HIMACHAL PRADESH
NICK NAME of Himachal Pradesh - All Seasons ‘State, Apple State ,land of gods
CAPITAL: SHIMLA
SHIMLA WAS PREVIOUSLY CAPITAL OF PUNJAB
GOVERNOR-SMT.URMILA SINGH
CHIEF MINISTER- SHRI VIRABHADRA SINGH
State Bird-JUJURANA
State Animal : Snow Leopard
State Tree : Devdar
State Flower: Pink Rhodo Dendron
• LANGUAGES –HINDI &PAHARI
• DISTRICTS -12
• LITERACY RATE-77%
• Highest Mountain peak in HP-REO PURGYL
• Martial Tribe-GURKHAS belong to this state
LIST OF IMPORTANT NATIONAL PARKS
- Great Himalayan National Park
- Pin valley National Park
- Inderkilla National Park
- Khirganga National Park
- Simbalbara National Park
The dance forms like Dulshol, Dharveshi, Drodi, Dev Naritya, Rakshas Nritya, Dangi, Lasa, Nati and Nagas are danced all over the state and provide a welcome break in the monotony of life.
IMPORTANT RIVERS OF HP:
- SATLUJ
- RAVI
- BEAS
- CHENAB
- YAMUNA
Famous Dams
The Bhakra Dam
The project is built on the tributary of the River Indus, the Sutlej.
The Pandoh Dam
The Pandoh Dam is a diversion dam built on the River Beas at Pandoh in the district of Mandi, in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
The Chamera Dam
The Chamera Dam is on the River Ravi.
The Govind Sagar Reaservoir,
is a man – made reservoir on the Sutlej River. It is in the district of Bilaspur. This is a massive hydro dam at Bhakra and is named so to honour Guru Gobind Singh the 10th Sikh guru. It is the world’s highest and magnitudinal dams.
The Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir
is built in the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is a lake and is named in the memory of the great hero Maharana Pratap Singh. This reservoir has an area of about 45,000 hectares and it is a man – made wetland constructed over the river Beas.
- MAJOR CITIES:
Bilaspur
Chamba
Hamirpur
Shimla
Kullu
Kangra
RELIGION THAT HAS MAXIMUM COUNT IN HP IS “HINDUISM”
Himachal Pradesh is a land of mysteries with so much to explore and so much to discover about this humble abode of snow. Some things though, are quite strange and intriguing about this state.
The most exciting way to commute to Shimla is by the Kalka-Shimla Railway, better known as the Toy train. But what’s more amazing is that it declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO and holds the world record of being the train to cover the steepest slope (5816 ft) in least distance (just 96 km).
The Kalka-Shimla express is runs through a massive stretch of 806 bridges, 103 tunnels and 18 stations.
Himachal Pradesh has 33 Sanctuaries and 2 National Parks of which The Great Himalayan National Park has been declared a heritage site by the UNESCO. There you will find some rare species of animals that can only be found here including, the barking deer and the snow leopard.
Kasol is famous by the nickname of ‘Mini Israel’ perhaps because of its maximum tourists being that of Israeli origin and so most of the shops and inns too bear hoarding in Hebrew language. Moreover the clothes, goods and food, especially pita bread and hummus also gives you the feeling of being in Israel.
Malana, a fairly unexplored and hidden village in Himachal Pradesh is also famous by the name of ‘The Village of Taboos’ which is mainly because of their strict rules of no outsider touching any wall or belonging of the residents.
Himachal Pradesh is the land of deities. Almost every village has its own Gods and Goddesses which the local people rigorously worship.
The temples situated at Dodra and Kwar have beautiful exteriors and (sadly) decorated with the heads of animals mounted on them, of which many are now a rarity.
Himachal towns and villages show traces of the mythological era of Ramayana and Mahabharata. The Jakhoo temple of Shimla is believed to be the place where Lord Hanuman rested while in pursuit of the Sanjeevani booti while Kullu has many temples that are said to have been built by the Pandavas in the last year of their exile
Himachal Pradesh produces apples, peaches, cherries, kiwis and plums in abundance apart from the dry fruits such as hazelnuts and chilgoza or pine nuts. The latter is a rare nut that is grown in the state alone.
Shimla is the only place in the whole of Asia to sport a natural ice skating rink
The Manimahesh Kailash peak is believed to be the abode of Lord Shiva and is an important pilgrimage site of the state. It is especially held in high respect by the Gaddi tribe of the area.
Khajjar, considered to be our very own Switzerland, has a lake that boasts of a floating island right in its centre
Famous Personalities From The Land Of Snow Himachal Pradesh
Captain Vikram Batra
He is the brave army officer of our country who showed his valour in the Kargil war, 1999. He was awarded the highest bravery award of the nation, the Param Veer Chakra posthumously.
Anupam Kher
Rightly counted in the elite group of actors of the Bollywood and a famous theatre personality, Anupam Kher has proved his unmatchable acting skills in many movies and dramas
Priety Zinta
BOLLYWOOD ACTRESS
Tenzin Gyatso
The Noble Prize winner for peace, Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th (and the current) Dalai Lama. He is the highest monk of his community and well known worldwide for his advocacy of the Tibetan Buddhism, his spirituality and his sincere interest in the modern science.
Charanjit Singh
Born in Nehari town of Himachal Pradesh, Charanjit holds pride of serving as the captain of the Indian Hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Ruskin Bond
This Padma Shree and Sahitya Academy award winner author is a well known name with children and adults alike. He has stretched out some fantastic characters and stories like Room on the Roof, A Face in the Dark, The Blue Umbrella
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar
This Naib Subedar of the Indian Army is the winner of the highest bravery award, the Param Veer Chakra for his heroic actions shown in the Kargil war, 1999.
Kangna Ranaut
BOLLYWOOD ACTRESS
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