Punjab, India

This article details the Indian state of Punjab. For other meanings see Punjab (Disambiguation)

History since Partition

The Indian state of Punjab was created in 1947, when the Partition of India split the former Raj province of Punjab between India and pakistan. The mostly Muslim western part of the province became Pakistan's Punjab Province; the mostly Sikh and Hindu eastern part became India's Punjab state. Many Hindus and Sikhs lived in the west, and many Muslims lived in the east, and so the partition saw many people displaced and much intercommunal violence. Several small Punjabi princely states, including Patiala, also became part of India. In 1950, two Punjab states were created; Punjab included of the former Raj province of Punjab, while the princely states were combined into a new state, the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). Himachal Pradesh was created as a union territory from several princely states and Kangra District. In 1956, PEPSU was merged into Punjab state, and several northern districts of Punjab in the Himalaya were added to Himachal Pradesh.

Related Topics:
Partition of India - Raj - Punjab - India - Pakistan - Princely states - Patiala - Patiala and East Punjab States Union - Union territory - Kangra - Himalaya - Himachal Pradesh

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The capital of undivided Punjab province, Lahore, ended up in Pakistan after partition, so a new capital for Indian Punjab state was built at Chandigarh. On November 1, 1966, the mostly Hindu southeastern half of Punjab became a separate state, Haryana. Chandigarh was on the border between the two states, and became a separate union territory which serves as the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh was due to transfer to Punjab alone in 1986, but the transfer has been delayed.

Related Topics:
Lahore - Chandigarh - Haryana - Union territory

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