Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Schoefft spent over a year in Punjab painting various local scenes and subjects. [13] During the Anglo-Sikh Wars, many of the British officials and soldiers who made their way to Punjab were artists. [13] An example is Henry Lawrence, who painted local residents of various walks of life. [13]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. Geographical region in South Asia This article is about the geographical region. For the province of Pakistan, see Punjab, Pakistan. For the state in India, see Punjab, India. For other uses, see Punjab (disambiguation). Region Punjab ਪੰਜਾਬ (Punjabi Gurmukhi) پنجاب ...
Punjab (Punjabi: puñjāba pronounced [pənˈdʒaːb] ⓘ) is a state in northwestern India.Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the 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 territories of Jammu and Kashmir to the north and ...
Besides being known for agriculture and trade, the Punjab is also a region that over the centuries has experienced many foreign invasions and consequently has a long-standing history of warfare, as the Punjab is situated on the principal route of invasions through the northwestern frontier of the Indian subcontinent, which promoted to adopt a ...
The History of Punjab refers to the past history of Punjab region which is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in the northwest of South Asia, comprising eastern Punjab province in Pakistan and western Punjab state in India. [1]
Lahore is the primary cultural hub of the Punjab region and is sometimes referred as the cultural capital or the heart of Pakistan, the city served as capital of many empires and states including the Hindu Shahis, Ghaznavid Empire, Mughal Empire and the Sikh Empire. Presently, it is the capital of the Punjab province of Pakistan.
The state of Punjab is renowned for its cuisine, culture and history. Punjab has a vast public transportation and communication network. Punjab receives many religious tourists, as the state is home to some of the holiest places in Sikhism, including the Harmandir Sahib [1] and three of the five Panj Takht.
Punjabi Muslims have treated parts of the festival as a cultural event. In Pakistan however kite flying has been banned starting in 2007 with officials stating that it uses dangerous, life-threatening substances on the strings. [128] The festival ban was confirmed by the Pakistan Punjab state chief minister Shehbaz Sharif in 2017.