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Salempur Masanda
Salempur Masanda is a village in Jalandhar district, near the Jalandhar Cantonment, in Punjab, India. Demographics According to the 2001 Census, Salempur Masanda has a population of 1,488 people. The village is in size. The village has a large concentration of people with the surname Johal. According to village elders, families with the Johal surname originally came from the village of Jandiala which has a substantial concentration of Johal families. Neighbouring villages include Dhanowali, Talhan, Semi, Khajurla, Pragpur and Birring. Baba Dassa Ji Gurdwara The village is famous for its Baba Dassa Gurdwara. It is said that Baba Dassa Ji was a devout follower of Sri Guru Hargobind Gurū Hargobind (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ, pronunciation: l 19 June 1595 – 28 February 1644), revered as the ''sixth Nānak'', was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He had become Guru at the young age of e ... Sahib Ji and used to take wooden logs to Kar ...
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States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ...
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Jandiala
Jandiala is a village in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising .... Jandiala is a village in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Jandiala is also known as Jandiala Manjki, (A part of a small area known as Manjki region). Jandiala is a big village as compared to the surrounding villages. Jandiala is located at the centre of a circle with its curvature passing through many major towns such as Nakodar (14Km), Jalandhar (20Km), Phagwara (14Km), Goraya (12Km), Phillaur(21Km) and Nurmahal (8Km) The village Jandiala now looks like a city. There were mandis of dozens of surrounding villages. As a result, the municipality was formed by the British government in the third quarter of the nineteenth century, but due to ...
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Guru Hargobind
Gurū Hargobind (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ, pronunciation: l 19 June 1595 – 28 February 1644), revered as the ''sixth Nānak'', was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He had become Guru at the young age of eleven, after the execution of his father, Guru Arjan, by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.HS Syan (2013), Sikh Militancy in the Seventeenth Century, IB Tauris, , pages 48–55 Guru Hargobind introduced the process of militarization to Sikhism, likely as a response to his father's execution and to protect the Sikh community.Hargobind: Sikh Guru
Encyclopedia Britannica, Quote: "Hargobind, sixth Sikh Guru, who developed a strong Sikh army and gave the Sikh religion its military character, in accord with the instructions of his father, Guru Arjan (1563–1606), the first Sikh martyr, who ...
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Salempur Masandan Baba Dasa Ji (Inside)
Salempur may refer to: * Salempur, Gaya, a village in Gaya district, Bihar, India * Salempur, Saran, a village in Saran district, Bihar, India * Salempur, Uttar Pradesh, a town in India ** Salempur (Lok Sabha constituency), the parliamentary constituency for the town * Salempur, Gosainganj, a village in Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India * Salempur, Kakori, a village in Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India * Salempur, Nepal, a village development committee in Sarlahi District See also * Salempur Masanda Salempur Masanda is a village in Jalandhar district, near the Jalandhar Cantonment, in Punjab, India. Demographics According to the 2001 Census, Salempur Masanda has a population of 1,488 people. The village is in size. The village has a large ..., a village in Jalandhar District in Punjab, India ...
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Pragpur
Pragpur is a village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated in the shadows of Dhauladhar range and was developed about three centuries ago. Pragpur, along with the nearby village of Garli, is notified as a "Heritage Village" by a State Government notification dated 9 December 1997. As per the constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Pragpur village is administrated by the sarpanch, who is the elected representative of the village. History Pragpur is said to have been founded in the late 16th century by the Patials. The area of Pragpur was part of the principality of Jaswan. Pragpur is an ornamental village with unchanged shops, cobblestone streets, old water tanks, mud-plastered walls and slate-roofed houses. The narrow streets, lined with fort-like houses, havelis and villas, are indicative of the area's aged charisma. Due to its unique architecture and pristine beauty, the state government of Himachal Pradesh declared Pragpur as the country's first He ...
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Khajurla
Khajurla is a village in Phagwara tehsil in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Kapurthala, from Phagwara. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative. Transport Jalandhar Cantonment and Chiheru are the nearest railway stations to Khajurla; Jalandhar City railway station is 11 km away. The village is 107 km from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar. Another nearby airport is Sahnewal Airport in Ludhiana which is located 49 km away from the village. Phagwara, Jandiala, Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ..., Kartarpur are the nearby cities. References External links Villages in Kapurthala Villages in Kapurthala district {{Kapurthala-geo-stub ...
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Talhan
Talhan is a village in Jalandhar district, near the Jalandhar Cantonment, in Punjab, India. Demographics According to the 2001 Census, Talhan has a population of 2,946 people. The village has . Baba Shaheed Nihal Singh Talhan is famous for its Shaheedi Jor mela, which is held annually in the memory of Shaheed Baba Nihal Singh. The mela is a big attraction in Jalandhar. The 58th Jor Mela was held on 20–21 June 2009. Baba Nihal Singh belonged to the neighbouring village of Dakoha. Baba Nihal Singh made pulleys for drinking water wells. He served the people by installing the pulleys at the base of the well. Local people believe that as the Baba was divine, no matter which water well Baba installed a pulley, the water wells never dried up and the water remained sweet. On one occasion, the Baba met with a fatal accident, whilst installing a pulley and the Baba became a martyr whilst serving the people. The people of Talhan constructed a shrine (Samadh) in Talhan. The shri ...
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Johal
Johal () is an Indian surname and clan of the Jat caste found in the states of Punjab and Haryana. Notable persons with that name include: * Balinder Johal, Indo-Canadian actress * Bindy Johal (1971–1998), Indian-Canadian gangster * Hardial Singh Johal ( 1947–2002), Indian-Canadian Engineer * Herbinder Singh Johl, Indo-Canadian Olympic wrestler * Jagbir Johal, renowned British-Indian professor * Jas Johal, Indo-Canadian Politician * Kuldesh Johal Kuldesh Johal (born 25 September 1980) is an English former professional snooker player. He competed on the main tour during the 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 seasons. Career Born in 1980, Johal played in Challenge Tour qualifying events in the ea ... (born 1980), English snooker player * Nachhatar Singh Johal (born 1979), Indian sailor * Sardara Singh Johl (born 1928), Indian agriculture economist References {{Reflist Indian surnames Hindu surnames Punjabi tribes Punjabi-language surnames ...
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Punjab, India
Punjab (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and Rajasthan to the southwest; by the Indian union territory, union territories of Chandigarh to the east and Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir to the north. It shares an international border with Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, a Pakistani province, province of Pakistan to the west. The state covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres (19,445 square miles), which is 1.53% of India's total geographical area, making it List of states and union territories of India by area, the 19th-largest Indian state by area out of 28 Indian states (20th largest, if UTs are considered). With over 27 million inhabitants, Punjab is List of states and union territories of ...
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