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History of Chandigarh
After the partition of British India into the two nations of India and Pakistan in 1947, the region of Punjab was also split between India and Pakistan. The Indian state of Punjab required a new capital city to replace Lahore, which became part of Pakistan during the partition. After several plans to make additions to existing cities were found to be infeasible for various reasons, the decision to View More
About Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH, a union territory of India, is the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. CHANDIGARH means "The Fort of Chandi". The name was orignated from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, dedicated to the Goddess Chandi. CHANDIGARHis occasionally referred to as The City Beautiful. CHANDIGARH including Mohali, Panchkula and Zirakpur had a combined population of 1.0 View More