Sources of History The history of Himachal Pradesh is obscure and does not give a clear picture since ancient times. The only available sources we have are some Archeological and Literary sources. They are coins, Vamshavalis, Inscriptions, Travelogues, and literature. They are discussed in detail below: Vamshavalis (Genealogical rolls): It includes the names of the… Read More »
On the request of our readers, we are posting some of the historical towns with their old names such as Nurpur- Dhameri, Shimla-Simla et al.
The total area (presently) of Himachal Pradesh is 55,673 km. Himachal Pradesh came into being a Chief Commissioner Province of Indian Union on 15 April 1948.
सुकेत (सुंदरनगर) वर्तमान जिला मंडी का भाग है। प्रख्यात लेखक जे॰ हचिनसन के अनुसार ‘सुकेत’ का नाम ‘सुक्षेत्रा’ शब्द से लिया गया है जिसका अर्थ है ‘अच्छी भूमि’। ए॰ कनिंघम के अनुसार सुकेत की स्थापना आठवीं ईसवी में हुई थी।
Himachal Pradesh was formed on 25th January, 1971 with Shimla as a capital. The altitude of Himachal Pradesh is 350 mt. to 7025 mt.
Chanderdhar Sharma Guleri: Born on 7th July 1883 in Jaipur in a family of Pt. Shiv Kumar of Guler (Kangra district). He was a renowned writer, poet, critic, and linguistic. He has served as a professor in Banaras Hindu University. He was also an editor of ‘Kashni Nagri Pracharni Patrika’. His famous work is ‘Usne… Read More »
As per details from Census 2011, Himachal Pradesh has a population of 68.65 Lakhs, an increase from figure of 60.78 Lakh in 2001 census. The total population of Himachal Pradesh as per 2011 census is 6,864,602 of which male and female are 3,481,873 and 3,382,729 respectively. In 2001, total population was 6,077,900 in which males… Read More »
First read this: Geography of District Hamirpur The history of Hamirpur district is intimately associated with the Katoch dynasty which ruled the area between Ravi and Satluj in the olden days. In fact, the Hamirpur area formed a part of the old Jullundur-Trigarta empire whose mention dates back to the days of Mahabharata, Panini Ashtadhyai,… Read More »