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TABLES OF CONTENT
 HISTORY
 ABOUT CHANDIGARH
 LANGUAGE
 ECONOMY
 RELIGION
 PLACES TO VISIT IN CHANDIGARH
 EDUCATION
 TRANSPORT
 REFERENCE
 HISTORY
The 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
 RELIGION
Hinduism 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
 EDUCATION
There 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]
 TRANSPORT
Road: 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.
 Reference
Chandigarh 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