Diet, in relation to food, might mean:* Diet , the sum of the food consumed by an organism or group.* Dieting, the deliberate selection of food to control body weight or nutrient intake....
. There is the saying Desaan main des Haryana, jit doodh dahi ka khaana, which means "Best among all the countries in the world is Haryana, where the staple food is milk
Milk

Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
 and yoghurt
Yoghurt

Yoghurt, yogurt, yoghourt, youghurt or yogourt , is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk....
". Haryana, with 660 grams of availability of milk
Milk

Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
 per capita per day, ranks at number two in the country as against the national average of 232 grams. There is a vast network of milk societies that support the dairy industry. The National Dairy Research Institute
National Dairy Research Institute

The National Dairy Research Institute or the NDRI Karnal is India's premier institute for dairy research. The institute was accorded the status of a Deemed University in the year 1989....
  at Karnal, and the Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes at Hisar are instrumental in development of new breeds of cattle and propagation of these breeds through embryo transfer
Embryo transfer

Embryo transfer refers to a step in the process of in vitro fertilisation whereby one or several embryos are placed into the uterus of the female with the intent to establish a pregnancy....
 technology. The Murrah
Murrah Buffalo

The Murrah breed of Water buffalo is the premier milking buffalo. It is originally from Haryana and Punjab states of India/Pakistan, but has been used to improve the milk production of dairy buffalo in other countries, such as Italy, Bulgaria, Egypt and Pakistan....
 breed of water buffalo from Haryana is world-famous for its milk production.

Roads, Aviation and Infrastructure

Haryana is a trend setter in the field of passenger
Passenger

A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination....
 transport. It has a total road length of 23684 kilometers. The remotest parts of the state are linked with metaled roads. Its modern bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
 fleet of 3,864 buses covers a distance of 1.15 million Kilometers per day. It was the first State in the country to introduce luxury video coaches. Grand Trunk Road
Grand Trunk Road

The Grand Trunk Road is one of South Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For several centuries, it has linked the eastern and western regions of the Indian subcontinent, running from Bengal, across north India, into Peshawar in Pakistan....
, commonly abbreviated to GT Road, is one of South Asia
South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries on the west and the east....
's oldest and longest major roads. It passes through the districts of Sonipat
Sonipat

Sonipat Also spelled as Sonepat, is an ancient town and a municipal council in Sonipat District in the States and territories of India of Haryana, India....
, Panipat
Panipat

Panipat is an ancient and historic city in Panipat District, Haryana States and territories of India, India. It is 90 km from Delhi on List of National Highways in India-1 and comes under the National Capital Territory of Delhi....
, Karnal
Karnal

Karnal is an important city and the headquarters of Karnal District in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana. Karnal is said to have been founded by the Kauravas in the Mahabharata era for the king Karna, a mythological hero & a key figure in the epic tale....
, Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra

This article is about a place. For the Malayalam film on Kargil war see Kurukshetra Kurukshetra is a district in Haryana state of India....
 and Ambala
Ambala

Ambala is a city and a municipal council in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. The city is located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India....
in north Haryana while it it enters Delhi and subsequently the industrial town of Faridabad on its way. The state government proposes to construct Express highways and free ways for speedier vehicular traffic. The 135.6-km long Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway(KMP)
Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway(KMP)

The construction work for 135.6 km long Delhi Western Peripheral Expressway also known as the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway is going on at full swing.Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway was planned to become operational by June 2009 but may not be ready before 2010....
 will provide high-speed link to northern Haryana with its southern districts such as Sonepat, Jhajjar, Gurgaon and Faridabad. The work on the project has already started and is scheduled to be completed by July. 2009. Haryana is in close contact with the cosmopolitan world, being right next to Delhi. As a result, international and domestic airports, diplomatic and commercial complexes are located in close proximity to the state.Haryana and Delhi government has also constructed Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway which has the largest toll plaza in Asia and 3rd largest in the world. With the proposed Badarpur Flyover and the widening of the Mathura Road passing thought Faridabad from 6 lane to 8 lanes, things are suddenly looking very bright in the state roadways sector.

Haryana State has always given high priority to the expansion of electricity infrastructure, as it is one of the most important inputs for the development of the State. Haryana was the first State in the country to achieve 100% rural electrification
Electrification

Electrification refers to the modification of a system so that it operates using electricity....
 in 1970, first in the country to link all villages with all weather roads and first in the country to provide safe drinking water facilities throughout the state Haryana is well connected on the railway network as well. The main railway routes passing through Haryana are: Amritsar - Delhi, Rewari - Ahmedabad, Bhiwani - Rohtak - Delhi, Ambala - Ferozepur, Delhi - Ferozepur, Kalka - Jodhpur, Kalka - Howrah, Amritsar - Howrah and Delhi - Shimla

2 of the 16 airlines in India are based in Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
 which is just a few kilometers from the international airport in Delhi

Communication and Media

Haryana has a state-wide network of highly efficient telecommunication facilities. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is a public sector telecommunication company in India. It is India's largest telecommunication company with 24% market share as on March 31, 2008....
 (BSNL) and most of the leading private sector players (such as Reliance Infocom, Tata Teleservices, Bharti Telecom, Idea
Idea

An idea is a form formed by consciousness through the process of Ideation . Human capability to contemplate ideas is associated with the ability of reasoning, human self-reflection, and of the ability to acquire and apply intellect, intuition, inspiration, etc.....
 and Vodafone Essar
Vodafone Essar

Vodafone Essar, previously Hutchison Essar is a Mobile network operator in India that covers 21 telecom circles in India . Despite the official name being Vodafone Essar, its products are simply branded Vodafone....
) have operations in the state. Important areas around Delhi are also an integral part of the local Delhi Mobile Telecommunication System. This network system would easily cover major towns like Faridabad
Faridabad

Faridabad, is a city and a municipal corporation in Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India. It is a major industrial city and population centre....
, Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
, Bahadurgarh
Bahadurgarh

Bahadurgarh is a city and a municipal council with 31 ward in Jhajjar district in the state of Haryana, India It is called "Gateway of Haryana" and famous for its delicious Pakoras....
 and Kundli. The major newspapers of Haryana are Punjab Kesari
Punjab Kesari

Punjab Kesari is a Hindi-language newspaper published from many centres in Punjab and Haryana in India. It claims itself to be the largest selling Hindi daily in India....
, Jag Bani, Dainik Jagran
Dainik Jagran

Dainik Jagran is a leading Hindi -language broadsheet daily newspaper in India. The newspaper is the largest read daily among all broadsheets in the world as revalidated by WAN....
, The Tribune
The Tribune

The Tribune, a popular newspaper now published from Chandigarh, New Delhi, Jalandhar and Bathinda started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore ....
, Amar Ujala
Amar Ujala

Amar Ujala is a Hindi daily newspaper distributed in India, launched on April 18, 1948 as a 4-page newspaper with a circulation of 2,576 copies....
, Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times is India's leading newspaper, published since 1924 with roots in the independence movement. Hindustan Times is the flagship publication of HT Media Ltd....
, Dainik Bhaskar
Dainik Bhaskar

Dainik Bhaskar is a Hindi-language daily newspaper of India. It started in 1958 from Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh. Currently it is published from many cities of North India....
, The Times of India
The Times of India

The Times of India is a leading English language broadsheet daily newspaper in India. It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd....
 and Hari-Bhumi. Government of HARYANA has decided to provide plot areas in all four divisions for "Press Bhawan". Haryana Press Club has been authorised to build & operate those press bhawans, by Haryana government.

Divisions

The state is divided into four divisions for administrative purpose - Ambala
Ambala

Ambala is a city and a municipal council in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. The city is located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India....
, Rohtak
Rohtak

Rohtak is a municipal council located in Rohtak District in the Haryana States and territories of India of India on N.H. 10, 70 km from the national capital of India, Delhi....
, Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
 and Hisar Division
Hisar, India

Hisar ,, previously spelled as Hissar, is a city in the state of Haryana, in northwestern India, and it is also headquarters of Hisar District....
. There are 21 districts, 47 sub-divisions, 67 tehsils, 45 sub-tehsils and 116 blocks. Haryana has a total of 81 cities and towns. It has 6,759 villages.

Districts


Ambala Division
Ambala Division

Ambala Division is one of the four divisions of Haryana States and territories of India of India. The division comprises the Districts of Haryana of Ambala District, Kaithal District, Kurukshetra District, Panchkula District and Yamuna Nagar District....
  • Ambala District
    Ambala District

    Ambala district is one of the 20 Districts of Haryana of Haryana States and territories of India in India. Ambala town is the administrative headquarters of the district....
  • Kaithal District
    Kaithal District

    Kaithal is a Districts of Haryana of Haryana, States and territories of India, India. Kaithal town is the district headquarter....
  • Kurukshetra District
  • Panchkula District
    Panchkula District

    Panchkula is the newly formed 17th Districts of Haryana of Haryana States and territories of India in India. As formed 15 August, 1995, it comprises two sub divisions and two Tehsils named Panchkula and Kalka....
  • Yamuna Nagar District
Gurgaon Division
Gurgaon Division

Gurgaon Division is one of the four divisions of Haryana States and territories of India of India. The division comprises the Districts of Haryana of Faridabad District, Gurgaon District, Mahendragarh District, Mewat District and Rewari District....
  • Faridabad District
    Faridabad District

    Faridabad is a Districts of Haryana in Haryana, and Faridabad city is the district headquarters. Faridabad was founded in A.D. 1607 by Shaikh Farid, treasurer of Jahangir....
  • Palwal District
    Palwal district

    Palwal is a city and a municipal council and is 21st district of Haryana in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana.It is situated at a distance of 60 km from Delhi on the Delhi-Mathura highway....
  • Gurgaon District
    Gurgaon District

    Gurgaon District is one of the 19 Districts of Haryana of Haryana States and territories of India, India, with its headquarters in Gurgaon.The present Gurgaon district comprising nine blocks Tauru, Nuh, Pataudi, Nagina, Punhana, Firozepur Jhirka, Sohna, Gurgaon and Farrukhnagar was created on 15 August,1979....
  • Mahendragarh District
    Mahendragarh District

    Mahendragarh is one of the nineteen Districts of Haryana of Haryana States and territories of India, India.One of the oldest district headquarters covering areas including Narnaul and Riwari....
  • Mewat District
    Mewat District

    Mewat is a district of Haryana, India. The district was created from Gurgaon on 4th April 2005 in Haryana. It is bounded by Gurgaon on the North, Rewari on the West and Faridabad on the East....
  • Rewari District
    Rewari District

    Rewari is one of the 19 Districts of Haryana of Haryana States and territories of India, India. It is located in southern Haryana. It is around 80 km away from the capital city of India, New Delhi....
Hisar Division
Hisar Division

Hisar Division is one of the four divisions of Haryana States and territories of India of India. The division comprises the Districts of Haryana of Bhiwani District, Fatehabad District, Hisar District, Jind District and Sirsa District....
  • Bhiwani District
    Bhiwani District

    Bhiwani , a Districts of Haryana in Haryana, India, has an area of . Situated between 28.19 deg. & 29.05 deg. north latitude and 75.26 deg. and 76.28 deg....
  • Fatehabad District
    Fatehabad District

    Fatehabad is one of the nineteen Districts of Haryana of Haryana States and territories of India, India....
  • Hisar District
    Hisar District

    Hisar district is one of the 19 Districts of Haryana of Haryana state, India. Hisar, India city serves as the district headquarters. The district is also part of Hisar division, which is headed by a commissioner who belongs to the Indian Administrative Service....
  • Jind District
    Jind district

    Jind is one of the Districts of Haryana of Haryana state, India, and Jind town is the district headquarters.External links**...
  • Sirsa District
    Sirsa district

    Sirsa district is one of the Districts of Haryana of Haryana state, India. Sirsa, Haryana is the district headquarters, and is located on National Highway 10 , 250 km away from Delhi....
Rohtak Division
Rohtak Division

Rohtak Division is one of the four divisions of Haryana States and territories of India of India. The division comprises the Districts of Haryana of Jhajjar District, Karnal District, Panipat District, Rohtak District and Sonipat District....
  • Jhajjar District
    Jhajjar District

    Jhajjar is one of the twenty one Districts of Haryana of Haryana States and territories of India, India.Jhajjar district was carved out of Rohtak district on July 15, 1997....
  • Karnal District
    Karnal District

    Karnal is a Districts of Haryana of Haryana. The district headquarters is Karnal town. It is one of the oldest districts in Haryana state, existing since the inception of the state on 1 November 1966....
  • Panipat District
    Panipat District

    Panipat is a Districts of Haryana in Haryana States and territories of India, India. This is a historical town of Haryana/India. Panipat is also a distl....
  • Rohtak District
    Rohtak District

    Rohtak is a Districts of Haryana in Haryana, India. It is located in the southeast of Haryana & northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east and Hisar, India, Sirsa and Bhiwani districts to the west....
  • Sonipat District
    Sonipat district

    Sonipat is one of the Districts of Haryana of Haryana States and territories of India, India, and Sonipat town is the district headquarters. The district touches Delhi on one end, Panipat District on the other, and the Yamuna River acting as a border in one direction and Rohtak on the other side....


Education

The state of Haryana has made tremendous expansion in the field of higher education
Education

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 since its inception.SCERT Haryana Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
 was established in April 1979. It was the conglomeration of State Institute of Education and State Institute of Science, to provide new dimensions to school education. It has been the endeavor of the government
Government

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 to make educational facilities available to the poorest of children. 32 primary schools, 69 middle schools and 101 high schools were upgraded to middle, high and senior secondary respectively during the year 2004-05. Now accessibility to schooling is available within the radius
RADIUS

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 of 1.10 km, 1.38 km, 1.66 km and 2.79 km at the primary, middle, high and senior secondary levels respectively. During 2001-02, there were 11,013 primary schools, 1,918 middle schools, 3,023 high schools and 1,301 senior secondary schools in the state. Haryana Board of School Education
Haryana Board of School Education

Haryana Board of Education is the authority which conducts the Public Examinations at Middle, Matric and Senior Secondary levels twice a year in the state of Haryana through the affiliated schools....
, established in September 1969 and shifted to Bhiwani
Bhiwani

Bhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, India. It is known as the city of temples. Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, the city has been the centerstage of regional politics....
 in 1981, conducts public examinations at middle, matriculation, and senior secondary levels twice a year. Over seven lac candidates attend annual examinations in February and March, and 150,000 attend supplementary examinations each November. The Board also conducts examinations for Haryana Open School at senior and senior secondary levels twice a year. The Haryana government provides free education to women up to the Bachelor's Degree level.

Leading institutes for Technical and Engineering Education in Haryana are NIT Kurukshetra,Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University Of Science and Technology
Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University Of Science and Technology

The Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, formerly known as CR State College of Engineering , Murthal started functioning from the Academic year 1987-88 and is the first Government Engineering College in the State of Haryana....
, YMCA Institute of Engineering
YMCA Institute of Engineering

The YMCA Institute of Engineering is a college of engineering in the state of Haryana, India. It was established in 1969 by the joint efforts of the government of Haryana and the Central Agencies for Development Aid, Bonn ? Germany...
. Earlier NIT Kurukshetra was famous by the name Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra

This article is about a place. For the Malayalam film on Kargil war see Kurukshetra Kurukshetra is a district in Haryana state of India....
. There are five universities in the state. Technical education and management studies are provided by Maharishi Dayanand University
Maharishi Dayanand University

Maharshi Dayanand University is a public university located at Rohtak, Haryana, India. Established in 1976 and named after the great saint Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, the varsity is a premier institution of higher education in the region....
 at Rohtak
Rohtak

Rohtak is a municipal council located in Rohtak District in the Haryana States and territories of India of India on N.H. 10, 70 km from the national capital of India, Delhi....
 have an University Institute Of Engg. & Tech.,University Campus named as U.I.E.T.,ROHTAK, Kurukshetra University at Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra

This article is about a place. For the Malayalam film on Kargil war see Kurukshetra Kurukshetra is a district in Haryana state of India....
, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology

Profile Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology was established on October 20,1995 and is located at Hisar, Haryana, India. It is accredited at "A" level by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and is famous for providing quality education in technical fields such as Science and Engineering....
 at Hisar
Hisar, India

Hisar ,, previously spelled as Hissar, is a city in the state of Haryana, in northwestern India, and it is also headquarters of Hisar District....
 and Chaudhary Devi Lal University
Chaudhary Devi Lal University

Chaudhary Devi Lal University, named after Chaudhary Devi Lal, the former Deputy Prime Minister of India was established by the Government of Haryana on April 5, 2003....
 at Sirsa
Sirsa

Sirsa is a city and a municipal council in Sirsa district in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana. It is a town in the westernmost region of the Haryana state, India, bordering Punjab and Rajasthan....
. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agriculture university, located at Hisar, India in the Indian state of Haryana....
 at Hisar
Hisar, India

Hisar ,, previously spelled as Hissar, is a city in the state of Haryana, in northwestern India, and it is also headquarters of Hisar District....
 is one of the biggest agricultural universities in Asia
Asia

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. It is engaged in education, research and development related to agriculture. The National Dairy Research Institute at Karnal
Karnal

Karnal is an important city and the headquarters of Karnal District in the Indian States and territories of India of Haryana. Karnal is said to have been founded by the Kauravas in the Mahabharata era for the king Karna, a mythological hero & a key figure in the epic tale....
 provides education in the field of dairy science. It has been upgraded to the level of a Deemed University
Deemed University

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. There are medical colleges in Rohtak, Mullana and Agroha. Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak
Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak

Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak is a premier post graduate medical institute in North India located in the city of Rohtak in Haryana.The institute offers various courses in major specialties and super specialties of medicine....
 is a premier post-graduate medical institute in North India
North India

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 offering courses in major specialties and super specialties of medicine. There is also the Management Development Institute in Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
, which is amongst the premier management institutes of India
India

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. The Institute named The Technological Institute of Textile and science's come into existence in 1947, A very well named college in Haryana
Haryana

Haryana is a States and territories of India in the Punjab region of northern India. It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south....
 in the field of Textiles.

Sports and Youth Development

Haryana is one of the leading states in sports as well. During the 33rd National games held in Assam
Assam

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 in 2007, Haryana stood 4th in the nation with a medal tally of 80, including 30 Gold, 22 Silver and 28 Bronze medals. In team sports, Haryana is the national champion in Men's Volleyball
Volleyball

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 and Women's hockey
Hockey

Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round, rubber or heavy plastic disc called a Hockey puck, into the opponent's net or goal, using a hockey stick....
. Haryana is a traditional powerhouse in games like kabbadi, kho-kho, judo
Judo

, meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either Throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling manoeuvre, or force an opponent...
, boxing
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
 and wrestling
Wrestling

Wrestling is part of the martial arts. A wrestling match consists of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over, or control of, the opponent....
. Sports in the state are managed by the Department of Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana. Nahar Singh Stadium
Nahar Singh Stadium

The Nahar Singh Stadium is a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Faridabad.Nahar Singh cricket stadium in Faridabad was built in 1981. The first match, a Ranji trophy game between Haryana and Services was played in 1982 from November 22nd-24th....
 for international cricket
Cricket

Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....
 was built in Faridabad
Faridabad

Faridabad, is a city and a municipal corporation in Faridabad district in the state of Haryana, India. It is a major industrial city and population centre....
 in the year 1981. This ground has the capacity to hold around 25,000 people as spectators. The Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
 is a multi-sport complex. It came into prominence because of the Indian Cricket League
Indian Cricket League

The Indian Cricket League , is a private cricket league that runs parallel to the Indian Premier League managed by Board of Control for Cricket in India ....
's inaugural Twenty20 tournament. The DLF golf course in Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
 offers challenging play for golfers of all skill levels and a natural beauty that envelops your senses. Astro-Turf Hockey grounds in Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon
Gurgaon

Gurgaon is the sixth largest city in the Indian Indian state of Haryana. According to the 2001 India census, Gurgaon has a population of 228,820....
 and Shahbad, Kurukshetra.

In the Beijing Olympics 2008 sportspersons from Harayna exhibited high level of competitiveness especially in the field of boxing. In middleweight category Vijender Kumar was awarded his middleweight (75 kg) bronze medal. Vijender happens to be the first Indian boxer to win a medal in Olympic games.

Health

NRHM national rural health mission

HARYANA CIVIL MEDICAL SERVICES HCMS


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