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Sunam
Sunam is a town and a tehsil, near city of Sangrur iSangrur districtin the Indian state of Punjab. The Railway Station of Sunam was renamed as Sunam Udham Singh Wala. History Sunam is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under the sarkar of Sirhind, producing a revenue of 7,067,696 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 2000 infantry and 500 cavalry. It had a brick fort at the time. It was one of the many towns under the rule of Wazir Khan. Geography Sunam is located at . It has an average elevation of . Sunam falls under the district of Sangrur. Located on the Ludhiana-Hisar railway line, it is connected, by road with Sangrur (13 km), Patiala (64 km), Ludhiana (90 km), Bathinda (95 km), and Chandigarh (129 km). Demographics As of the 2011 India census, Sunam had a population of 334,641. Males constitute 53.3% of the population and females 46.7%. Sunam has an average literacy rate of 75.6%, higher than the national average of 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangrur District
Sangrur district is in the state of Punjab in northern India. Sangrur city is the district headquarters. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in the Indian state of Punjab. Neighbouring districts are Malerkotla (north), Barnala (west), Patiala (east), Mansa (southwest) and Fatehabad (Haryana) and Jind (Haryana) (south). Sangrur consists of the cities of Dhuri, Lehragaga, Sangrur, and Sunam. Other cities are Bhawanigarh, Dirba, Khanauri, Longowal, Cheema and Moonak. There are 7 sub-divisions, being Sangrur, Dhuri, Sunam, Lehragaga, Moonak, Bhawanigarh and Dirba. Till 2006, Barnala was also a part of Sangrur district, but now it is a separate district. In 2021, a new district Malerkotla district, consisting of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh subdivisions and the Amargarh sub-tehsil, was formed out of Sangrur district. Origin and history The administrative district of Sangrur was created in 1948. Prior to this, Sangrur town was originally part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udham Singh
Udham Singh (born Sher Singh; 26 December 1899 – 31 July 1940) was an Indian revolutionary belonging to Ghadar Party and HSRA, best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of the Punjab in India, on 13 March 1940. The assassination was done in revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919, for which O'Dwyer was responsible and of which Singh himself was a survivor. Singh was subsequently tried and convicted of murder and hanged in July 1940. While in custody, he used the name 'Ram Mohammad Singh Azad', which represents the three major religions in India and his anti-colonial sentiment. Singh was a well-known figure of the Indian independence movement. He is also referred to as ''Shaheed-i-Azam Sardar Udham Singh'' (the expression "Shaheed-i-Azam" means "the great martyr"). A district ( Udham Singh Nagar) was named after him as a homage by the Mayawati government in October 1995. Early life Udham Singh was born Sher Singh in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangrur Lok Sabha Constituency
Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Punjab state in northern India. Assembly segments Presently, Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Members of Parliament ^ by-poll Election results 2024 2022 by-election Incumbent Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency MP Bhagwant Mann had contested in the Punjab Assembly election and won. AAP won a large majority of 92 out of total 117 seats. Mann was designated as the Chief Minister of Punjab. Before taking the oath as CM of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann resigned from his post of MP Sangrur. By-election to Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency was held on 23 June 2022. Simranjit Singh Mann was declared the winner 26 June 2022. 2019 2014 2009 2004 1999 1998 1996 Notes External linksSangrur lok sabha constituency elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre (), also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919. A large crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, during the annual Vaisakhi, Baisakhi fair to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-Indian independence activists Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal. In response to the public gathering, the temporary Brigadier (India), brigadier general R. E. H. Dyer surrounded the people with his Gurkha and Sikh infantry regiments of the British Indian Army. The Jallianwala Bagh could only be exited on one side, as its other three sides were enclosed by buildings. After blocking the exit with his troops, Dyer ordered them to shoot at the crowd, continuing to fire even as the protestors tried to flee. The troops kept on firing until their ammunition was low and they were ordered to stop. Estimates of those killed vary from 379 to 1,500 or more people; over 1,200 others were injured, of whom 192 sust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patiala
Patiala () is a city in southeastern Punjab, India, Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the ''Qila Mubarak, Patiala, Qila Mubarak'' (the 'Blessed Castle') constructed by a chieftain Ala Singh, who founded the royal dynasty of Patiala State in 1763, and after whom the city is named. In popular culture, the city remains famous for its traditional ''Patiala Shahi Pagg, Patiala shahi'' turban (a type of headgear), ''Punjabi Paranda, paranda'' (a tasselled tag for braiding hair), ''Patiala salwar'' (a type of female trousers), ''jutti'' (a type of footwear) and Patiala peg (a measure of liquor). Patiala is also known as the Royal City and the Beautiful City. Etymology The name ''Patiala'' may mean either "great land" or "land of Ala Singh", the city's founder. History Patiala city was established in 1763 by Ala Singh, a Jat Sikh chieftain, who laid the foundation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dam (Indian Coin)
A dam was a small Indian copper coin. The coin was first introduced by Sher Shah Suri during his rule of India between 1540 and 1545, along with '' Mohur'', the gold coin and '' Rupiya'' the silver coin. Later on, the Mughal Emperors standardised the coin along with other silver ''( Rupiya)'' and gold ''( Mohur)'' coins in order to consolidate the monetary system across India. A rupee was divided into 40 dams. It is believed that this coin is one of the possible sources for the English word " damn" and the phrase "''I don't care a damn''", due to its small worth. See also * Nepalese dam * Mohur * Coinage of India The Coinage of India began anywhere between early 1st millennium BCE to the 6th century BCE, and consisted mainly of copper and silver coins in its initial stage.Allan & Stern (2008) The coins of this period were '' Karshapanas'' or ''Pana' ... References {{Historic Indian currency and coinage Historical currencies of India Sur Empire Coins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael O'Dwyer
Michael Francis O'Dwyer (28 April 1864 – 13 March 1940) was an Irish colonial officer in the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and later the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, British India, between 1913 and 1919. During O'Dwyer's tenure as Punjab's Lieutenant Governor, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in Amritsar, on 13 April 1919. As a result, his actions are considered among the most significant factors in the rise of the Indian independence movement. O'Dwyer endorsed Reginald Dyer's action at Jallianwala Bagh and made it clear that he considered Dyer's orders to shoot at the crowds was correct. He subsequently administered martial law in Punjab, on 15 April and backdated it to 30 March 1919. In 1925, he published '' India as I Knew It'' in which he wrote that his time as administrator in Punjab was preoccupied by the threat of Indian Nationalism, demanding freedom and the spread of political agitation. In 1940, in retaliation for the massacre, O'Dwyer was assassinated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partition Of India
The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Dominion of India, Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan. The Union of India is today the Republic of India, and the Dominion of Pakistan is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The Partition (politics), partition involved the division of two provinces, Bengal and the Punjab Province (British India), Punjab, based on district-wise Hindu or Muslim majorities. It also involved the division of the British Indian Army, the Royal Indian Navy, the Indian Civil Service, the History of rail transport in India, railways, and the central treasury, between the two new dominions. The partition was set forth in the Indian Independence Act 1947 and resulted in the dissolution of the British Raj, or Crown rule in India. The two self-governing countries of India and Pakistan legally came into existence at midnight on 14–15 August 1947. The partiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peer Banna Banoi, Sunam
Peer or peeress may refer to: Sociology * Peer, an equal in age, education or social class; see Peer group * Peer, a member of the peerage; related to the term "peer of the realm" Education * Peer learning, an educational practice in which students interact with other students to attain educational goals * Peer education, an approach to health promotion Computing * Peer, one of several functional units in the same layer of a network; See Peer group (computer networking) ** Peer (networking), a computer system connected to others on a network ** Peer, a computer network in a voluntary interconnection of administratively separate Internet networks in peering Organizations * Partnership for European Environmental Research, a network of seven European environmental research centres * Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an organization of anonymous public employees promoting environmental responsibility People Given name * Peer Åström (born 1972), Swedish composer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the remaining directions. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. It is located 260 km (162 miles) northwest of New Delhi and 229 km (143 miles) southeast of Amritsar and 104 km (64 miles) southwest of Shimla. Chandigarh is one of the earliest planned cities in post independence India and is internationally known for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was prepared by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, which built upon earlier plans created by the Polish architect Maciej Nowicki and the American planner Albert Mayer. Narinder Singh Lamba, in the capacity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathinda
Bathinda is a city and municipal corporation in Punjab, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda district. It is located in northwestern India in the Malwa Region, west of the capital city of Chandigarh and is the fifth largest city of Punjab. It is the second cleanest city in Punjab after Mohali. Bathinda is home to the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Central University of Punjab and AIIMS Bathinda. The city is also home to two modern thermal power plants, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant and Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant at Lehra Mohabbat. Also located in the city is a fertiliser plant, two cement plants ( Ambuja Cements and UltraTech Cement Limited), a large army cantonment, an air force station, a zoo, and a historic Qila Mubarak fort. History Bhatinda was changed to Bathinda to conform to the phonetical expression as locally pronounced. According to Henry George Raverty, Bathinda was known as ''Tabar-i-Hind'' (Labb-ut-Twarikh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
