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Punjab
suffered the most destruction and damage at the time of Partition of India.
Prior to partition the Punjab extended across both sides of what is now
the India-Pakistan border, and its capital .
The major city in Punjab
is Amritsar, the holy city of the Sikhs. Chandigarh, a new planned city,
was concieved and built in the 1950s to serve as the capital of new
Punjab. In 1966, Punjab underwent another split. It was divided into the
predominantly Sikh and Punjabi- speaking state of Punjab and the state
of Haryana. At the same time some of the northern parts of the Punjab were
hived off to Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh on the border of Punjab and Haryana,
remains the capital of the two states, yet is administered as a Union Territory
from Delhi.
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Climate: |
Summer(March to June) - Warm
Monsoon(July to August) - Warm
Winter(November to February) - Cool and Pleasant
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Clothing: |
Summer - Cottons
Winter - Cottons or Light Woollens
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Capital: |
Chandigarh
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