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TABLES OF CONTENT HISTORY

ABOUT CHANDIGARH

LANGUAGE

ECONOMY

RELIGION

PLACES TO VISIT IN CHANDIGARH

EDUCATION

TRANSPORT

REFERENCE

HISTORYThe city has a pre-historic past. Due to the presence of lake, the area has fossil remains with imprints of a large variety of aquatic plants and animals, and amphibian life, which were supported by that environment. As it was a part of the Punjab region, it had many rivers nearby where the ancient and primitive settling of humans began. So, about 8000 years ago, the area was also known to be a home to the Harappans.

Chandigarh was the dream city of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. After the partition of India in 1947, the former British province of Punjab was split between (mostly Sikhs) East Punjab in India and (mostly Muslim) West Punjab in Pakistan.

On 1 November 1966, the newly formed state of Haryana was carved out of the eastern portion of East Punjab, in order to create a new state for the majority Haryanvi-speaking people in that portion, while the western portion of East Punjab retained a mostly Punjabi-speaking majority and was renamed as Punjab. Chandigarh was located on the border of both states and the states moved to incorporate the city into their respective territories. However, the city of Chandigarh was declared a union territory to serve as capital of both states

ABOUT CHANDIGARH Chandigarh, as witnessed today was designed by the famous architect of that time Le

Corbusier.

The city is a union territory controlled by the Central Government and is the capital of two

Indian states Haryana and Punjab.

Chandigarh is the first planned city of our country and is spread in an area of approx. 114

sq. mt.

It is noticed that the sectors in Chandigarh and Panchkula don’t have a Sector 13, a

superstitious belief that the no. 13 is not auspicious.

The neighboring cities of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali are together called the ‘Tricity’

In Chandigarh, you would not notice any statue in parks or at the roundabout, a condition

of the architect Le Corbusier.

The medieval Chandigarh was the home to the Harappan Civilization about 8000 years ago.

LANGUAGE

English is the sole official language of Chandigarh. The majority of the population speaks Hindi (67.53%) while Punjabi is spoken by 27.89%.

ECONOMY Chandigarh has been rated as the “Wealthiest Town” of India.[41] The Reserve Bank of India ranked Chandigarh as the Third largest deposit center and seventh largest credit Centre nationwide as of June 2012. With a per capita income of ₹99,262, Chandigarh is the richest city in India.[42] Chandigarh's gross state domestic product for 2014-15 is estimated at ₹0.29 lakh Crore (US$4.3 billion) in current prices. According to a 2014 survey, Chandigarh is ranked 4th in the top 50 cities identified globally as "emerging outsourcing and IT services destinations" ahead of cities like Beijing

RELIGIONHinduism and Sikhism are the prominent religions of Chandigarh followed by 80.78% and 13.11% people respectively. Minorities are Muslims 4.87%, Christians 0.83%, Jains 0.19%, Buddhists 0.11%, those that didn't state a religion are 0.10%, and others are 0.02%.[38]

Many institutions serve the minorities in the city. One such being the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shimla and Chandigarh, serving the Catholics, which even has a co-cathedral in the city, Christ the King Co-Cathedral, although it never was a separate bishopric. Most of the convent schools of Chandigarh are governed by this institution.

Chandigarh hosts many religious places, including the temple on which it was named - Chandimandir. The ISKCON temple in Sector 36 is one among the worship places for Hindus. Nada Sahib Gurudwara, a famous place for Sikh worship lies in its vicinity.[39] Apart from this, there are a couple of historical mosques in Manimajra and Burail.

Places To Visit in Chandigarh The List of the Places to Visit in Chandigarh. Mata mansa Devi Temple The Rock Garden of Chandigarh Elante mall Sukhna Lake Chandigarh Rose Garden Panjab University Government Museum and Art Gallery Leisure Valley Musical Fountain Funcity ISKCON Chandigarh Sri Sri Radha Madhav Temple Terraced Garden

EDUCATIONThere are numerous educational institutions in Chandigarh. These range from privately and publicly operated schools to colleges and the Punjab University. Other Institutions are Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Gov. Medical college & Hospital, Punjab Engineering College Deemed University, Gov. College for Men, Gov. College for Women, DAV College,MCM DAV College for Women, Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College Sector-32, Gov. Homeopathic College, Ayurvedic College, Gov. Polytechnic College, Gov. Home Science College, Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel management, Khalsa College Sec- 26, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research(NITTTR) Sec-26 etc.

According to Chandigarh administration's department of education, there are a total of 107 government schools in Chandigarh and convent schools like St. Stephen's School, St. John's High School, Chandigarh, St. Anne's Convent School and Carmel Convent School.

Transport[edit]

TRANSPORTRoad: Chandigarh has the largest number of vehicles per capita in India.[69] Wide, well maintained roads and parking spaces all over the city ease local transport.[70] The Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) operates public transport buses from its Inter State Bus Terminals (ISBT) in Sectors 17 and 43 of the city.[71] CTU also operates frequent bus services to the neighboring states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and to Delhi.

Air: Chandigarh Airport has scheduled commercial flights to major cities of India including Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, Leh and Srinagar. The airport has international flights to Sharjah and Dubai.

Rail: Chandigarh Junction railway station lies in the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railway network and provide connectivity to all the regions of India and some major Indian cities. It provides connectivity to eastern states with link to cities like Kolkata, Dibrugarh; southern states with trains to Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore and Kollam; western states with trains to Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Mumbai. Central states with trains to Bhopal[80] and Indore; other northern states with trains to Lucknow, Amritsar, Ambala, Panipat, Kalka and Shimla.

ReferenceChandigarh is a very beautiful city and is the capital of the Punjab And Haryana. There are lots to places to Visit in Chandigarh.http://nehasilam.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandigarh#Languages