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Khanna Family
The Khanna family is a prominent Punjabi Hindus, Punjabi Hindu family originating from India. Members of the Khanna family have been involved in various fields, including business, Financial services, finance, politics, philanthropy, sports, and Sports governing body, sports administration. Khanna family members initially gained prominence and notability from the 1950s onwards. Members of the family have been noted for their wealth and power, both within and outside of India. Through many of its members, the Khanna family is related to numerous other notable individuals and families. History and background The Khanna family's history stems from the city of Lahore in the Punjab Province (British India), Punjab Province of Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India, where they were a wealthy family as a result of the manufacturing business founded by Shanti Lal Khanna in 1939, during the British Raj. The Khanna family has Punjabi Hindus, Punjabi Hindu origins and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Province (British India)
Punjab was a province of British India. Most of the Punjab region was annexed by the East India Company in 2 April 1849, and declared a province of British Rule, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British control. In 1858, the Punjab, along with the rest of British India, came under the direct rule of the British Crown. It had an area of 358,354.5 km2. The province comprised four natural geographic regions – ''Indo-Gangetic Plain West'', ''Himalayan'', ''Sub-Himalayan'', and the ''North-West Dry Area'' – along with five administrative divisions – Delhi, Jullundur, Lahore, Multan, and Rawalpindi – and a number of princely states. In 1947, the Partition of India led to the province's division into East Punjab and West Punjab, in the newly independent dominions of India and Pakistan respectively. Etymology The region was originally called Sapta Sindhu,D. R. Bhandarkar, 1989Some Aspects of Ancient Indian Culture: Sir William Meyers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
