PatialaPatiala (pʌʈeɑ̈ːɭɑ) is a city in southeastern Punjab, northwestern India. It is the fourth largest city in the state and is the administrative capital of Patiala district. Patiala is located around the Qila Mubarak (the 'Fortunate Castle') constructed by the Sidhu Jat Sikh chieftain Ala Singh, who founded the royal dynasty of Patiala State in 1763, and after whom the city is named.
ShimlaShimla (en शिमला, , anciennement nommée Simla) est une ville du nord-ouest de l'Inde, capitale de l'État de Himachal Pradesh et du district du même nom. Comptant plus de , elle est de 1864 à l'indépendance du pays en 1947 la capitale d'été du gouvernement impérial anglais de Delhi et est souvent le centre d'activités et rencontres politiques importantes. Shimla est située à une altitude de , à environ de Chandigarh et à de New Delhi.
DograsThe Dogras or Dogra people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group living primarily in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and neighbouring Pakistan, consisting of the Dogri language speakers. They live predominantly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, and in adjoining areas of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Some also live in northeastern Pakistan. Their historical homeland is known as Duggar.
AmbalaAmbala (əmˈbɑːlə) is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border with the Indian state of Punjab and in proximity to both states capital Chandigarh. Politically, Ambala has two sub-areas: Ambala Cantonment (also known as Ambala Cantt) and Ambala City, eight kilometres apart, therefore it is also known as "Twin City". It has a large Indian Army and Indian Air Force presence within its cantonment area.
PathankotPathankot is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab, India. Pathankot is the 6th most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda. Its local government is a municipal corporation. In Mahabharata and in the works of Sanskrit Grammarian and Linguistic scholar Panini, the region is also mentioned as ‘Audumbara’ which was classified as Ayudhajivi sangha (Warrior Community). Numerous coins of great antiquity related to Ancient Audumbara Kingdom were found at various sites of Pathankot.
Jat SikhJat Sikh (also known by the more conventional endonym Jatt Sikh) are an ethnoreligious group and a subgroup of the Jat people and the Sikh religious group from the Indian subcontinent. They are one of the dominant communities in the Punjab, owing to their large land holdings. They form an estimated 20%–25% of the population of the Indian state of Punjab. They form at least half of the Sikh population in Punjab, with some sources estimating them to be about 60% to 66% of the Sikh population.
Punjabi diasporaThe Punjabi diaspora (pajābī pravāsī) refers to the descendants of ethnic Punjabis who emigrated out of the Punjab region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent to the rest of the world. Punjabis are one of the largest ethnic groups in both the Pakistani and Indian diasporas. The Punjabi diaspora numbers around the world has been given between 2.5 and 10 million, mainly concentrated in Britain, Canada, United States, Western Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.
District de GurdaspurGurdaspur district is a district in the Majha region of the state of Punjab, India. Gurdaspur is the district headquarters. It internationally borders Narowal District of Pakistani Punjab, and the districts of Amritsar, Pathankot, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur. Two main rivers Beas and Ravi passes through the district. The Mughal emperor Akbar is said to have been enthroned in a garden near Kalanaur, a historically important town in the district. The district is at the foothills of the Himalayas.
KurukshetraKurukshetra ( en sanskrit) est une ville et un lieu de pèlerinage religieux en Inde dans l'état d'Haryana, dans le district de Kurukshetra, non loin de Delhi. L'endroit est célèbre pour avoir été le champ de la bataille de Kurukshetra, un combat épique dont parle le récit sacré de l'hindouisme: le Mahabharata et plus spécifiquement la Bhagavad-Gita. Il décrit le combat entre les Kauravas et les Pandavas, avec comme protagonistes principaux le héros Arjuna et son conducteur de char, Krishna.
Other Backward ClassesEn Inde, les autres classes en retard (Other Backward Classes, OBC) sont les castes qui sont défavorisées sur le plan éducatif ou social. Cette expression est employée par le gouvernement. C'est l'une des nombreuses classifications officielles de la population de l'Inde, avec la classe générale, et les castes et tribus répertoriées. Selon le rapport de la Commission Mandal de 1980, les OBC représentent 52% de la population du pays. En 2006, un sondage estime leur proportion à 41%. En Inde, le nombre d'OBC est objet de débat.
