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Gohana in olden times was called Gavambhavana and was a place of pilgrimage. The place is said to be the site of a fort built by Prithvi Raj Chauhan, and this fort was destroyed by Muhammad Ghori when he defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in 1192. It has now been made part of the new district of Sonepat.

Jal Mahal, also known as Jal Mahal of Narnaul or the Water Palace, is located to the south of the city, Narnaul in the outskirts. It was constructed by Shah Kuli Khan (the governor of Narnaul) in 1591.
According to legends, when Kuli Khan caught Hemu in the Second Battle of Panipat, Akbar was pleased with him and handed over the fiefdom of Narnaul to Shah Kuli Khan.

Narnaul is a town in the Mahendragarh district of Haryana. It is known for its famous Jal Mahal and step wells. The town is also referred to as the “town of step wells and ponds”. The Battle of Nasibpur, also known as the Battle of Narnaul, was fought during the First War of Indian Independence on 16th November 1857. The battle was fought between the British government and the Indian citizens who started to fight for their liberalisation.

Bhiwani has been a prominent centre of commerce since the Mughals. Bhiwani is also known for its temples and is called as small Kashi of India because of numerous temples founded by Rajput King Neem after his wife named Bhani, changed to Bhiyani & subsequently to Bhiwani. Gauri Shankar temple of Bhiwani is known throughout the country. Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, it’s been the center stage of regional politics.

The famous Star Monument in Haryana is situated in the district of Bhiwani, Haryana.
This city is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari and has been a prominent centre of commerce since the time of the Mughals.
Radhaswami Satsang is the abode of Star Monument, which is Samadhi of Sant Tara Chand Ji Maharaj, its founder, the renowned saint of the 20th century.
It is one of the magnificent structures of Architecture built-in triangular shape constructed on the theme Star, depicting the splendour of designing & construction. It is a 3-Dimensional building structure. In Hindi, ‘tara’ means Star. It was built without any pillar or column; hence it is also an astonishing place for people to visit.

Badkhal Lake is a natural lake situated in Badkhal village near Faridabad, in the state of Haryana. Fringed by the hills of the Aravalli Range, this was a man-made embankment. Owing to unchecked mining in neighbouring areas, the lake began drying up two decades back and is now totally dried up.

Humayun Mosque is Situated in Mohalla Babapir, near old tehsil of Fatehabad city. This mosque known as Humayun’s mosque was built by the Mughal emperor Humayun (1529-1556 AD) at a place where the Lat erected by the Delhi Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq was already standing. The mosque consists of an oblong open courtyard. To the west of this mosque is a screen made of Lakhauri bricks. The screen contains a mihrab flanked by two arched recesses on either side. An inscription praising emperor Humayun was found here.

Firoz Shah palace complex (Hisar-e-Firoza) is an archaeological complex located in modern-day Hisar, in the Haryana state, built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq of the Delhi Sultanate in 1354 AD. It is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.

Bhuteshwar Temple is a Hindu temple in Jind, Haryana, in the series of 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra, dedicated to Bhuteshwar, a manifestation of Shiva. It was built by Raghbir Singh. Because it has a large water tank all around it is also called Rani Talab (meaning Queen Pond).

The floating sandy plains in Haryana are located in the area of Mahendragarh, Rewari, and Gurugram districts. These plains are formed due to the deposition of sand and are found in troughs that are filled with water during rainy seasons.

Marshy land has the lowest elevation of below 200m in Haryana state. Marshy lands are found in the western region of the state in the district of Sirsa.

Haryana, the northern Indian landlocked state, is guarded by Punjab in the west and north, Uttar Pradesh to the east, Rajasthan to the west and south, and Delhi to the west. The state has a subtropical, semi-arid to subhumid, continental climate with a monsoon pattern. The state is divided into three separate climate zones: hot semi-arid, hot desert, and hot subhumid. Haryana experiences extreme summer heat and extreme winter cold. In the months of May and June, the high temperature reaches 46 degrees Celsius. The monsoon season, which lasts from the middle of June to September, and the winter rains, which last from December to February, are the two clearly defined seasons of rainfall in the state.

Ambala district receives the highest rainfall in Haryana with an average rainfall of 47.16 inches per annum. It is the maximum rain-hit area in Haryana, receiving 70% of the total rainfall in the monsoon season and the remaining during the months of December to February.

The district in Haryana lies from July to September, that receives the least rainfall is Sirsa. The average annual rainfall in Sirsa is less than 218 mm.

The Punjab and Haryana plain constitute a vast alluvial plain in Eastern Pakistan and Northwestern India. The alluvial plain facilitates agricultural cultivation in these areas and thus these states are the major agricultural states of India.
Haryana is a landlocked state. It is between 27°39' to 30°35' N latitude and between 74°28' and 77°36' E longitude. The total geographical area of the state is 4.42 m ha, which is 1.4% of the geographical area of the country. The altitude of Haryana varies between 700 and 3600 ft (200 metres to 1200 metres) above sea level.

Rainfall in Haryana is unevenly distributed, with about 80% occurring during the monsoon season between July and September. The wettest region in terms of rainfall is the Shivalik Hills, while the Aravali Hills region is the driest.

Karoh Peak is a 1,467-metre (4,813 ft) tall mountain peak in the Sivalik Hills range of greater Himalayas range located near Morni Hills area of Panchkula district, Haryana. It is the highest point in the state of Haryana.
Dhosi Hill is located on the border of the Indian states of Haryana and Rajasthan. It has 3 villages in its foothills; Dhosi village in the west in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan; Kultajpur in the south with ropeway & Thana village in the east – both in Mahendragarh district of Haryana.
Morni is a village and tourist attraction in the Morni Hills at the height of 1,267 metres (4,157 ft) in the Panchkula district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is located around 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Chandigarh, 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Panchkula city and is known for its Himalayan views, flora, and lakes. The name of Morni is believed to derive from a queen who once ruled the area two thousand years back. She was said to be a just and noble ruler. Morni was also a jagir of Raja Mir Syed Muhammad Baquar Ali Khan.
The Aravalli Ranges is hills in western Indian and southeast Pakistan running approximately 800 kms through northeast till south west. The Aravalli hills ranges protects the Rajasthan states, Haryana, along with Gujarat and Pakistani regions of Punjab along with Sindh. The northern end of this selection in Indian are separated hills in Haryana state, ending near the Delhi. The Aravalli hills southeast end is Palanpur near the Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This is called Mewat hills regionally.
Ghaggar-Hakra River is an intermittent river in India and Pakistan that flows only during the monsoon season. Ghaggar plain is a semi-desert plain.

Haryana shares its border with 5 States and 2 Union Territories, which are as follows:
—Himachal Pradesh lies in the North-East,
—Rajasthan in South-West,
—Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Uttarakhand in East,
—Punjab and Chandigarh in North-West.
Delhi and Chandigarh are Union Territories. Haryana is surrounded by Delhi from three sides. Chandigarh is also the capital of Haryana. Haryana shares longest boundary with Rajasthan (about 1262 km) and shortest with Uttarakhand (about 12 km).

The Shivalik Hills, also known as the Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches over about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) from the Indus River eastwards close to the Brahmaputra River, spanning the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent. The hills are spread over several districts in India, including Ambala in Haryana, Panchkula in Haryana, and Yamunanagar in Haryana.

Hukam Chand Jain was born in 1816 at Hansi, Distt. Hissar, Haryana. He was son of Shri Duni Chand Jain, a learned man in Persian and Mathematics. He was author of several books on the subjects. He discharged his responsibilities as a high official in the court of Emperor Bahadur Shah at Delhi. Later he was appointed as Qanoongo of Hansi (Distt. Hissar) and some areas in Karnal district in 1841. He was also a big landlord and a generous philanthropist, reached Delhi on hearing of the preparations for the Great Revolt against British rule in 1857. He attended the conference of patriotic leaders at the Mughal court in which great revolutionary leaders like Tatya Tope were also present. He offered to organise the freedom struggle in the Haryana region and was promised the supply of soldiers and war materials, etc., began collecting an armed force after his return to Hansi. The promised help from the Mughal Emperor did not arrive, but he attached the British lines of communication with his own small armed force and inflicted heavy losses on the British although his soldiers were equipped with only ordinary weapon. He wrote a letter to the Mughal Emperor in association with his compatriot, Mirza Muneer Beg, requesting reinforcements. He held on to the territory captured from the British, awaiting help from Delhi which however, never reached him. A short time later, Delhi was occupied by the British army and the Mughal emperor was made a prisoner. The letter signed by him and Mirza Muneer beg was discovered by the British in the Mughal records. The British Commissioner immediately instructed the Collector of Hissar to take strong action against Lala Hukam Chand Join and Mirza Muneer Beg. Their houses were raided by the British authorties and both were arrested. He was tried and sentenced to death. Finally he was executed by hanging on January 19, 1858, in front of his own house. His 13-year-old nephew. Faqir Chand, was also forcibly sent to the gallows and hanged, although there was no sentence passed against him. Mirza Muneer Beg was also executed the same day. As a measure of cruel disrespect to the martyrs, the British got his body buried against the Hindu custom, while that of Mirza Muneer Beg was cremated against the Muslim custom. A municipal park has now been laid at this spot in honour of his memory.

Banarasi Das is credited with founding the ‘Youth Assembly’ in Rewari. He was a member of the Jind state Praja Mandal and was born in 1919 in Manharu village of Bhiwani. Banarasi left home to join the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930-31 and was arrested and sentenced for two years in 1941 during Individual Satyagraha.

Mukhya Mantri Samajik Samrasta Antarjatiya Vivah Shagun Yojna is a 50:50 sharing basis scheme of Government of India/State Government. In order to promote communal harmony, inter-caste marriages are encouraged.
Conditions of Eligibility :
Both the spouses should be citizen of India and one of the spouse should be Scheduled Caste and he/she should be permanent resident of Haryana State and he/she has not taken any benefit under similar scheme.
The grant shall only be given once for the first marriage.
A non-scheduled Castes boy who marriage a scheduled Castes girls and vice-versa, the concerned Scheduled Castes bride/bridegroom will be given a cash grant of Rs. 51,000/- in the joint account of married couple.
The beneficiary can apply for incentive within one year from the date of marriage.

Maharishi Dayanand came to Ambala for the first time in Haryana. He founded Arya Samaj 1875, and gave impetus to the idea of ​​Vedic supremacy throughout India. he reached ambala 17th july 1878.
After which he went to Punjab to propagate his socio-religious ideas.
Ambala is a municipal corporation in the Haryana state. It is located on the border in proximity to both state's capital Chandigarh and the Indian state of Punjab.
Because It has a large Indian Air Force and Indian Army presence within its cantonment area known as “Twin City”.
It surrounded Tangri and Ghaggar river to the north and to the south and separates the Ganges river from the Indus river.

The first Battle of Tarain was fought between the invading Ghurid army led by Muhammad of Ghor and the Rajput Confederacy led by Prithviraj Chauhan, near Tarain (modern Taraori in Haryana). The battle ended in a decisive victory for the Rajputs. The battle took place in 1191 AD.

The Loharu Movement took place in 1940 AD. It was a movement against the spread of Arya Samaj in Loharu, Haryana. The primary aim of Arya Samaj is to reform Hinduism by taking it back to its roots, that is, the Vedas.

Imam Ali Kalander was an important figure in the Indian uprising of 1857 in Panipat. He was one of the leaders of the rebellion in the region. The Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, was a significant event in the history of India. It began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company’s army on May 10, 1857, in Meerut, and quickly spread throughout the region.
Bisarat Ali was an important figure in the Indian uprising of 1857 in Rohtak, Haryana. He was a Risaldar in the British Army who took charge of the revolt along with Sabar Khan, a local peasant leader. The local people all came together and began attacking British property and residents. They soon attacked Rohtak.
Muhammad Azam was a prominent figure during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He and Rao Tula Ram conquered Hisar for a short period during the rebellion, but were defeated by General Van Cortlandt’s forces on November 16, 1857.
Sardar Mohan Singh was one of the leaders of the popular uprising of 1857 in Ambala against the British rule. The British government of Ambala failed to check the uprising in the district despite having the support of the Rajas of Patiala, Jind, Nabha, and a few other chieftains of the region. Sardar Mohan Singh and the 5th Native Infantry posted in Rupar staged an uprising against the government. The Rupar troops were joined by the villages of Naraingarh, Ferozepur, Govindpur, and Thuska. The Mir of Garhi Kotah, Pathans of Khizrbad, and numerous Banias and Mahajans of the region openly opposed British rule. The government brutally punished the disloyal citizens, and the revolt was successfully suppressed. However, the uprising symbolized people’s courage and continued inspiring the generations after to participate in the freedom struggle.
Rao Tula Ram was a Yaduvanshi Ahir King or chieftain of Rewari. He was one of the leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857 in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero. On 17 May 1857, he along with his cousin, Rao Gopal Dev, and four to five hundred followers, deposed the local tehsildar and occupied Rewari. He raised a force of about 5000 soldiers and set up a workshop for manufacturing the guns and other ammunition.

Nawab Ahmad Ali Gulam Khan was the Nawab of Farrukhnagar. He was also the brave son of Haryana who waged battle against the English. Later, he helped the Delhi Emperor to regain his lost Sultanate of Delhi. He led the Revolt of 1857 in Farrukhnagar.
Nawab Bahadur Jung led the Revolt of 1857 in Bahadurgarh.
Nawab Sadruddin Mewati was a prominent figure in the Revolt of 1857 in Mewat, which was a part of the First War of Indian Independence. The people of Mewat, Nuh district, joined the revolt on May 10, 1857, as the sepoys broke out in rebellion in Meerut against the British government. The local leaders of the region wrote letters to Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, acknowledging his sovereignty over a foreign rule. By the end of May, the entire rural Mewat had joined the cause of the First War of Independence.
Maulvi Imam Ali Kalander led the Revolt of 1857 in Panipat.

During the Babar period, the Rajput ruler Mohan Singh Mandhar’s kingdom was located in Mandhar pargana of Kaithal in Haryana.

The book that provides information about the progress of trade, art, and culture in Haryana during the reign of Tomar rulers is Yashstilak Champu.

Lala Lajpat Rai represented Hisar in the Lahore session of 1892. He was an Indian revolutionary, politician, and author. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari. He was one of the three members of the Lal Bal Pal trio.

In May 1907, the British police arrested Ajit Singh and another prominent leader, Lala Lajpat Rai and sent them to Mandalay.

Dharuhera is an industrially developed place located in the Rewari district of Haryana.

The Yadavas were dominant in the area of ​​Rohtak in Haryana during the third century.

A Parshu type gold coin of Samudragupta has been found in Mithathal, which is located in Hisar, Haryana. Mithathal is a village in the Bhiwani district of Haryana. It is an archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization.

The Harshacharita (The deeds of Harsha), is the biography of Indian emperor Harsha by Banabhatta, also known as Bana, who was a Sanskrit writer of seventh-century CE. He was the Asthana Kavi, meaning Court Poet, of Harsha. The Harshacharita was the first composition of Bana and is considered to be the beginning of writing of historical poetic works in the Sanskrit language.

In 1916, Chaudhary Chhotu Ram started editing the Jat Gazette, a weekly newspaper from Rohtak. It was aimed at spreading awareness among farmers through newspapers and articles, and warning landholders, Rajas, Nawabs, and the region’s government to stop taking advantage of poor kisans with their schemes and policies. Chhotu Ram used the newspaper to challenge the government that if the exploitation of the peasants is not checked, their retaliation would cripple the government. He urged people to forget their communal differences and join hands in defeating the British government. Through the Jat Gazette, Chhotu Ram tried making the farmers politically conscious, socially advanced, and economically well-off.

Chaudhary Chhotu Ram, along with Shri Fazli Hussain, established the Unionist Party in Punjab in 1923. The Unionist Party was a political party in British India, and it gained prominence in the pre-independence era, particularly in the region of Punjab.

The flagship schemes of Government of Haryana ‘NIROGI’ Haryana (New Initiative for Robust and Good Health in Haryana) was launched by Hon’ble President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu on November 29, 2022 from Kurukshetra.
Haryana is the first state in India to conduct large scale comprehensive health check-ups.
Free health screening of Antyodaya beneficiaries shall be conducted once in two years.
For ease of the process, the population is categorized into 6 different age groups.

The Bhawani Amba Temple, one of the leading tourist attractions, located in the Ambala Cantonment of the state, is listed amongst the most sacred religious places in Haryana. The Temple has derived its name from the presiding Goddess of the Temple- the deity known as Amba Devi or Bhawani Devi. There is also a widespread belief that the city has been named after Devi Amba.

Manji Sahib Gurudwara is located in the Ambala district of Haryana. It was constructed at the place where the sixth Guru stayed during his visit to Ambala city.
The Gurudwara was reconstructed by Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha at the beginning of the 20th century.

In the Ambala district of Haryana, this quaint Gurudwara stands from past several decades. The Sangat Sahib Gurudwara is in the Nanded area. The spot where Guru Gobind Singh rewarded his men for having a great fight with the Mughals, is known to house the Gurudwara today. It is not a famous Gurudwara, but it is known to the locals living there. It Is often known as Guru Ghar to the Sikh Community living there.

On September 1, 2023, Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya released the books published as four abridged versions of Valmiki Ramayana by Ramayana Prasar Parishodh Pratishthan located in Ambala district of the state.

Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Haryana.

Raja Hasan Khan Mewati (died 17 March 1527) was a Muslim Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat. The Battle of Khanwa occurred on March 15, 1527, between Rana Sanga of Mewar and Babur. At this time, Hasan Khan Mewati's patriotism and bravery had earned him a reputation as a fierce warrior. Hasan Khan Mewati, once again, supported Rana Sanga in this battle. When Rana Sanga was struck by an arrow and fell from his elephant, the Mewati king took charge of the commander's flag and led the attack against Babur's forces. Hasan Khan Mewati displayed tremendous valor as he, along with his 12 thousand horse soldiers, fiercely confronted Babur's army. They were initially successful and seemed to be overpowering the Mughal forces. Unfortunately, during the battle, Hasan Khan Mewati was struck by a cannonball that hit his chest. Despite his bravery and resilience, this injury proved fatal, and Hasan Khan Mewati lost his life in the midst of the battle.

Dr. Banwari Lal is a the current Minister of Public Health Engineering in the Indian state of Haryana. He is also the Minister of Cooperation. Dr. Banwari Lal is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and represents the Bawal constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.

Antim Panghal created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to win back-to-back U20 world titles as she defended her 53kg crown, combining her tremendous agility and strength for a stupendous feat.
Antim Panghal is from the Bhagana village in the Hisar district of Haryana.

Tiyana Phogat, Sakshi Suryavanshi, and Kirandeep Kaur won the 50-metre free pistol team gold with a total of 1573, six points ahead of China.

Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as the new Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Haryana, succeeding D S Dhesi.

The Haryana State Athletics Association (HSAA) was established in 1967 and has been working towards promoting athletes and athletics in the state of Haryana.

Motilal Nehru School of Sports is a boarding school located in Rai in Sonipat district of the Indian state of Haryana. It was founded in July 1973 by the Government of Haryana.

Aapki Beti Hamari Beti is a Haryana State Government Scheme in which a sum of Rs 21000 is invested with Life Insurance Corporation LIC in the name of 1st Girl child of SC/BPL families and 2nd child of family belonging to any caste.
To bring about change in the societal attitude towards the birth of the girl child.
To improve child sex ratio in the state.
To improve enrolment and retention of girl children in schools and to assist the girls to undertake income generating activities.
To raise the age at marriage of girls.

Banda Singh Bahadur, born as Lachman Dev in Rajauri, Poonch, Mughal Empire (present-day Jammu and Kashmir), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of the Khalsa army. He was also known as Madho Das Bairagi and Banda Bairagi.
He instituted a Sikh state with capital at Lohgarh (Haryana). His life period is from 27 October 1670 to 9 June 1716.

Neeraj Chopra, the Indian javelin thrower, won a silver medal at the Zurich Diamond League 2023 held in Switzerland on August 31, 2023. He threw the javelin to a distance of 85.71 meters in the men’s javelin throw event, finishing behind Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic, who threw the javelin to a distance of 85.86 meters.

Banabhatta was a court poet of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Thanesar and later Kannauj, who reigned from 606 AD–647 AD in north region.

The commander of Muhammad of Ghor who defeated ‘Jatwan’, Commander of Hansi and Hisar was Qutub-ud-Din Aibak.

Chhelu Ram was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross Medal, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born on May 10, 1905, in Dinod village near Bhiwani, then part of Hisar district of Punjab Province of British India. Chhelu Ram was a Company Havildar-Major in the 4th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles during World War II.

The person known as the ‘Architect of Modern Haryana’ is Chaudhary Bansi Lal. He was an Indian independence activist, senior Congress leader, former Chief Minister of Haryana, and is credited with the development of electrification and highway tourism in Haryana in the 1970s.

The first woman politician of Haryana who served as a Governor was Chandrawati. She was the first-ever woman MP from Haryana in 1977 when she defeated political stalwart Chaudhary Bansi Lal from the Bhiwani constituency. She later joined the Congress and served as the Lt.-Governor of Puducherry in 1990.

Satyapal Singh, a science teacher of Government Senior Secondary School in Budauli village, is the only teacher from Haryana who has been awarded the National Teacher’s Award 2023. Earlier, he has also received the State Teacher’s Award in the year 2021.

Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya honoured 69 teachers for their exceptional contributions in the field of education on the occasion of Teacher’s Day.

Kalpana Chawla was born on 17 March 1962 in a Punjabi Hindu family in Karnal, Haryana. She become the first Indian-born female astronaut.

Badshahi Bagh Gurudwara lies near the district courts of Ambala city. It commemorates to the visit of Guru Gobind Singh, who stayed here while returning from Lakhnaur, where he had gone to meet his maternal parents. He stayed in the garden, under a cluster of trees. A tank has also been built near the Gurudwara Badshahi Bagh. Guru Gobind Singh ji, the tenth Guru, visited this place around 1670 during one of his excursions to Lakhnaur.

Humayun Mosque is located in Fatehabad, a district in the Indian state of Haryana. It was built by the Mughal emperor Humayun between 1529 and 1556 AD. The mosque is situated in Mohalla Babapir, near the old tehsil of Fatehabad city.

Palwal is the 21st district of Haryana. It is a place of great antiquity, supposed to figure in the earliest Aryan traditions under the name of Apelava, part of the Pandava kingdom of Indraprastha, which was later restored by Vikramaditya. Palwal has the world's second temple of God Parsuram in Kulena.

The place in Haryana that is renowned for performing rituals of forefathers and has the same significance as Gaya in Bihar is Pehowa. It is a town located in the Kurukshetra district of Haryana and is known to be an important place of pilgrimage where people go to offer the ritual shraddh for their ancestors.

Mansa Devi Temple is a temple dedicated to the goddess Mansa Devi a form of Shakti in the Panchkula district of Haryana.

The famous Sheetla Mata Mandir of Haryana is situated in Gurugram. This temple is one of the nine Shaktipeeths in India. This Shrine of Goddess Sheetla was initially located in the village Keshopur. Goddess Shitla used to love in this village according to the folklores.

The Manji Sahib Gurdwara is the most popular Sikh shrine of Ambala. It is located at Kaith Majri near National Highway-1. The sixth and tenth Sikh Guru Hargobind Singh and Guru Gobind Singh respectively visited this place. In 1950, the foundation of this gurudawara was laid. There is beautiful meenakari (an art of painting) and chitrakari (an art of figure painting) work in the gurudawara.

Haryana Tourism Corporation (HTC) was established as a Public Limited Company under the Companies Act, 1956 on 1 May 1974. As an agent of the Government of Haryana, HTC runs and maintains 44 Tourist Complexes across the state of Haryana.

The Haryana government has recently upgraded the minimum educational qualification for appointment by transfer or deputation of Group ‘C’ posts to 10+2 or equivalent. This decision was made in July 2023 and applies to all Group ‘C’ posts, including the third grade post. The previous minimum educational qualification was matriculation without any diploma of Polytechnic or Industrial Training Institute.

The art of painting flourished for a while under the Rajputs after Harsha’s death. However, the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate put an end to this. The Sultans had no love for art and were busy fighting wars and battles and never patronized art.

The Chief Minister of Haryana recently inaugurated the expansion building of the newly constructed jail in Bhiwani district. During the inauguration, he announced several welfare initiatives for the prisoners, including the introduction of telemedicine facilities in all jails in the state, an additional Rs. 10 per day for the prisoners’ diet, and the installation of petrol pumps outside 11 jails across the state. He also urged jail staff to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and emphasized their role in the rehabilitation and development of individual.

The oldest canal in Haryana is the Western Yamuna Canal. It is the oldest canal of the state and was dug out and renovated in 1335 CE by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. The Western Yamuna Canal is a canal in the river Yamuna that emerges from the Tajewala barrage, which is located on Jagadhari-Paonta Sahib road. It has several branches that feed water, for irrigation purposes, to the land areas of Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Jind, and Rohtak districts.

The Chahar Qutub building is a group of monuments located in the Mohalla Durgah Char-Qutab, west of the town of Hansi in Hisar district, Haryana.
A group of monuments, situated to the west of the town are known as Durgah Char-Qutab. Jamal-ud-Din Hanswi (1187-1261 AD), Burhan-ud Din (1261-1303 AD), Qutab-ud-Din Munawwar (1300-1354 AD) and Nur-ud-Din or Nur-e-Jahan (1325-1397 AD) were the celebrated Sufi Saints of their times and designated as 'Qutabs'. This monument celebrates the last resting place of these four saints. The dargah has been subjected to many changes. The tomb is connected to a small shed. It is said that it is built at the place where Baba Farid used to meditate and offer prayers.

The Gupta period is widely regarded as a classic peak and golden age of North Indian art for all the major religious groups. The Gupta art is characterized by its “Classical decorum”. The three main schools of Gupta art were located in Mathura, Varanasi, and Nalanda.
The following sculptures belong to the Gupta period:
Buddha statue at Thanesar
Statue of Vishnu from Rohtak

Raju Punjabi was a popular Haryanvi singer. He passed away on August 22, 2023, at the age of 40, while undergoing treatment for jaundice at a private hospital in Hisar.

The city of Panipat is known as City of Weavers. Panipat is in the state of Haryana and is also the global centre for recycling textiles.

Bagh is famous art of shawl making from Haryana. They are often prepared in green color as the idea was proposed by the Muslim workers who worked there. This art is done with silk thread on a coarse cloth, called khaddar. It is designed by using intricate embroidery on the entire shawl and usually has various geometric pattern designs on it.

The paintings of Rewari, which flourished during the 18th century in Haryana, depict Lord Krishna’s life. These paintings are a blend of Kangra and Mughal styles. The paintings are known for their creative fervor and are found on doors, windows, and walls of many villages.

The tomb of Sheikh Chilli is located in Thanesar, Haryana. It is a complex of structures that includes two tombs, a madrasa, Mughal gardens, and various subsequent features. The main tomb belongs to Sufi Abd-ur-Rahim Abdul-Karim Abd-ur-Razak, popularly known by the name of Sheikh Chilli. He was Qadiriyya Sufi master of Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh. Therefore, the tomb of Sheikh Chilli was built by Dara Shikoh.

Panipat is known as the hub of making durries in Haryana. The Jaat community of Haryana is famous for making durries. Durries are rugs that have certain designs. Punja durries are familiar objects in almost every village household in Haryana and are made as a leisure activity by women.

The revolution responsible for bringing prosperity in Haryana is the Green Revolution. It was a period of agricultural transformation in India that began in the 1960s and continued into the 1970s. The Green Revolution was characterized by the introduction of high-yielding varieties of seeds, increased use of fertilizers and irrigation, and improved agricultural practices. This led to a significant increase in agricultural productivity and helped to alleviate poverty and hunger in many parts of India, including Haryana.

Rajputi Style Pagadi is also known as Paag in Haryana Pagari or Pagadi is a long piece of fabric enfolded and worn in the head as a symbol of pride. These are of various types like Pag Khandwa Patka etc.

The headquarters of Haryana Punjabi Sahitya Academy is located in Panchkula.

The author of Surya Satakam, a devotional lyric in Sanskrit, is Mayur Bhatt. He flourished in the court of King Harsha of Kannauj in the first half of the 7th century CE.

Rajiv Gandhi Education City is a planned education city in Sonipat, Haryana.

Chaudhary Devi Lal University is located in Sirsa, Haryana.

The Bureau of National Animal Genetic Resource is located in Karnal.

The Hathni Kund is a concrete barrage located on the Yamuna River in Yamuna Nagar district of Haryana state, India. It was constructed between October 1996 and June 1999 for the purpose of irrigation.

The factory situated in Baholi, Panipat is an oil refinery. The Panipat Refinery is one of the largest integrated petrochemicals plants in South Asia and is owned by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited. It was set up in 1998.

Haryana borders Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north and Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western, and southern borders of Delhi.

The Shivalik Hills are not found in the Sirsa district of Haryana.
The Shivalik region in Haryana is spread over 3,514 square kilometers of districts Ambala, Panchkula, and parts of Yamunanagar.
Shivalik Development Board has administratively defined the extent of the region to cover 430 Gram Panchayats from Ambala, 162 GPs from Panchkula, and 282 GPs from Yamunanagar.
In district Panchkula, 45% of the total area falls under hilly tracts, whereas Yamunanagar has 9% of the hilly area and Ambala only 0.2%.

Alluvial plains lie between the rivers Markanda, Saraswati Chotang and Yamuna. Various districts such as Kaithal, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Jind, Panipat, Rohtak and Sonipat lie in this region.

Indori River river rises near the old fort of Indora in the Mewat Hills.
It flows northwards from the south.
It is a rain-fed river that originates from the Aravalli Range in the Sikar district and flows through the Alwar district of Rajasthan to the Rewari district of Haryana.
The Markanda river originates in the Shivalik Hills on the border of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh State.
And flows along the Haryana and Punjab, India border before meeting with the Ghaggar river at the confluence.
The Tangri River also called the Dangri River, which originates in the Morni hills of Shivalik.
It is a tributary of the Ghaggar River in the Haryana state of India.
Saraswati originated from the Har-ki-Dun glacier in Garhwal in Uttarakhand. Hence Saraswati – Dangushai is not correctly matched.

The first non-Congress Chief Minister of Haryana who took oath on 24th March, 1967 was Rao Birendra Singh. He replaced Bhagwat Dayal Sharma of the Indian National Congress party.

(1) 21 November 1967-22 May 1968 — 183 days- Government dismissed in spite of having a tenuous majority.
(2) 30 April 1977-21 June 1977 – 52 days -Government dismissed in spite of B D Gupta enjoying majority support in Assembly
(3) 6 April 1991-23 July 1991 – 108 days- Rebellion in the ruling party

The Bibipur and Najafgarh lakes are located in the plain region of Haryana. The Najafgarh lake, also known as Najafgarh Jheel, was once a vast lake in the southwest of Delhi, near the town of Najafgarh, fed by Sahibi River.