Indian State & Union Teritory
Punjab
Area: 50,362 sq. km
Population: 24,358,999
Capital: Chandigarh
Principal Languages: Punjabi
History and Geography
Ancient Punjab formed part of the vast Indo-Iranian region. In later years, it saw the rise and fall of the Mauryans, Bactrians, Greeks, Sakas, Kushans and Guptas. Medieval Punjab...
Rajasthan
Area : 3,42,239 sq. km
Population : 56,473,122
Capital : Jaipur
Principal Languages : Hindi and Rajasthani
History and Geography
Rajasthan, the largest State in India in terms of area, prior to independence, was known as Rajputana or the home of Rajputs - a martial community who ruled over...
Sikkim
Area : 7,096 sq. km
Population : 540,493
Capital : Gangtok
Principal Languages : Lepcha, Bhutia, Limbu and Nepali
History and Geography
The early history of Sikkim starts in the 13th century with the signing of a blood-brotherhood treaty between the Lepcha Chief Thekong Tek and Tibetan prince...
Tamil Nadu
Area : 1,30,058 sq. km
Population : 62,405,679
Capital : Chennai
Principal Languages : Tamil
History and Geography
The State of Tamil Nadu has a hoary antiquity. Though early sangam classics throw historical references, we pass to recorded history only from the Pallavas.
The southern states of...
Tripura
Area : 10,491.69 sqkm
Population : 31,91,168 (Census-2001)
Capital : Agartala
Principal Languages : Bengali and Kokborok
Historical Background
Tripura, currently a full-fledged state of North-East India, was formerly a princely state that had a long list of tribal kings stretching back into...
Uttarakhand
Area : 53,484 sq. km
Population : 8,489,349
Capital : Dehradun
Principal Languages : Hindi, Garhwali, Kumaoni
History and Geography
Uttarakhand finds mention in the ancient Hindu scriptures as Kedarkhand, Manaskhand and Himavant. The Kushanas, Kunindas, Kanishka, Samudra Gupta, the Pauravas,...
Uttar Pradesh
Area : 2,40,928 sq. km
Population : 166,052,859
Capital : Lucknow
Principal Languages : Hindi and Urdu
History and Geography
The history of the State of Uttar Pradesh is very ancient and interesting. It is recognised in the later Vedic Age as Brahmarshi Desha or Madhya Desha. Many great sages of...
West Bengal
Area : 88,752 sq. km
Population : 80,176,197
Capital : Kolkata
Principal Languages : Bengali
History and Geography
The State of Bengal finds a coveted place, even in pre-historic times. At the time of Alexander's invasion, a powerful kingdom called Gangaridai ruled over Bengal. Ascendancy of the...
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