Other Important Facts of Punjab

State
  1. Punjab annexation with the British Rule - 1849
  2. Major occupation of Punjab - Agriculture
  3. Most famous city of Punjab - Amritsar
  4. Manchester of Punjab - Ludhiana
  5. First Sikh ruler of Punjab - Maharaja Ranjit Singh
  6. Most popular game of Punjab - Kabbadi
  7. Punjabi declared as an official language in Punjab -1966
  8. Use of Punjabi made compulsory in - 1992
  9. Punjabi language is considered to be a successor of which language - Sauraseni Prakrit
  10. Biggest grain market of Punjab - Khanna
  11. 8 princely states of East Punjab grouped together to form - PEPSU
  12. Punjab and PEPSU merged - 1956
  13. Rajiv-Longowal Accord (Punjab Accord) signed - 1985 
  14. Anandpur Resolution Adopted - 1973 
  15. Treaty of Amritsar held on - 1809
  16. City famous for furniture goods - Kartarpur 
  17. Centre of newspapers of Punjab-Jalandhar
  18. Post of chief commissioner of Chandigarh abolished -1984
  19. 1st solar power plant commissioned - Anandpur Sahib 
  20. 1st Akali CM of Punjab -Justice Gurnam Singh 
  21. 1st lady Chief Minister of Punjab - Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
  22. Cotton Belt in Punjab - Malwa Region
  23. Modern Chandigarh designed by - Le Corbusier
  24. AKHAR: A Roman-Punjabi word processing toolkit
  25. First evening court of punjab was inaugurated at Jalandhar follwed by Amritsar,Ludhiana and Patiala
  26. Femina Miss World India 2013 won by - Navneet Kaur Dhillon (Belongs to Patiala, Punjab) 
Institutions
  1. Punjab University - Chandigarh (1882, relocated to Chandigarh in 1956)
  2. Punjabi University - Patiala (1960)
  3. Punjab Agriculture University - Ludhiana (1962)
  4. Guru Nanak Dev University - Amritsar (1969)
  5. Baba Farid University of Health Sciences - Faridkot (1998)
  6. Punjab Technical University - Kapurthala (1997)
  7. Punjab School Education Board - Mohali (1969)
  8. Thapar University - Patiala (1956)
  9. Central University of Punjab (CUP) - Bathinda
Religious
  1. SGPC established in Punjab - 1925
  2. 1st president of the SGPC - Baba Kharak Singh
  3. Present president of the SGPC - Avtar Singh Makkar
  4. Longest tenure as president of SGPC - Gurcharan Singh Tohra
  5. Takht Patna Sahib and Takht Hazur sahib constructed by - Maharaja Ranjit singh
Sports
  1. Flying Sikh - Milkha Singh
  2. Famous sportsperson declined Arjuna award in 2001 - Milkha Singh
  3. Rural Olympics - Kila Raipur, Ludhiana
Famous Sites
  1. Sikh Heritage Complex - Anandpur Sahib
  2. Pushpa Gujral Science City- Kapurthala
  3. Hari-Ke-Pattan National Wetland and Wildlife Sanctuary - Tarn Taran
  4. Durgiana Mandir -Amritsar
Museums
  1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum, Amritsar
  2. Sanghol Museum, Fatehgarh Sahib
  3. Anglo Sikh War Memorial, Ferozepur
  4. Govt. Museum, Hoshiarpur
  5. Rural Museum, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
  6. Museum of Armoury & Chandeliers, Qila Mubarak, Patiala
  7. Art Gallery at Shish Mahal, Patiala
  8. Sports Museum, National Institute of Sports, Patiala
  9. Guru Teg Bahadur Museum, Anandpur Sahib
Forts
  1. Gobindgarh Fort, Amritsar
  2. Bathinda Fort
  3. Qila Mubark, Faridkot Fort
  4. Qila Mubark, Patiala
  5. Anandpur Sahib Fort, Rupnagar
  6. Phillaur Fort, Ludhiana
  7. Shahpur Kandi Fort, Pathankot
Palaces
  1. Summer Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Amritsar
  2.  Moti Palace, Patiala
  3.  Sheesh Mahal, Patiala
Archaeological Sites 
  1. Evidence of Harappan Culture, Ropar
  2. Dholbaha, Hoshiarpur
  3. Sanghol, Fatehgarh Sahib

Famous Personalities
  1. Pioneer of Punjabi Suba - Master Tara Singh
  2. Pioneer of Punjabi Novel - Nanak Singh
  3. Pioneer of Punjabi literary tradition - Bulle Shah
  4. 1st Punjabi novelist to get Jananpith Award - Gurdial Singh
  5. Punjabi Poetess to get Jananpith Award - Amrita Pritam
  6. 1st IPS lady of Punjab - Kiran bedi
  7. 1st lady Deputy commissioner of Punjab - Vini Mahajan
  8. Nightingale of Punjab - Surinder Kaur
  9. Bearded Mother Teresa - Bhagat Puran Singh
  10. Sobha Singh - Painter
  11. Rustam-e-Hind title won by - Dara Singh (Wrestler)
  12. Hockey player called as Wizard of Hockey - Dhyanchand
  13. Koel of Punjab - Surinder Kaur
Famous Freedom Fighters and Movements of Punjab

 1. Shaheed Bhagat Singh: 
  1. Born : September 28, 1907 at Khatkar Kalan, SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr), Punjab
  2. Died : March 23, 1931 at Lahore, Pakistan
  3. Setup Naujawan Bharat Sabha - In 1926 with Chabil Das and Yashpal
2. Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar: 
  1. Born : May 15, 1907 at Ludhiana, Punjab
  2. Died : March 23, 1931 at Lahore, Pakistan
  3. Sukhdev was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) 
3. Shaheed Shivaram Hari Rajguru: 
  1. Born : August 24, 1908 at Khed near Pune now known as Rajgurunagar
  2. Died : March 23, 1931 at Lahore, Pakistan
4. Shaheed Udham Singh: 
  1. Born : December 26, 1899 at Sunam, Punjab
  2. Died : July 31, 1940, HM Prison Pentonville, United Kingdom
  3. Shaheed Udham Singh is known for his assassination of Sir Michael O’Dwyer in March 1940 what has been described as a revenge of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre  
5. Komagata Maru: The Komagata Maru (also called Kamagata) was a Japanese steam liner, chartered in 1914 by Gurdit Singh, an affluent Sikh businessman, to carry 376 Indians, all Punjabi's to Canada. The Ship embarked from Hong Kong before arriving in Canada.
6. Ghadar movement: The Ghadar movement was a movement of patriotic, progressive, democratic and enlightened Indians living abroad, working for the emancipation of India from the clutches of British colonialism and the birth of a new India based on national and social emancipation. A weekly paper called ‘Ghadar’ (The Rebellion) was started with Lala Hardyal as Chief Editor. 
7. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, involved the killing of hundreds of unarmed, defenseless Indians by a senior British military officer, which took place on 13th April, 1919 in the heart of Amritsar, the holiest city of the Sikhs, on a day sacred to them as the birth anniversary of the Khalsa (Baisakhi day).The massacre took place in the Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in Amritsar and shooting was ordered by Brigadier-General Dyer.
8. Gurudwara Reform Movement: Gurudwara Reform  Movement marked the struggle of the Sikhs from 1920-25 to wrest control of their places of worship from the mahants (priests) into whose hands they had passed during the 18th century when the Sikhs were driven away from their homes to seek safety in remote hills and deserts.

 9. SGPC: Sikh Gurudwaras Act, 1925 passed by the provincial legislative assembly in July 1925 and implemented with effect from 1 November 1925 created a “Board”, renamed Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee soon thereafter to provide for the better administration of certain Sikh Gurudwaras and for inquiries into matters and settlement of disputes connected therewith.
10. Guru Ka Bagh Morcha: Guru Ka Bagh morcha in Ghukkevali village, Tehsil Ajnala, District Amritsar is an account of a major campaign, just one of the many struggles by the Sikhs in the early 1920’s to seek justice, in regaining control of their own houses of worship.
11. Jaito Morcha: Jaito Morcha is the name given to the Akali agitation that took place in Febrauary 1924 for the restoration of the throne of Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of Nabha, a Sikh princely state in the Punjab.
12. Punjab Riyasti Praja Mandal: Punjab Riyasti Praja Mandal was an organization of the people of the princely states of Punjab which was established in 1928 at Mansa to work for securing to them civil liberties and political rights.
Rivers
Rivers Ancient Names
Satluj     Satlutri
Beas Vipash
Ravi Parushtani
Chenab Asikni
Jhelum Vitasta
Indus Sindhu
Saraswati Sarusti


  1. River Satluj borders 9 districts of Punjab - Ropar, Nawashahr, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ludhiana, Moga, Ferozepur and Fazilka 
  2. River Ravi borders 3 districts of Punjab - Amritsar, Pathankot and Gurdaspur
  3. River Beas borders 6 districts of Punjab - Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Tarn-Taran, Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala
 Fairs and Festivals
Maghi  Mela Muktsar
Rural Olympics Kila Raipur, Ludhiana
Fair of lights - Roshni  Mela Jagaraon, Ludhiana
Jarag Mela Payal, Ludhiana
Chhapar Mela Ludhiana
Kisan Mela PAU , Ludhiana
Mela Godri Babean Da Desh Bhagat Yadgaar Haal,  Jalandhar
Baba Sodal Mela Jalandhar
Harballabh Classical Music  Fest Devi Talab Temple, Jalandhar
Hola Mohalla Sri Anandpur Sahib
Urs of Shaikh Ahmed, Rauza Sharif Sirhind
Shaheedi Jor Mela Sirhind
Baisakhi fair Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo and Sri Amritsar
Sheikh Farid Fair Faridkot


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