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Ludhiana,
the site of a great battle in the First Sikh War (1845)
is now Punjab's most populated metropolitan city. This
city situated on the banks of the Sutlej River, was
founded in 1480 by Lodhi princess from Delhi.Although
Manchester has changed, but, Ludhiana still is called
the Manchester of India. It is a major textile and light
engineering centre. Its hosiery goods are in great demand
in all the markets of the east and the west. It exports
woolen garments, machine tools, dyes, cycle parts, mopeds,
sewing machines and motor parts to all over the world.
The famous Punjab Agricultural University is situated
on the outskirts of Ludhiana. It has a large grain market
and is famous for rural Olympics. Best time to visit
Ludhiana is November to Mid April |
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Gurudwara
Shrimanji Sahib Alamgir
Situated 10 Km from Ludhiana, the gurudwara commemorates
the place where the Muslim devotees Nabi Khan and Ghani
Khan had carried Guru Gobind Singh to safety during
the battle. Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), the last
of the Sikh Gurus, transformed the pacifist Sikh sect
into a martial community. He introduced rites of initiation
into well-organised Sikh army known as the 'Khalsa'.
There is a tank where it is believed that the Guruji
had shot an arrow into the parched earth to pierce a
sub-terrain stream of water. A fair is held there in
every December. |
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Pir-I-Dastgir shrine
The fort to the north-west of Ludhiana includes the shrine
of Pir-I-Dastgir, also known as Abdul Kadir Galani which
draws both Hindu and Muslim pilgrims. |
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Phillaur
Fort
The fort was designed by Dewan Mohkam Chand, the brave
general of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is police training
center now. |
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Punjab
Agricultural University Museum
The world famous, Punjab Agriculture University founded
in 1962 is situated on the outskirts of the city. It
is patterned after the Land Grant College of America.
The Museum of Rural history of Punjab is on the University
campus. The museum building resemble the traditional
houses of rural Punjab. A 100 yard long path, flanked
on both sides by water channels, leads to the finely
carved doors of the museum. There are exhibits of old
bronze utensils, farming equipment etc
Open from 9 am to 1.00 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm. |
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Bilwanwali
Masjid
Mosque of Kamal-ud-din Khan/Sarai Doraha on the main
highway, dates back to Emperor Jahangir's time. Rectangular
in shape it has rooms and varandahs on all sides. Two
great double storied gates are profusely decorated with
coloured tiles and intricate brick carvings
Bhir has the famous mosque built by Mohammad Ghori in
1911. |
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