Jind StateToday part ofIndiaJind State (also spelled Jhind State) was a princely state situated in the Punjab Province of British India. Its territory now forms parts of the present-day Indian states of Punjab and Haryana. The state was 3,260 km (1,260 sq mi) in area and its annual income was Rs. 3,000,000 in the 1940s. This state was founded and ruled by the Jats of Sidhu clan.
Patiala StateToday part ofIndiaPatiala was a princely state of India. It was one of the Phulkian States that acceded to the Union of India upon Indian independence and partition in 1947. It was founded as a kingdom by Ala Singh in 1762. During the reign of MaharajaKaram Singh from 1813 to 1845, Patiala was the second-largest Sikh state in Punjab.
JindJind is one of the largest and oldest cities in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarter of Jind district. Rani Talab is the main destination for tourists while Pandu Pindara and Ramrai are the main religious spots, attracting devotees for the holy bath during Amavasya. EtymologyJind was named Jayantapura after the victory of Lord Jayant (Indra), whom Pandavas worshipped before the Mahabharata war.
List of districts of HaryanaHaryana, with 23 districts, is a state in the northern region of India and is the nation's eighteenth most populous. The state borders with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north and Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region.
Hisar divisionHisar Division is one of the six divisions of HaryanaState of India. The division comprises the districts of Fatehabad, Hisar, Jind and Sirsa . It is named after the Hisar (city) that was a fort in the late 10th century. The office of the Commissioner of Hisar division is situated in Hisar city.JulanaJulana is a deity of the Jumu and Luritja people of Western Australia and the Northern Territory in Australia. In the mythology of the Jumu and Luritja people, Julana is a lecherous spirit who surprises women by burrowing beneath the sand, leaping out, and raping them. When he was alive, he wandered the Earth with his father, Njirana, during the Dreaming.
National Highway 352 (India)National Highway 352 (NH 352) is a National Highway in India. It connects Narwana in Haryana to Jind, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Rewari, all of them in Haryana. Its southern end terminates on NH 48 (Delhi-Jaipur highway) near Sangwari village between Dharuhera and Bawal bypassing Rewari city. Its northern end terminates on NH 52 at Narwana. Its former number was NH 71 before all the national highways were renumbered in the year 2010.
MahabharataThe Mahābhārata ( mə-HAH-BAR-ə-tə, MAH-hə-; Sanskrit: महाभारतम्, IAST: Mahābhāratam, pronounced [mɐɦaːˈbʱaːrɐt̪ɐm], 'Great Bharata') is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Ramayana. Both are considered smṛti and itihasa texts.
PandavaThe Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a patronymic referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. They are acknowledged as the sons of Pandu, the King of Kuru, but were fathered by different Devas (gods) due to Pandu's cursed inability to naturally sire children.
KauravaKaurava is a Sanskrit patronymic referring to descendant of Kuru, a legendary king of India who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the epic Mahabharata. Usually, the term is used for the 100 sons of King Dhritarashtra and his wife Gandhari. Duryodhana, Dushasana, Vikarna and Chitrasena are the most well-known among the brothers. They also had a sister named Dussala and a half-brother named Yuyutsu.
IndiaCountry in South AsiaIndia, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Phulkian dynastyThe Phulkian dynasty (or Phoolkian) of Maharajas or sardars were SikhJat royals and aristocrats in the Punjab region of India. Members of the dynasty ruled the Phulkian states of Badrukhan, Bhadaur, Faridkot, Jind, Malaudh, Nabha, and Patiala, allying themselves with the British Empire according to the terms of the Cis-Sutlej treaty of 1809.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.