The city is dominated by the history of the Sikhs and many of their sacred shrines are found in and around the city. The city has highest seat of Sikhs "The Harimandir sahib" populalry known as Golden Temple. The city has central old city called walled city. It has narrow zig zag streets mostly developed in the 17th and 18th century. The city has a peculiar example of introvert planning system and has uniques areas called Katras. The Katras are self styled residential units that provided unique defence system during attacks on the city. The city lies on the main Grand Trunk Road (GT Road) from Delhi to Amritsar connecting to Lahore in Pakistan. The G. T. Road, built by Sher Shah Suri, runs through the whole of the northern half of the Indian Subcontinent, connecting Peshawar, Pakistan to Sonargaon, Bangladesh. The city is also connected to most other major cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta by extensive rail system, and Raja Sansi International Aitport
The city is the administrative centre for the Amritsar District. Amritsar developed from a small village pool to a business centre. However, it did not become the industrial centre of Punjab due to its proximity to the volatile Indo-Pak border. The city has an international airport (Raja Sansi International Airport) that is about 9 km from the city centre. It is connected with Singapore, Tashkent, Ashgabat as well as London, Birmingham and Toronto. The airport is being developed for increasing demand in future, a spanky new International inbound & outbound terminal is operational and cargo terminal is also under implementation.
Languages:
The main spoken language in Amritsar and in the surrounding villages is the Punjabi dialect of Maajhi, considered to be Standard Punjabi. Other major languages spoken in the city are Hindi, English and Urdu.
Climate:
The weather in this region of India is seasonal with four distinct seasons. The winter season (November to March) where temperatures ranges from 18 °C to about -3 °C, the hot season (April to June) where temperatures can reach 46 °C , monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon (September to November).
Education:
The city has one Govt Medical College, One Govt Dental College, One Engineering College, One Govt College for Women and The Khalsa College, Amritsar, founded in 1892, is one of the oldest educational institutions of the region. It offers courses in Arts, Agriculture, Commerce, Science, Computers, Languages, Education & Physiotherapy.
In 1969, Guru Nanak Dev University was established. The city is also home to DAV College and BBK DAV College for Women
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Friday, June 13, 2008
AMRITSAR AT A GLANCE
General Description
Amritsar which means "Pool of the Nectar of Immortality", is the administrative headquarter of the Amritsar District in Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city of Amritsar to be over 1,000,000 and that of the entire district to number just over 3,096,077.
Amritsar is located in the northwest part of India in the State of Punjab, 32 miles east of Lahore, Pakistan. Amritsar derives from Sanskrit Amŗta-sarovar = "Lake of Nectar".
General Statistics of Amritsar:
Area 5000 sq. km
Population of Amritsar district 2.5 milion
Literacy 55%
Languages Punjabi, Hindi & English
Major Crops Rice, Cotton and Sugar
Climate Summer: 30 – 46 OC
Winter: 0 – 17 OC
Moonsoon: July – Sept.
It is home to the Harimandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, and is the spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikh Religion. In Maharaja Ranjit Singh's time, Amritsar had superseded Lahore as the pre-eminent city of Punjab. It is also known for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919).
The main commercial activities include tourism, carpets and fabrics, farm produce, handicrafts, service trades and light engineering. Amritsar is also a seat of major educational institutions like Guru Nanak Dev University (established 1969), Khalsa College, Amritsar (established 1892), DAV College Amritsar (established 1955), and Government Medical College, Amritsar (established 1926).
Amritsar which means "Pool of the Nectar of Immortality", is the administrative headquarter of the Amritsar District in Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city of Amritsar to be over 1,000,000 and that of the entire district to number just over 3,096,077.
Amritsar is located in the northwest part of India in the State of Punjab, 32 miles east of Lahore, Pakistan. Amritsar derives from Sanskrit Amŗta-sarovar = "Lake of Nectar".
General Statistics of Amritsar:
Area 5000 sq. km
Population of Amritsar district 2.5 milion
Literacy 55%
Languages Punjabi, Hindi & English
Major Crops Rice, Cotton and Sugar
Climate Summer: 30 – 46 OC
Winter: 0 – 17 OC
Moonsoon: July – Sept.
It is home to the Harimandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, and is the spiritual and cultural centre of the Sikh Religion. In Maharaja Ranjit Singh's time, Amritsar had superseded Lahore as the pre-eminent city of Punjab. It is also known for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919).
The main commercial activities include tourism, carpets and fabrics, farm produce, handicrafts, service trades and light engineering. Amritsar is also a seat of major educational institutions like Guru Nanak Dev University (established 1969), Khalsa College, Amritsar (established 1892), DAV College Amritsar (established 1955), and Government Medical College, Amritsar (established 1926).
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
At Amritsar
It was constructed under the supervision of Fakir Azeez-ud-din and Sardars Lehna Singh and Desa Singh Majithia, nobles of the Lahore Darbar at a cost of Nanak Shahi Rs. 1,25,000/- Originally, laid in a garden spreading across 84 acres of rare plants, trees and flowers, surrounded by a boundary wall, 14 feet high and a moat all around it, this beautiful palace had also several equally beautiful clusters of structure which were converted into clubs and libraries, the lawns around them into tennis courts by the British.
The entrance of the palace called the Darshani Deori is unique in design. It has four two storied towers in the cardinal directions. There are two tanks, the one connecting the palace with water channels fitted with fountains and the other with the air-conditioning pipes circuiting the outer walls and the bathing tanks of the double storied part of the residence. Some of the paintings and the mirror work on the roofs is still extant.
It was constructed under the supervision of Fakir Azeez-ud-din and Sardars Lehna Singh and Desa Singh Majithia, nobles of the Lahore Darbar at a cost of Nanak Shahi Rs. 1,25,000/- Originally, laid in a garden spreading across 84 acres of rare plants, trees and flowers, surrounded by a boundary wall, 14 feet high and a moat all around it, this beautiful palace had also several equally beautiful clusters of structure which were converted into clubs and libraries, the lawns around them into tennis courts by the British.
The entrance of the palace called the Darshani Deori is unique in design. It has four two storied towers in the cardinal directions. There are two tanks, the one connecting the palace with water channels fitted with fountains and the other with the air-conditioning pipes circuiting the outer walls and the bathing tanks of the double storied part of the residence. Some of the paintings and the mirror work on the roofs is still extant.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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