Haryana | |
| Capital & Major Cities | Chandigarh Faridabad, Hisar, Gurgaon, Panipat, Karnal, Rohtak, Kurukshetra |
| Formed On | 1 November 1966 The Punjabi Shaba movement wanted a separate state for Punjabi-speaking people in the erstwhile East Punjab. This movement started in the 1950s resulted in the formation of Punjabi-majority Punjab state, the Hindi-majority Haryana state and the Union Territory of Chandigarh on 1 November 1966. |
| Districts | 22 |
| Language | Hindi |
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| Physical Characteristics | Haryana has four main geographical features:
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| Natural Vegetation | Tropical thorn |
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| Major Regional Festivals | Baisakhi, Gangore, Lohri, Gugga Naumi |
| Major Art Forms | Saang dance, Khoria dance, Dhamal dance, Ghoomar dance. |
| Industry | Handloom, Electrical Appliances, Automobiles, IT |
| Minerals | Iron |
| Agriculture | Sugarcane, oilseeds, rice, groundnuts, maize, wheat |
| Geographical Indications | Phulkari (Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan) |
| State Animal | Blackbuck |
| State Bird | Black francolin |
| State Flower | Lotus |
| State Tree | Peepal |
| Important Historical Sites | Brahma Sarovar – an ancient water tank sacred to Hinduism in Thanesar Jyotisar – a town in the Kurukshetra district where Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna. Bhishma Kund – After his fall Bhisma requested the assembled Kauravas and Pandavas for water to quench his thirst. Kauravas offered him cool water which he denied to drink. Arjuna soon understood the willingness of his great grandfather. He pierced the ground by an arrow called Parjanyastra. Bhisma thus quenched his thirst by the water that gushed out in consequence. The spot where Arjuna’s arrow struck into the ground is called Bhisma Kunda. |
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