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The Beautiful India Haryana

Author: S. A Rahman

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ISBN 8184050003
Year of Publication 2006
Binding HardBound
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Language English
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'Saare Jahan Se Achchha Hindostan Hamara' (Our India is the best among all lands in the world) said Dr. Iqbal, the poet of East. Now this poetic line has evolved into a symbolic expression for the greatness our country. This is song frequently and used widely for an easy, prompt and soft pronouncement of the greatness and novelty of our country. No doubt, India is great and illustrious. Its on top as far as its heritage, history, philosophy and culture is concerned. Our team of authors and editors has made their best efforts to depict the same greatness of our country and nation in this series. Here is a treasure, bound into books. This is the best example of 'knowledge in a nutshell'. Needless to say that India is known for its unity in diversity, with its kaleidoscopic variety, it emerges as a wonderful nation. With one of the oldest civilizations in the world, this country has a rich cultural heritage. After independence, through 58 years, India has achieved multifaceted socio-economic progress in addition to creating a niche in the international community and the new world order. India is a federation of states and union territories. As of now, there are 28 states and 7 union territories in the country, all these states have made tremendous progress in almost every sphere since 1947, when the nation had attained freedom. Various Indian states have shown an all round advancement and stupendous progress in political, cultural, economic and social areas. India is a vast country. All states enjoy autonomy to a great extent and flourish in their own manner. Some states are similar to each other while others are quite different from the rest. People of one state have little authentic knowledge about other states. This situation, in some cases, creates problems and difficulties with no ready solution at hand. Hence this comprehensive and exhaustive encyclopedic work. Every state and union territory has been covered in a separate book, each book, devoted to on e state or U. T. covers life and people under various heads-Land, People, Heritage, History, Geography, Economy, Polity, Tourism, etc. The Beautiful India series is an asset for all scholars, researchers, teachers, students and of course, the general readers.

Preface
PART ONE
General
1. Introduction (State at a Glance)
History and Geography. Agriculture. Information Technology. Industry. Irrigation. Power. Transport. Tourist Centres Universities
PART TWO
Land and People
2. Physical Features
Rivers. Mineral Wealth. Plantation and Animal Life. Weather and Climate
3. People
Languages. Religion. Castes. Artisan Castes. Scheduled Castes. Muslim Castes. Domestic Life. Food and Drinks. Dress and Ornaments. Social Life. Festivals and Fairs. Pilgrimages. Songs and Dances. Folk Dances. Games and Recreation
PART THREE
Culture
4. Literature
Literature. Sanskrit and Apbhransh Literature. Persian. Arabic and Urdu Literatures. Hindi Literature. Punjabi Literature. Newspapers and Periodicals. Radio and TV. Cultural and Literary Societies and Academies
5. Art and Architecture
Architecture. Painting. Sculpture. Theatre. Music. Dance. Libraries. Museums
PART FOUR
History
6. Historical Background
Ancient Period. Medieval Period.. Modern Period. Post-independence Events
PART FIVE
Economy
7. Business and Industry
Industrial and Business Centres. Trade and Commerce. Transport and Communications
8. Agriculture
Soils. Crops. Wheat. Rice. Jowar. Maize. Barley. Bajra. Gram. Sugarcane. Cotton. Horticulture. Sources of Irrigation. Animal Husbandry. Fisheries. Forestry
PART SIX
Polity
9. System of Governance
State Executive. Council of Ministers. State Legislature. The Judiciary. Political Parties. Indian National Congress. Bhartiya Janta Party. Samyukta Socialist Party and PrajaSocialist Party. Swatantra party. Vishal Haryana Party. Janta Party. Lok Dal. Leftist Parties. CPI and CPI(M). Republican Party. Samyukta Vidhayak Dal and Small Parties. Other Parties
10. State Legislature
PART SEVEN
Tourism
11. Tourism Spots
Ambala. Adh Badri. Bilaspur. Jagadhari. Kalka. Morni Hills. Pinjore. Sadhaura. Sugh. Tajewala. Bhiwani. Faridabad. Ballabhgarh. Hodal. Palwal. Gurgaon. Sohna Sultanpur. Hisar. Hansi. Jind. Kalayat. Safidon. Karnal. Panipat. Kurukshetra. Kaithal. Pehowa. Thanesar. Mahendragarh. Dharuhera. Dhosi. Rohtak. Asthal Bohar. Jhajjar. Sirsa. Abubshahr. Sonipat
PART EIGHT
Analysis
(Articles on Select Topics)
12. Ruler of Haryana
George Thomas
13. Vishal Haryana Party
Proposed Vishal Haryana. Political and Economic Factors. Programme of Action
14. Community Development Programme
Appendix
Bibliography

S. A. Rahman (Syed Amanur Rahman), a post-graduate from Delhi University with a post-graduate Diploma in Advanced Studies in Publishing from Oxford Brookes University, is a scholar and an academic in his own right. Formerly, he was Editor, National Book Trust India (under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India). During his tenure, spanning over twenty five years, he served as Language Editor and Series Editor. He looked after NBT's prestigious series, Adaan-Pradaan, National Biography Series and was involved in exchange of literary works of major Indian languages. Over the years, he has been acknowledged as an expert on India literature and culture. He represented NBT in London Book Fair and Cairo World Book Fair, apart from various book fairs and book exhibitions held in India. Rahman has visited United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Egypt, etc. He has several books to his credit, most of them being on Indian literature and culture. Now he has edited this research based voluminous series: The Beautiful India, covering all Indian States and Union Territories in separate books.

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