Places to visit in Amritsar & Nearby , Punjab, India
This is an exhaustive video on places to visit and things to do in and around Amritsar, Punjab.
Golden temple is the key attraction of Amritsar but there are so many other popular destinations which need to be explored and are famous among travellers.
Following is the summary of places i visited during my trip to Amritsar.
1.Golden Temple :Shri Darbar Sahib is the key place to visit in Amritsar, lacs of travellers come to this place on daily basis from across the world.
2. Jallianwala Bagh - 13th April 1919 was Baisakhi day, India was not independet, General Dyer ordered firing on the crowd, more than 1500 people got killed in this incident.
3. Shri Ram Tirath -This is Valmiki ashram, Luv and Kush studied here at this Ashram under guidance of Guru Valmiki ji. This is a must visit tourist destination in Amrtisar.
4. Lal Dwara Dhianpur Sahib - This temple is 600 yr old, it is devoted to Shri Bawa Lal Ji - who lived for 300 years.
Distance from Amrtisar: 45 kms, it takes 1 hour to reach this temple
5. Shri Durgiana Temple: This temple is at distance of half a km from Amritsar railway station. This temple has two major attractions- Murti of Hanuman ji and that tree where Luv and Kush tied Bhagwan Hanuman around the tree.
6. Shitla mata mandir: This is a siddh peeth next to Shri Durgiana temple.
7. Mata Lal Devi Mandir - This temple is located in Model town, Amritsar. It is devoted to saint Mata lal devi.
Uniqueness of this Temple is that it has miniature of different temples of India i.e - Vaishno Devi Temple, 12 Jyotirlinga, etc. under one roof. Those people who cannot go that places, can visit to this temple.
8. Punjabi Jutti bought from hall gate: I bough punjabi jutti from hall gate crossing, i found good variety at this shop - Raunaq store, i noticed huge variety of Punjabi juttis at this shop.
9. Attari railway station: This the last station of India in Punjab. Samjhotta train that goes to Pakistan passes through this railway staton.
Travellers can visit this railway station after getting permission from officer in charge. This is about 25 kms from Amritsar
10. Wagah border: This is about 2 kms from Attari railway station, Distance from Amritsar is 27 kms. It takes 1 hour to reach wagah border from Amritsar. I realise that many travellers have knowledge about Wagah border and they visit it but few actually go to Attari border.
11. Company Bagh: This is a huge size public park, people visit this garden for multiple reasons like morning walk, this has panorama view theatre of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, plus this also has fountains that run with songs in evening.
It's so much fun to be at company Bagh at Amriisar.
12. Sharma tea stall: After morning walk i went to this shop which is near DAV college library, i enjoyed tea at this shop.
12. Guru Gobind Garh fort: This is the fort of Maharaja Ranjeet singh, i enjoyed 7D show and light and sound show at this place the most. Light and sound show at this place is called as whispering walls.
13. Ancestral house of Shaheed Bhagat singh: This is near Banga on Chandigarh highway. I visited the ancestral house of Shaheed Bhagat singh, there is a museum as well which is about half a km from ancestral house of Shaheed Bhagat singh.
This is about 125 kms from Amrtisar, name of the place is Katkarkalan, you can go here even from Chandigarh.
14. Hussainiwala border Museum: Hussainiwala border is about 110 kms from Amrtisar, It is about 10 kms from Firozpur. I visited Museum and saw pistol of Shaheed Bhagat singh at this museum.
15. Shaheed Bhagat singh Samadhi: This is at Hussainiwala border, i went to this place to pay tribute to Shaheed Bhagat singh, Raj Guru and Sukhdev.
16. Retreat ceremony at Hussainiwala border: After visiting the samadhi of shaheed Bhagat singh i visited Hussainiwala border retreat ceremony.
It was an amazing experience to be there at Hussainiwala border. In fact i recorded an exclusive video as well. link for the same is given below.
16. Sada Pind: This is Punjabi theme based park, situated at distance of about 8 kms from Amritsar. Entry charge for this is Rs 650, which includes some free entertainment and food. It is a good place to have an enjoyable evening.
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Shaheed Smarak - Lucknow
The board next to the Smarak Sthal (dedicated to the great revolutionaries of India's freedom movement — Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev) says it all: Cost of construction: Rs 9.14 lakh; Funds available: Rs 5.14 lakh; Started: January, 2001; To be finished in: November, 2001.
This is accompanied by a precondition at the bottom: On condition of availability of funds.
No prizes for guessing why the administration has been dragging it's feet in completing the work for this monument, which is under construction near the Shaheed Smarak.
Apart from the construction of a solitary red stone structure, the administration remains callously indifferent towards the construction of the Smarak Sthal. The accompanying plaques on all four sides of the monument remain conspicuous by their absence. Also, the plans for beautification appear to have been shelved, awaiting the availability of funds.
After obtaining a no objection certificate from the ASI in November, 1999, and the allocation of the initial funds by the district administration, the provincial division of the Public Works Department (PWD) commenced work. The work hit a hurdle when the second instalment of Rs 4 lakh was delayed. PWD officials say they have asked the DM for the remaining amount, adding that if construction is not completed this year, they will include it in their expenditure statement for next year, ensuring completion of the work.
Today, the city of Lucknow is inundated with statues of Ambedkar, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, Uda Devi, etc.
Even as this monument dedicated to the memory of India's freedom fighters languishes due to the non-availability of funds, stupendous amounts have been spent in constructing structures dedicated to Dalit messiahs like at Parivartan Chowk and Ambedkar Park.
Divisive electoral politics and caste dynamics in a complete antithesis of the national movement, it seems, have relegated the freedom struggle and the martyrdom of India's freedom fighters to the background, and is reflective of what the prerogatives are.
Pre-Partition Sikh House in Sukho Punjab Pakistan (English Translation)
Pre-Partition House in Sukho Punjab Pakistan where master Autar (Awtar) Singh used to live.
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Hussainiwala border Parade Retreat Parade ceremony between India& pakistan
Hussainiwala border is 110 kms from Amritsar, Border Retreat ceremony is held between BSF on Indian side and Pakistan rangers from Pakistan side.
This video covers important actions and scenes of border retreat ceremony at Hussainiwala from start to the end.
India and Pakistan holds retreat ceremony at three western borders of India.
Hussainiwala border retreat parade ceremony is special because of the following reasons:
1. view of parade is clear for both the sides, there is no obstruction of large gates, like the ones at Wagah border.
2. We got chance to interact with BSF officers because there were few people, i guess 400-500 on higher side. I was told that during weekends about 2000 people are present.
3. Parade timings differ on winters and summers, i visited this place in last week of september, when parade timings were from 5.30 to 6 pm. Gates of both sides were opened for 25 minutes.
4. If you reach the parade platform an hour before time, you can even have a look at the Museum maintained by BSF, where you can see the pistol of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
5. During the parade you will hear 3 slogans from Indian side..
Bharat mata ki jai, Inqalabd zindabad, Hindustan Zindabad, Boley so nihal sat sri akal.
How to plan trip to Hussainiwala border, Firozpur from Amrtisar.
Take a cab from Amritsar by 11 am, so you reach by 2 pm. It will take you 3 hours to cover distance of 110 kms.
You may have lunch at Firozpur, i had lunch at Sher e punjab restaurant there, then go for parade.
Just 100 meters from the parade ground, before the entry gate, you would see samadhi of 3 freedom fighters- Shaheed Sukhdev, RajGuru and Bhagat Singh. You wll also notice samadhi of Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s mother there.
If you start back at 6.30 pm after the parade you will reach back Amritsar by 9.30 pm.
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Driving from Rupnagar to Manakpur Kallar Village, Punjab Part 4
Rupnagar, also spelled Ropar or Rupar, is a city and a municipal council in Rupnagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Ropar is a newly created fifth Divisional Headquarters of Punjab comprising Ropar, Mohali, and its adjoining districts. The ancient town of Rupnagar is said to have been named by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen. It is also one of the bigger sites belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization.
Rupnagar is located at 30.97°N 76.53°E. It has an average elevation of 260 metres (853 ft). Town lies on bank of Satluj river and Shivalik hill range spreads along the opposite bank of the river.
Rupnagar is nearly 50 km to the northwest of Chandigarh (the nearest airport). It is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the north and Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (formerly known as Nawanshahr district) to its west. The major cities in Ropar District are Morinda, Kurali, Anandpur Sahib and Chamkaur Sahib and Haveli kalan. The town of Mohali was once part of Ropar District before it became a separate district in 2006. The Bhakra Dam in Nangal lies on the boundary with the neighbouring state of Himachal Pradesh. Dadhi is one of the most important villages of the district, particularly because of Gurudwara Sri Hargobindsar Sahib.
There are many historical places in Ropar and religious places including gurdwaras such as : Bhhatha Sahib, Tibbi Sahib, AnandPur Sahib and Sadabarat Sahib.
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Srinagar's Lal Chowk market looks straight out of Europe
Traffic passes through the market area of Lal Chowk in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Lal Chowk is a city square in Srinagar in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. Lal Chowk was named so by Left-wing activists inspired by the Russian Revolution as they fought Maharaja Hari Singh. It is a traditional place for political meetings with Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, Sheikh Abdullah, Kashmir's first premier and various other Kashmiri leaders having addressed people from it.
It was at Lal chowk that Jawaharalal Nehru unfurled the national flag in 1948. It was here that he promised Kashmiris a referendum to choose their political future. It was in Lal Chowk that Sheikh Abdullah announced his love for Jawaharlal Nehru and India in a Persian couplet saying “Man Tu Shudi, Tu Man Shudi, Ta Kas Na Goyed, Man Degram Tu Degri (I became you and You became I; so none can say we are separate)”.
On 2 November 1947 that Nehru,standing beside Abdullah, addressed thousands and said “The fate of Kashmir will ultimately be decided by the people. We have given that pledge and Maharaja (Hari Singh) had supported it. It is not only a pledge to the people of Kashmir but to the world. We will not, and cannot back out of it,” promised Nehru.
The 1993 Lal Chowk fire refers to the arson attack on the main commercial center of downtown Srinagar, Kashmir that took place on 10 April 1993. The fire is alleged to be started by a crowd incited by militants, while civilians and police officials interviewed by Human Rights Watch and other organisations allege that the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) didn't provide enough protection to the building and did not allow the police to rescue of people, apparently in retaliation for the burning of an abandoned BSF building by local residents.
Bajaj Electricals built the Clock tower in 1980 with the idea just to make its presence felt in the city centre. For Bajaj, it was a huge advertisement opportunity in Lal Chowk but for Srinagar residents, it was just a fancy tower and a popular landmark with no political symbolism.
The Clock Tower gained political significance in 1992 when the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Murli Manohar Joshi came to hoist the Tricolour atop the tower on Republic Day. Joshi’s move brought several militant groups together, uniting them against India. With Kashmiris locked inside their homes, Joshi hoisted the flag in the company of soldiers. He had to be whisked away in haste when a rocket fired by militants landed some metres away from the tower.
Since then, the BSF and the CRPF undertook the hoisting ceremony until 2009 when they announced it was unnecessary to continue the ritual because the tower “had no political significance” and an official function was held at the nearby Bakshi Stadium on Republic day and Independence day anyway.
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Kakori Shaheed Memorial , Lucknow
The Kakori Conspiracy (or Kakori train robbery or Kakori Case) was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and, near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was organised by the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
Photo of German made Mauser pistol. Four Mausers were used by the Indian freedom fighters.
The robbery was conceived by RamPrasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan who belonged to the HRA, which later became the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. This organisation was established to carry out revolutionary activities against the British Empire in India with the objective of achieving independence. Since the organisation needed money for purchase of weaponry, Bismil and his party decided to plunder a train on one of the Northern Railway lines.[1] The robbery plan was executed by Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad, Sachindra Bakshi, Keshab Chakravarty, Manmathnath Gupta, Murari Lal Gupta (fake name of Murari Lal Khanna), Mukundi Lal (Mukundi Lal Gupta) and Banwari Lal.One passenger was killed by an accidental shot.
On 9 August 1925, the Number 8 Down Train travelling from Shahjahanpur to Lucknow was approaching the town of Kakori (now in Uttar Pradesh), when one of the revolutionaries pulled the chain to stop the train and overpowered the guard. It is believed[by whom?] that they looted that specific train because train was supposed to carry the money bags belonging to the British Government Treasury in the guard's cabin. One passenger was killed by an accidental shot, making it a murder case. They looted only these bags containing some 8,000 rupees and escaped to Lucknow while not a single Indian was looted, because the targets of the mission were:
To get money for the organisation which was intended to be taken from the opponent, the British Administration itself
To get some public attention by creating a positive image of the HRA among Indians to overcome the bad image created by British Administration
To shake the British Administration by robbing money from them
Following the incident, the British administration started an intense manhunt and arrested several of the revolutionaries involved in the HRA. Their leader, Ram Prasad Bismil, was arrested at Saharanpur on 26 September 1925, and his lieutenant, Ashfaqullah Khan, was arrested ten months later at Delhi.
Dairy farm in Punjab
Herd of cows at Adayana dairy farm in Punjab.
Punjab is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region.The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west. It is also bounded to the north by the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The state capital is located in Chandigarh, which is a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana.
After the partition of India in 1947, the Punjab province of British India was divided between India and Pakistan. The Indian Punjab was divided in 1966 with the formation of the new states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, as well as the current state of Punjab. Punjab is the only state in India with a majority Sikh population.
The term Punjab comprises two words: punj meaning five and ab meaning water, thus the land of five rivers. The Greeks referred to Punjab as Pentapotamia, an inland delta of five converging rivers. In Avesta, the sacred text of Zoroastrians, the Punjab region is associated with the ancient hapta həndu or Sapta Sindhu, the Land of Seven Rivers. Historically, the Punjab region has been the gateway to the Indian Subcontinent for people from Greece, Central Asia, Iran, and Afghanistan.
Agriculture is the largest industry in Punjab; it is the largest single producer of wheat in India. Other major industries include the manufacturing of scientific instruments, agricultural goods, electrical goods, financial services, machine tools, textiles, sewing machines, sports goods, starch, tourism, fertilisers, bicycles, garments, and the processing of pine oil and sugar. Punjab also has the largest number of steel rolling mill plants in India, which are located in Steel Town Mandi Gobindgarh, District Fatehgarh Sahib.
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